On a chilly evening in the quaint town of Hollow’s Keep, where Halloween wasn’t just a holiday, but a lifestyle, lived a peculiar baker named Mr. Finch. His cupcakes and candies were to die for, but on Halloween night, his specialty was a peculiar black pumpkin pie.
This year was no exception. Mr. Finch fetched the rare black pumpkin sitting in his pantry, carved it carefully and baked the mesmerizing pie. With one pumpkin left, he thought to himself, “This will be my treat for Halloween.”
As midnight approached, a mysterious figure in a billowing cloak glided into his shop, requesting Finch’s special black pumpkin pie. Feeling generous, Finch offered his last piece – ‘his treat’.
With a grin, the hooded figure savored the pie, revealing a face, not hidden by any mask. It had sunken eyes and a ghoulish smile. Finch trembled. The room chilled. Was this a Halloween prank or…
With a hearty laugh, the figure pulled down its cloak, revealing it to be Finch’s charming, prankster neighbor David pulling a Halloween trick! They chuckled, and Finch learned a valuable lesson- the only thing scarier than a ghoulish face on Halloween, was running out of his special black pumpkin pie!