SCARY STORY WRITING CONTEST WINNERS A LITERARY MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY KIDS FOR KIDS OCTOBER 2017 KIDS’ INK IS KIDSSPONSORED BY THE ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY INK The Spootucular Mysterious cakes on the cafeteria tables and they the bat said these magical words, “Turn Snowy Halloween left the school. When the kids woke up back into normal children” and they all by Briana B., 8th Grade later that morning, they couldn’t believe did. The kids all said “This was the most it was snow on the ground. They couldn’t mysterious and snowy Halloween ever.” It was the day on an early Halloween figure out why there was snow on the So all of them went to figure out what morning, all the ghosts, witches, jack-o- ground? So they all went to school in secret ingredient was in the cake, and lanterns, and monsters were all meeting orange and black shirts and pants, and it was powerful magical sparkles that up at a Spooky Halloween House, and when they walked into the cafeteria, turned them into those evil Halloween they all had a plan to make it be a snowy they saw mysterious vanilla cakes on the characters. And they saw footprints of and mysterious day. So they all said, tables. So each and every one of them jack-o-lanterns, witches, ghosts, and “Magical evil snow, fall on the ground, ate the mysterious vanilla cake. Each monster footprints. So the children went and poof 2 inches of snow fell magically and every one of the children turned secretly to get all of their belongings and on the ground. So then they went to an into ghosts, witches, jack-o-anterns and went back home. So when the teachers elementary school called Oak Park. And monsters. The children couldn’t figure got to the school, they said “Where are they all secretly went into the cafeteria. out what ingredient turned all of them all my students.” Will the teachers ever They cooked a mysterious vanilla cake into a Halloween character. Then a nice find out what happened to all of her that had magical frosting on top, so they bat snuck into the school window, she students? quickly set all the mysterious vanilla watched everything that happened, and The Haunted House By Reese K., 1st Grade One night, Reese, Alex, and Quinnley went to a haunted house. They rang the doorbell. No one answered, so they RIP opened the door. They walked in. Alex said, “This house looks creepy!” Reese said, “We should get out of here!” They killed you “The front door locked!” Quinnley screamed. Alex heard The terror did a voice say: “Boooo!” The voice came closer. And closer. And sadly, you lost A ghost jumped out at them! Alex, Reese, and Quinnley opened the front door quickly ran home. by Aubrey S., 3rd Grade 1 A Not-So-Scary Night Screech ... like to learn how to make a Boo-witch?” By Raiden S., 2nd Grade Screech ... Screech … “YES!!!” said the brothers. “Is that house really haunted?” Sam and Went the stairs as they stepped. Sam Brady hear all their friends talking about slowly opened up the broken bedroom “Ok, I will show you how to make it. It a haunted house on Madison Street. One door. They didn’t see anyone inside, is very simple. Put peanut butter on a day, they decide to explore the house. but they heard the scratching noise get graham cracker, spread marshmallow They walked in and heard a scratching even louder. Brady said, “Did you hear fluff on another graham cracker and noise that they thought was coming from that, Sam? That scratching noise?” “Yes, squish them together to make a Boo- the chimney. “What do you think it was?” I heard the noise” answered Sam in a witch. Easy!” Brady asked Sam. Suddenly the door nervous voice. I think the sound is coming slammed shut ... from downstairs.” They quickly ran back The brothers were excited to meet the Boom! downstairs. witch and her pet ghost. They were The two brothers were locked inside, happy that she was so nice. they decided to The hallway was cold and dark. Brady walk up the screeching stairs. and Sam thought they saw a ghost. They “I haven’t had any trick-or-treaters come walked down the long hall and at the end to my house for years” said the Nice they noticed a light coming from under a Witch. “Maybe if you fix up your yard, door. They opened the door and … the kids will start to come back.” Brady “Oh, there you are!” said the Witch. said. “We can help you!” said Sam. “That “I was waiting for you. I am the Nice Witch. would be very nice” said the Nice Witch. Please come in. I have something to show you,” she said. “Are you afraid On Saturday, Brady, Sam and their of ghosts?” she asked. “Uh … yes,” friends helped the Nice Witch fix her said Sam and Brady at the same yard and helped rake the leaves. The time. “I have a pet ghost. But! He is a nice Witch was very happy and the next friendly ghost. He likes to cook with Halloween the Nice Witch had many me. We make a special “Sandwitch” trick-or-treaters. called a “Boo-witch.” Would you The Spooky Night By Alexandria K., 3rd Grade One day there were two sisters named Lucy and Lexi. They were playing at their home. A new babysitter was going to baby sit the two girls. The baby sitter’s name was Sophie. Sophie arrived at there house. The babysitter said “OK you can go now.” She said to the parents. The baby sitter said “Now what do you want to do?” “Well” said Lexi “I would like to play down stairs” “OK!” said Sophie. So they went down stairs and played Hide-and-seek. First, Lucy had to hide. So they were looking for Lucy and when Lexi was looking for Lucy she saw a skeleton on the floor. Lexi screamed “help” and then Sophie ran and gave her a hug to make her stop screaming. But it was not Sophie. It was a witch and she was about to steal Lexi. So Lexi grabbed the witch’s arm and said Stop it so she went to a different house to scare. So then Lexi found Lucy and their mom and dad came home and now everyone is safe, or maybe not. The End. 2 The Tale of the Pumpkin on Halloween Night By Emily H., Kindergarten Once upon a time there was a pumpkin. One stormy night, 2 people came out of the pumpkin and their names were Mal and Malificent. They were wicked. They made trouble all over town. One day, 2 girls who were trick or treating on Halloween night saw Mal and Malificent. The girls’ names were Emily and Madeline. After they saw them they realized that Mal and Malifcient belonged inside the pumpkin in the scary world. Emily and Madeline pushed them into the pumpkin in their scary world where they belonged. And they lived happily ever after ... The Creepy Cat on Halloween Night By Lauren G., 7th Grade The cat creeps up on Halloween night. He gives me a scare. His eyes glow in the middle of the night. What a fright! He’s getting ready to scare his victims on this creepy night. A trick or treater sees the black cat. He thinks he’s cute but then the cat turns around and hisses! The trick or treater jumps in fright what a RIP creepy sight! “I didn’t expect that,” said the trick or treater. His Come name is Midnight. He’s black all over. So don’t cross his path on Halloween because he’ll hiss at you next and you will jump in for dinner..? fright. He is waiting for his next victims to scare. From …. NO ONE YOU WANT TO KNOW! By Zaim F., 5th Grade 3 Nike Nine hours later we finally arrived and By Kacie C., 7th Grade headed towards Spircio Gallery. Our mamas always told us to never go to It was a day like any other only it was a Spircio Gallery, but today was the day very special day. Nike, my best friend Nike would finally get his wish and finally and only friend, was going to be having get to see what was there. a rock and I grabbed his hand and ran a very fun day today because it was his towards the entrance. The doors were birthday. Last night, I convinced him to Spircio Gallery was pretty scary looking locked and that’s when I lost it. I started sneak out with me to Town Square for the and twice I told him maybe we should cursing at Nike telling him it was a stupid whole day. Currently it was about one in leave even though it was my idea in the idea to come to this cursed place. They the morning which was good because the first place and twice he ignored me. were coming closer and I knew that it bus to Town Square left at three so we Statues of corpses lined the walls and was the end of us. Too late to turn back had a good hour to get ready. while Nike kept on going, I got the chills. now. I never thought that Spircio Gallery I woke up Nike and told him to hurry up He finally stopped in front of Magent would be the last place where I saw him.