Every Halloween, the tiny rural town of Howling Hollow lived up to its eerie reputation. The Old Hendrick’s Place on Spooksvale Road was the crown jewel of terror. Legacies of ghostly whispers, eerie lights and phantom laughter had people steering clear.
The brash newcomer, Ben, chuckled at the town’s superstitions and declared his resolve to stay a night in the haunted house. Armed with a flashlight, a thermos of coffee, and a hefty sprinkle of hubris, he marched towards the Old Hendrick’s Place on Halloween night.
Ben’s night was a tableau of fright – chilling creaks, spectral whisperings and the fearful laughter of non-human entities. However, he stood his ground neurally, exposing the source of these mysterious events one after the other by the first glint of dawn. Beams from a loose attic window, rusty plumbing, and his own echo.
With newfound respect, the town acknowledged the young man’s audacity and the house was finally rid of its ghostly tag. Next Halloween, Ben was ready to recount his night at the Old Hendrick’s Place to a captivated crowd. But as the spooktale began, the words got muffled under everyone’s surprised gasps, because there stood Ben, the hero of the tale, transparent as air. Quite like a Ghost!