Ghost Story

This week's genre is Ghost Story. Your story may be serious or light hearted or as silly as you like just so long as it is 100 words or less and written for the following prompt

Jimmy has challenged Bobby to spend a night in a haunted house. What happens? Include one of the following in your story.

A glowing skillet

Dancing boots

A talking cat

Axe

Reeses Pieces

He held the axe tight.

"You've eaten your last Reeses, cat."

The cat looked up, peanut butter staining her fangs.

"You won't do this to me again," she hissed.

His eyes grew as his jaw dropped, along with the axe.

"You . . . you can talk!"

The claws extended farther than any claws had a right. Peanut butter and chocolate drool slid from her growing fangs.

"You remember, don't you? You killed me once before, the night you caught me eating your Halloween candy."

The cat sprang, claws and fangs burrowing into flesh.

"Mom?" was his last word.

Comments: 25

Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 4, 2009, 10:39am EDT

ha ha ha - love it !!!

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 10:41am EDT

: D thank you.

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A. F. Stewart Oct 4, 2009, 12:14pm EDT

Wonderful. Loved the last line!

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 12:18pm EDT

thank you. it's possible that i may still have a couple unresolved issues. ; )

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Kathryn E. Oct 4, 2009, 12:48pm EDT

Wow, these are very creative ! Great prompts and what a great job~

Featured in the Triple Name Club.

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 12:50pm EDT

have i told you lately how wonderful you are? you're wonderful! thanks for the feature. ; )

Kathryn E. Oct 4, 2009, 12:56pm EDT

you are crusing for a bruisin

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 12:58pm EDT

story of my life. ; )

Kathryn E. Oct 4, 2009, 12:59pm EDT

ha.

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 1:06pm EDT

my mouth is big enough for both feet.

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Oct 4, 2009, 1:09pm EDT

snickers~ good one~

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 1:12pm EDT

thanks.

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Oct 4, 2009, 1:09pm EDT

Thanks for posting to GutterGirls~likey so much you're featured with this tongue in cheek gem~

david f. Oct 4, 2009, 1:13pm EDT

have i told you lately how wonderful you are? you're wonderful! thanks for the feature. ; )

(i have the feeling of deja vu)

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Guy W. Oct 4, 2009, 1:22pm EDT

My fave passes the brevity test, from "Addams Family Values":

Amanda: ...And then the ghost said, and I will haunt you foreverrr!
Female Campers: Ahhhh.

Amanda: Wednesday, you have to continue the ghost story.
Wednesday: This is dumb.

Amanda: Well, if you can't do it.

Wednesday: [Puts her book down and sets up on the side of her bed] And so the next night the ghost returned to the haunted cabin. And he said to the campers, ' "None of you really believe in me. So I'll have to prove my power".' Then the next morning, when the campers woke up, all their old noses had grown back.

Female Campers: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday: [Smiles sadistically]