Once upon a time, on a gloomy Halloween night, there was an eerily quiet house, nestled at the end of Elm Street. A lovely old granny lived there. She was known as Granny Gruesome, not because she was scary, but because she loved to surprise and entertain the neighborhood children with her offbeat sense of humor.
This Halloween, Granny had thought of a particularly wicked prank. She produced terrifyingly realistic ghoulish cupcakes, making them appear as if an array of creepy crawlies had invaded them.
Momentarily taken aback by the bizarre treats, the trick or treaters hesitated, exchanged unsure glances, and then, dared by their own curiosity and the twinkling, mischievous eyes of Granny Gruesome, bit into the spooky concoction. The screams that followed were louder than any during that frightful night. But soon, the screams turned into laughter as the children discovered the ‘creatures’ on the cupcakes were only cleverly fashioned raisins and licorice.
The Halloween night filled with laughter, Granny Gruesome’s house became the highlight of the year. And the real ghosts, who had been trying to spook the kids, were left dumbfounded, if ghosts can indeed be that. Because the scariest house on Elm Street had, for a change, become the merriest!