Every Halloween, in the small town of Chesterville, sat the wildest contest – a Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza, held in the most ancient house in the town, the Flynn Manor. Far from being haunted, the manor house was loved and enjoyed by everyone.
Old Mrs. Flynn, the house owner, would surprise the contest winner with an exquisite prize – a massive, gold-plated pumpkin. Everyone coveted this pumpkin and did their best to win it.
This year, a newcomer arrived, Mr. Barrett, an eccentric sculptor. He blew the townsfolk away with his rather sinister-looking pumpkin portrait of Mrs. Flynn, fangs, and all.
Mr. Barrett won the prize, and as the celebration died down, something strange transpired. Mrs. Flynn transformed into the very image carved onto the pumpkin – a snarling, vicious creature, just as Mr. Barrett had depicted!
The townspeople gasped, and amidst the chaos, Mr. Barrett calmly confessed. “I have a special talent. Whatever I carve comes true.”
In the end, it turned out, the only thing truly haunted in Chesterville was the gold-plated prize pumpkin. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for, you might just carve it!