Spooky Stories of Others

I had the delight of reading three of my other classmates "spooky stories." Here is a short synopsis of each:

Raven:
Her story was about a haunted amusement park and the things that tend to go down there...

Ansley:
Her story was about a clown named Jim and boy is he creeeeeeepy....

Bethany:
Her story was about a couple and how unordinary they are, despite how ordinary they seem...

Hope you all have a Happy Halloween!

(I'm sorry for giving such little detail about their stories- I just don't want to give away any spoilers! You'll just have to read them for yourselves ;3)

"Yeah. Let's just go into the spooky haunted asylum. Greatttt idea."

"Come on don't be a wuss, Kara," he told me.

"This doesn't seem like a good idea Johnny," I replied.

He ignored my statement, and swept away the cobwebs covering the porch. Reluctant, I stood on the pathway before deciding to go in with him. It was already a bad idea going into this haunted asylum, but letting Johnny go alone into this, was an even worse idea.

The door gave a high-pitched creak as he slowly pushed the door open. A soft thud was heard as the door had opened all the way. Johnny without a care, strode into the building. I followed behind, skeptical of what was to come.

 I could tell already, things we're going to go wrong. And they did.

                                                                                                     

Halloween night of '98 was a night I would never forget.

Twas the night of Halloween and Johnny, over here, thought it would be fun to scour the old asylum on the hill a mile away from our neighborhood. No one in their right mind, would go there. I honestly believe that Johnny doesn't use his brain sometimes. But regardless, as the good friend I am, I told him I would go with him.

But, boy oh boy. What a bad idea that was!

As night came, we walked to the asylum. Passing the small trick-or-treaters in costumes, I said my goodbyes to them in my head. I had a feeling I might not ever seem them again. But I shook of my fear, and continued going forward to the eerie building.

15 minutes later and there we were. Walking along the wrought iron fence surrounding the property, we came to the entrance, making our way to the front of the building. We came to a stop at the end of the path. Johnny and I stood in front of the asylum, taking it all in. It was covered in overgrown vines, and cobwebs. Of course to add to the spooky feeling, the wind blew through the nearby trees, creating the sound of a low howl.

"Let's go in!" Johnny exclaimed.
"Hm. Yeah. Let's just go into the spooky haunted asylum. Greatttt idea." I responded, with a sprinkle of sarcasm in my voice.
"Come on don't be a wuss, Kara," he told me.
"This doesn't seem like a good idea Johnny," I replied.

He ignored my statement, and swept away the cobwebs covering the porch. Reluctant, I stood on the pathway before deciding to go in with him. It was already a bad idea going into this haunted asylum, but letting Johnny go alone into this, was an even worse idea.

The door gave a high-pitched creak as he slowly pushed the door open. A soft thud was heard as the door had opened all the way. Johnny without a care, strode into the building. I followed behind, skeptical of what was to come.

As soon as we were inside, the door slammed shut. I turned at the noise, as I saw the door close.

"JOHNNY. I told you this wasn't a good idea!" I yelled.

I turned back around, Johnny nowhere to be found. 

"Johnny? 

No respone.Then I heard a voice. "Help me."

"Johnny! Is that you?"

No response again.

I ran to the door, attempting to open it. The handle wouldn't budge. LOCKED. Awesome.

I looked around and decided to go down the hallway to my right. There was a flashlight on the floor and I figured it might help so I picked it up. Turning it on, it brightly shone its light down the eerie hallway. I took small steps down the hall looking for Johnny and a way out. I heard noises coming from the room three doors down on my left. Skeptical, I walked to the door, and stood in front of it. Grabbing the handle, I slowly opened the door.

Inside there was a small chair in the corner with a teddy bear sitting on it.

A child stood there. Staring at me. "Help me," she said.

"What do you need help with? What's wrong?" I asked

"He killed me here. It's not safe. Run while you still can," she spoke with a dead look in her eyes.

"He? Who is he?.... Wait. You're dead?" I responded.

"It's too late. He knows you're here. He has your friend." Vanishing into thin air, I was left alone standing in the cold, creepy room.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around and there a man stood. He had no face; he was the embodiment of evil.

Gripping my shoulder, he stuck the knife into my lower back. Blood oozed from my back, staining my white shirt. He said nothing. Taking out the knife, he began to repeatedly stab me. Screaming in pain and agony, there was nothing I could do. I fell to the floor. Finding a candlestick on the floor, I impaled it into his head, causing him to fall on his back. I got up as fast as I could and ran down the hallway of the asylum.

Clutching at some of my wounds, I could hear the voices as I limped down the blood stained hallways. "You should have stayed away." "No one can ever escape." "He always finds you." I made my way all the way to the end of the hall. I was cut off. This was the end. He inched closer to me, and stabbed me once more, before I fell to the ground once more, my eyes slowly shutting

                                                                                                     

I woke up. 

"What a nightmare!" I said.

"Nightmare?"

I shot straight up as I heard the voice. It was the little girl in my nightmare.

Confused at first, I brushed it off and answered, "Yeah, but what am I doing taking to a hallucination?"

"I'm not a hallucination, and neither is he." she replied pointing to the figure casting from the hallway light.

I turned towards the figure. It was him. Looking down at the bed, I found myself lying in a puddle of blood.

