"My dearest readers…it is I your noble Erik. I've noticed an absence in a lot of you recently and do so pray that all is well and that you have not fallen foul to mischief or mayhem! I myself have been some what jaded of late, but I assure you I am back on my feet and raring to go! So if you are about, let me know what you think of the dastardly doings of the cad this time! "
(Thanks for that Erik… now on with the musings! Short I know….but hey!)
Erik's Requiem
Halloween In The Shadow Gallery
"Halloween. One of my most favourite holidays. Well not so much a holiday per say, but an event that one looks forward to. I remember the first ever Halloween all those centuries ago when I was nowt but a young lump of eager metal. It wasn't as celebrated back then, not as much fun now mind, but fun none the less! (Although I did feel rather sorry for that witch they burnt at the stake……)
Anyway, I do so love all the trimmings and trappings that October 31st seems to encompass. The ghouls and goblins, witches and werewolves, vampires and voldemorts! The night where the dead walk the earth, when spirits and banshees play havoc in the world of the fleshy! I adore the scares and frights, the tricks and the treats! I find the creepy tales and stories most amusing; I like a chilling anecdote as much as the any bloke!
It's especially fun now that Evey is with us. The Shadow Gallery has been decorated! There's fake cobwebs hanging from every painting and statue, big plastic spiders at every corner and brooms and flying mini-witches all over the place! That daft pair keep popping out from the dark on one another, trying to frighten the other….silly sods! I just think it's so very unfortunate that we won't get any trick or treaters here, being underground and all. So I suppose Evey will have to have all the delightful spooky sweets herself!
Yes…I do so love Halloween. The pair have even dressed up you know!
Evey is a little black cat. Little whiskers, a painted pink nose, fluffy tail and a white tummy to boot. She looks very fetching, prancing and prowling around the gallery…very impressive
And the cad…well the cad is dressed up as a vampire. V for Vampire…I suppose that works. Dressed all fancy in his cloak and his dark clothing and his black boot. Come to think of it, he looks not much different to how he looks normally! The only thing that's any different is he's splattered a bit of fake blood onto his mouth! He's sticking to the shadows trying to look menacing, but then again he does that normally too!
And guess what? Even I have a costume to wear! Yes dear old Erik gets to join in the fun and celebrations.
I mean, my outfit isn't as fetching as the others. It's not even that inventive. To be honest, I feel a little let down, disappointed as it were. I could have been anything if they'd have only put some thought into it…
A pirate perhaps?
A warlock maybe?
Even a headless horseman!
But no. lets be dull and uncreative with Erik. Let's give him the crappy costume to wear, he won't mind.
Well I do mind!
I mean on…really? How unimaginative is it to simply throw a white sheet over me and pretend I'm a blasted ghost?"