Halloween Again.
Honestly, it's not my favorite holiday. The gory masks and
haunted houses meant to cause alarming nightmares and the unsettling eeriness
that does nothing but disturb my peaceful spirit—these things have never gone
over big with me. But I will admit that I really do like the idea of
dressing up to pretend for a day while hording a jack-o-lantern stuffed full of
free candy from neighbors who will never ever
realize that I live only two houses down from them.
This year I’ve discovered something I seriously want to own—a GIANT spider that jumps out with raised front
legs, nearly scaring the ghost out of anyone who crosses its path. A great big smile for the person who invented
that Halloween gizmo! Never ceases to
creep me out. (I hate spiders.)
You might be wondering why
exactly I write on ongoing Hallows Eve suspense horrorish-thriller if
it’s not my….uh, cup of witch’s brew? The answer is, because I happen to know the actual Queen of Halloween;
she’s a friend who truly does possess a spooky love for the
holiday. It was her obsession with
witches and warlocks conjuring up midnight spells under a full moon where
werewolves howl in the distant background and vampire bats flit above monstrous
gargoyles as they come to life on cemetery grounds housing dead pirates whose
ghoulish spirits rise from their plots on this one night a year. It was my curious fascination with her
obsession that helped me think up The Tarishe Curse. Then someone suggested that I expand on the original
story. Upon further consideration I
accepted the challenge, and now it has become my trick-or-treat tradition to write a new chapter every
year, posted on my author blog for anyone who wishes
a little free Halloween reading treat.
And so, without further goblin gibberish meant to stall, I present
for your Hallows Eve entertainment pleasure the next chapter in the life of
Duvalla, Queen of Werefolk. And once
again I dedicate this story to Cathie Hunt, the lady obsessed with
Halloween.
(In case you’re wondering—yes, you can expect another
chapter next year about this same time.
I’ve already begun….)
Vengeance,
retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers;
vile, beguiling
demons promising justifiable compensation
to a pained soul for
his losses.
Copyright 2013 Richelle E. Goodrich
