Disclaimer: I do not own Phantom of the Opera. I also do not own the list making thing. That belongs to Meg Cabot.

A/N: Here's a filler chapter inspired by Halloween/Meg Cabot… enjoy!

Top Ten Scariest Things According to Erik Destler

10. Ghosts: Even to fellow ghosts, we're scary… Why else is no place ever haunted by more than one ghost… for the most part anyway…

9. Cooties: Seriously. Who wants cooties? They make you feel all gushy inside. Plus when you get them you have to get like 20 shots… oh, wait… that's rabies. Still… cooties are scary.

8. Bugs: They're creepy and crawly and they climb inside your clothes at night and then when you put them on, you get bitten… or at least I do, although living underground might have something to do with the fact that this happens almost daily…

7. Pink Frilly Curtains: So ominous… My once tasteful lair has been turned into a mean, pink, Phantom eating machine!

6. Witches: Creepy laughs, warts, green skin, flying on brooms (actually, that's kind of cool…) and casting spells… shudders Unless, of course, it's Glinda the Good… drools on Glinda pinup

5. Christine if She Ever Reads the Above: I'm supposed to be obsessed with her, not Glinda…

4: Butterflies: They don't seem scary, but after seeing Raoul dressed as one…

3. Fops: Too… foppish… for my taste…

2. The authoress: She controls my every move… That's slightly creepy…

1. PHAN GIRLS!: Need I say more?