As we approach Halloween here in the States, I thought it might be fun to have a scary story written by the TMA troops. Here’s how it goes. I’ll give the opening line to a scary story and the following person will continue the story by adding a single sentence. You may play repeatedly but you must wait until at least two people have added their sentences. Let’s make it scary but let’s keep it PG so I can read it to my 5-yr-old tomorrow night.
Here goes…
The silence was suddenly broken by a piercing scream coming from the boarded up house at the end of the cul-de-sac.
A light suddenly could be seen between the cracks of the boards.
A purple light that was like no other in the street.
Ignoring the worried pleadings of my wife, I decided to investigate.
I went up on the rickety porch and knocked on the creaky old door.
The sound of my knuckles was deadened by the soft, rotting wood of the door.
But I thought I heard a muffled scream from inside.
So I broke in, only to discover…