Welcome back. This one will serve as a breather after the bittersweet endings of my previous stories. Enjoy and review.

Just a Movie

"Expiry by Lamplight" was a silent horror film made in 1926 by Ken Finlayson's great-grandfather. At the time it had been considered the scariest film ever made but eventually other films took that spot. The film had been quite popular in Norrisville and there was a tradition of showing it every year at movie theatres since the invention of VHS, DVD and the like.

For Ken Finlayson, who had always viewed "Expiry by Lamplight" as just a movie, the moment he found out one of the films his great-grandfather had directed was popular in Norrisville he tried to be noticed as more than just the odd deformed guy. This was something that caused his girlfriend and possible fiancée Heidi Weinerman to roll her eyes. Both his and her family were trying to figure out just what exactly had happened, they think she might have proposed for him and accepted but since she had said to Ken's infant niece Sarah "Here is Aunt Heidi" it may have just been her referring to herself as such since she was Ken's girlfriend. As previously stated, both families were still trying to figure it out. Ken's dad Rick Finlayson and Ken's half-brother-in-law Cerdic Warburton along with Heidi's father dad Mort Weinerman were all pretty sure she had proposed for him and accepted the proposal.

"My great-grandfather is Archibald Finlayson." Stated Ken to a bunch of others outside the theatre. "The same Archibald Finlayson who directed 'Expiry by Lamplight.'"

"Can I see a family tree that proves this?" asked Debbie Kang skeptically.

"Isn't my word good enough?" asked Ken.

"By that logic I'm related to Eugene Kang, Jimmy Kang, Kristi Kang and Kang Kek Iew." Replied Debbie.

"Ignore her, Ken." Whispered Heidi. "You know he was your great-grandfather and I believe you."

"Thanks, Heidi." Ken turned his head to look at the wall of the theatre. There was blood weeping down the walls. Early that same day, Ken had seen dogs forming into packs. The evidence was there. His mom was in the area. "Ah jeeze, why does my mom have to be out of the house?"

"Its not like she puts Old Nick on a pedestal." Said Heidi.

"She doesn't have to." Stated Ken. "He has put her on a pedestal."

"Wasn't she in the hospital for something?" asked Heidi.

"Yeah, to get cosmetic surgery done." Replied Ken. "Her chin, lips, cheeks and eyelids."

"What?" asked Heidi with a most confused voice. "The woman can't produce saliva, shouldn't be there for something like that instead?"

"Well, no matter how she looks given her preference for speaking German I doubt she'll be getting cuddlier." Said Ken. "Also the jury is still out on if she even is a woman… You once mistook her for my family's hat-rack."

"And my dad calls her 'the Witch.'" Said Heidi.