"EHEEHEEHEEHEE. YOU'RE MINE NOW." The man with no face said.

Then everything went black.

What is my costume for Halloween this year?

The best costume I ever wore is one I have not worn yet. My costume for this year is by far my favorite. As I am now 17, my mother believes that she does not need to "buy" me a costume. So my original plan was to be Wendy (from Peter Pan) for Halloween. It seemed simple enough. She wears a plain blue nightgown with a ribbon across it and black flats, with a ribbon holding her ringlets curls. However, I had SO MUCH trouble finding a blue nightgown. I looked at two different thrift shops, Target, and Walmart, not having any luck whatsoever. Everything I found either was not of the right style, had a pattern on it, or both. I gave up on that costume a bit earlier this month, as I could find nothing that would match her outfit. 

So I moved onto the idea of being a black cat for Halloween. NOPE.

I thought "Hey that's simple enough, I just need to make some cat ears and wear all black." I even thought about how I could tie it into Disney. I could be Berlioz, the cute little black kitten from The Aristocats. I could tie a red ribbon around my neck, and presto. 
 

THEY'RE JUST SO ADORABLE.

But then, the fall carnival, here at Kickapoo was this past weekend. I thought about being a cat, as I was helping out with it and wanted to dress up (since we were allowed to). But I thought "Nah. I'll be a cat on Halloween." So I went to the carnival dressed as a 50's sockhop girl, wearing my mom's old costume. (I had a matching one when I was younger that I wore out- I wore it for Halloween at least three years...) 

At the carnival I saw SO MANY girls dressed as cats. I then realized how generic being a cat is, so I got rid of that idea really quick. So what was I suppose to be now?

Well then, an amazing idea came to me. I COULD BE _________ FROM ______ (it's a surprise- but I will give hints ;D) This character is one of my FAVORITE characters for one of my FAVORITE movies. (I've seen this movie 3 times at the movie theater- Once this summer, and the two other times, this past month at the Palace.) I posted a gif of this character in one of my earlier blog posts and the movie this character is from is in my movie section in my Fandoms! 

I'm currently making this character's outfit... Or parts of it. I was actually watching the first movie, since I'm making the character's outfit/get-up from the second movie it is in. It's so AWESOME. I actually have battle wounds from my hardcore crafting of this outfit last night. I burn my leg twice with a glue gun, and yeah... Oops. Whatever, IT IS WORTH IT. I'll be wearing this costume on Thursday of this week (since its a spirit week and Thursday is Halloween Costumes since we don't have school on Friday, Halloween). I will also be wearing this costume on Halloween (obviously). But yeah. Be prepared.

This is Halloween.

The spookiest night of the year.

That weird holiday we celebrate.

Dressing up,

Disguising our true selves.

Costumes of animals, witches, celebrities, and so much more.

Orange and black carved pumpkins sitting on porches.

 Children run up to the door, 

Decoration bats and ghosts hang above the door.

They ring the doorbell,

The door opens,

Their eyes lighting up at the sight of candy.

"Trick-or-treat"

The friendly hosts hand out a small handful of sweets to each child.

"Thank you! Happy Halloween!" 

"You too!"

The children run off to the next house.

Too-cool-for-school teenagers hide in the bushes,

Wearing a wolf costume,

Waiting to frighten the small passing children.

The wind howls through the leafy trees,

Covered in decoration spider webs.

The teenagers jump out of the shrubbery.

"BOO."

The children scream.

"That was scary! Meanies!"

The children stick out their tongues at the hooligans,

Running off to the next lighted house.

Nothing could ruin their night.

Tonight means free candy,

Staying up late,

And dressing up.

A child's dream. 

Please ignore the fact that they are chocolate bunnies- you get the point. Hopefully. ;3

My Love For You Consumes Me

(Inspired by Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton)

The sun has gone,

I sit there alone now,

In my room contemplating what is to be.

To love or not to love,

What would my life be like without it?

You consume my thoughts.

Unintentionally, everything reminds me of you.

Taking over my life slowly,

I need to let you go.

Someday soon, I'll let you know,

The feelings locked away in my heart.

But for now they're my little secret.

Eventually parting ways,

I should just let you go.

But I want all of you, forever.

It's just too hard.

These feelings slowly eating at my soul.

I must shut them out.

Adieu, to this love.

Maybe I'll see you another day.

So much seriousness; I just had to post a funny gif relating to the poem. ;D

Right in the Feels

I miss the conversation,

Cause all of me

Loves all of you

I like to think that we had it all

I was there for you

So I wonder where were you

When I was at my worst

You said you had my back

 Oh baby why did you run away?

Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can’t pin you down.

I don't know why but my remake of a song is all feelsies.

School of Rock

I scoured through my school and asked various teachers about their input on music. This is what they said.


What music or songs reminds you of your childhood?
Mrs. Bernskoetter (Librarian): Particle Man
Mrs. Wooderson (Librarian): Nursery Rhymes

Who is your favorite singer or group or song?
Mrs. Bernskoetter (Librarian): Iron & Wine
Mrs. Wooderson (Librarian): Billy Joel

Which music or artist do you really dislike or refuse to listen to?
Mrs. Bernskoetter (Librarian): Rap, anything that talks about bad things in society
Mrs. Wooderson (Librarian): Barry Manilow