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The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve
The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve | Ronald Kelly
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When you first enter The Halloween Store, things seem normal. Fun and frightful decorations, ghastly costumes and masks of the season, and bags of candy galore. Then, as you travel farther into its shadowy depths, things begin to change. The air smells of damp autumn leaves and candle-scorched pumpkin. The shelves of All Hallows Eve fare grow darker and more disturbing. Strange and unsettling things of Halloweens past and present lurk amid the cobwebs and dust Four trick-or-treaters purchase vintage costumes from a strip-mall shop, only to discover that they must sign a mysterious disclaimer for the Halloween celebration to come After a mans missing daughter is foundnear death and physically alteredhe must once again face a horrifying monster from his own childhood A teenage girl hitches a ride after a Halloween rock & roll concert, only to learn that her favorite singing idol has made a pact with the Devil himself Three kids receive unusual treats during a Halloween stop at their favorite teachers house During a random visit to his hometown, a businessman treats a young boy to the joy and excitement of a Halloween festival, only to find that things are not what they first appeared to be A rash of ghoulish jack-o-lanterns leads a small-town sheriff to the doorstep of one of the most notorious serial killers of all time An advertisement in the back of an old comic book prompts two friends to place an order that they soon come to regret Seven horrific tales and two nostalgic essays hand-picked for your Trick-or-Treat bag. With the arrival of a 2020 Halloween, there is no telling what terrifying treats and petrifying prizes may await you!
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JoeMo
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This was an interesting collection of short stories for the season that lean more on the macabre and gruesome side of things. It starts a bit slowly, but the stories get better as one goes along. My faves weren‘t actually stories at all but the nostalgia-filled The Last Halloween: An Essay and his concluding list of favorite childhood memories of Halloween.

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JoeMo
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Here‘s a fun cover for Halloween! I haven‘t read many of Kelly‘s Halloween tales yet, but I‘ve read some of his tense and pulpy short stories related to Christmas! I expect the same quality here.

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BookwormOfTheDamned
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In this episode, I review "The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve" by Ronald Kelly.

https://youtu.be/tTpBrDj4IdA

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ashsbookmarks
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Mystery Halloween bookmarks are available in my Etsy shop (link in bio)
#halloween

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