Let the Old Dreams Die Retold: Halloween Stories
Warning! This is Part 2 of the Halloween Concept released at the time of writing this (November 1st, 2023), so I recommend you read that first.
"Wait so, where are we going to do this?" Isaiah asked. "..I'm okay with being outside." Eleanor said. "...Are you sure? That costume looks a bit thin." Carrie said. Eleanor laughed. "Don't worry, I'll be fine, I don't get cold," Eleanor said. Adam, Carrie, and Esther looked at eachother confused. "...What?" Esther asked. "...Oh! I mean the cold doesn't bother me! That's what I meant!" Eleanor said. "...Oh ok, well, you wanna do it outside?" Adam asked. "Yeah, I'm ok with that," Carrie said. "...Hey, maybe we can have a fire going?" Esther said. Adam stared a bit into space, she couldn't tell from the mask, but something Esther said seemed to strike at Adam. For once…she felt like she made a mistake and…felt bad. "Are you ok..?" Esther asked. Adam shakes his head before looking back up. "...Sorry, bad memories," Adam said. "So, is that a no on the fire?" Isaiah asked. "No, No, we can do it, just gotta make sure it doesn't get out of hand," Adam said.
It didn't take long to start the fire, they all sat in chairs in the backyard. It was cold, but not too cold, the fire glowed bright, keeping everyone warm. "Alright everyone ready to tell some scary stories?" Adam asked. "Yeah, but, how are we gonna choose?" Eleanor asked. Adam pulls out his phone, it has a wheel on it. "I put our names on this wheel, when I spin it, it will land on someone and they will have to tell the story!" Adam said. "How did you do that so fast?" Esther asked. "I'm fast," Adam said. "Yeah, you can say that again…I almost couldn't catch my breath when you were done…" Carrie said, her voice breathy. Even with the mask on, Adam was turning red as a tomato. "CARRIE!" Adam said. "Wait, what does that mean?" Eleanor asked. "It means nothing, let's just begin!" Adam said. Adam spins the wheel, and it takes a bit but it lands on "Esther." Adam looks at Esther and points at her. "Alright, Esther it landed on you, your first!" Adam said. "...Ok, I think I got one," Esther said. Esther clears her throat. "Alright, this one is a Psychological horror story." Esther began to say. "Not a Psychological horror, those are boring," Isaiah said. "F**k off," Esther said. Everyone was surprised, even Cujo began Barking. "Hey, language," Adam said. "Don't f**king act like you don't swear I hear you swear sometimes. Let me just tell my story ok? I wanna get this sh*t over with." Esther said. "Alright, go ahead," Adam said. "There was this old Playground that kids used to play on all the time. But it's closed now, and covered by barriers. No one knows why. But I do." Esther said. Cujo barked, already enjoying the story. "Is that the best way to start a story?" Eleanor asked. "Can you f**k off and let me finish?" Esther asked. "Jesus Esther, cool it, it's just Halloween," Adam said. "You know what? Your right. Sorry. I'm just going to continue. A couple of teens went to the park one night and haven't come back, only there to be new playground equipment the next day." Esther said. "...So basically SCP-002?" Adam asked. "What?" Esther asked. "Oh, I know that one, it's the Living room, you go in, you get sucked into the ground, and you turn into furniture," Eleanor said. "Can I just finish the damn story?" Esther asked. "Alright, Alright sheesh," Eleanor said. "Anyway, a detective goes there one night with a camera and it reveals that there's a demon there killing kids and turning their bodies into playground equipment, and the footage is given to the cops and they bring an exorcist to the place but to be safe, the close it off. There. The end." Esther said. "...That story was an ass." Adam said. "Yeah, kind of boring." Isaiah said. Esther laughed. "As one of you can do better." Esther said. "Who's next Adam?" Carrie asked. Adam spins the wheel again, and it takes a bit but it lands on "Adam." "Oh, it landed on me." Adam said. Esther laughed out loud. "HA! This will be good." Esther said. "Alright, how about a ghost story?" Adam asked. Carrie smiled from under her mask. "That sounds nice." Carrie said. "Yeah, sounds fun." Eleanor said. "I'm game!" Isaiah said. "Like you can make a ghost story scary." Esther said. Something changed about Adam. Adam slowly turned towards Esther, and while she couldn't fully see it under his mask, something changed about him. "You want to be scared? I'll give you a scare." Adam said, his voice sounding slightly more aggressive. Adam breathed in and sighed. "It was prom night, 1969 Salt Lake City, and there were 3 girls there, one of them being named Mary Banner. She was hanging out with her friends, plus so jocks. One of them being named Willy." Adam said. "Is that his actual name, or what they call him after how he is in the bedroom?" Esther asked. "What?" Eleanor asked. "Did that joke go right over your head?" Carrie asked. "I guess, what does it mean?" Eleanor asked. "Its best you don't know." Isaiah said. "Can I continue?" Adam asked. "Yeah, go ahead." Carrie said. "Anyway, later that night, Mary and her friends were given drinks, that were drugged, all but Mary drunk it, as she didn't feel thirsty at the time. She was walking out with Willy when she noticed two of his bros dragging her passed-out or drunk friends into a car. She was still sober. Realizing the danger, she pushed Willy away and ran back into the School. The prom was still going on strong. No one heard her scream for help." Adam said, his voice sounding dead. Carrie was slowly beginning to feel creeped out like someone she didn't know was talking through Adam. Like he wasn't there at all. "Are youuu….arlight?" Adam asked, his head slowly turning towards Carrie. "O-Oh! Yeah, I'm fine!" Carrie said. "Are you scared by this?" Esther asked. "It is a little scary so far, and he hasn't even gotten to the end." Isaiah said. "Oh Please, this is one of the most patheti-" But Esther stopped when she felt something scratch her. "OW!" Esther said. "What happened?" Eleanor asked. "Something Scratched me!" Esther said. "Maybe it was Cujo?" Isaiah asked. "Cujo, bad dog!" Esther said. But Cujo wasn't there, he wandered off and came back when Esther called his name. The old Saint Benard stopped and titled his head in confusion. "Guess it wasn't." Carrie said. Adam without hesitation continues his story. "Mary ran into the Storage room to attempt to escape from Willy, but he followed her. The Monster followed her. He tried to trick and calm her down, saying it was all just some fun. But she knew better. He grabbed her, and lied to her, got her guard down. Then he tried to drag her, she bit him. Then….He punched her, sending her spiraling onto a table ledge. But she wasn't dead yet. Just passed out. There was a huge gash in her head. To cover his tracks, he hid her body in a trunk and locked it. But she was still alive. She woke up a bit later and began screaming, trying to get out." Adam said. Then, he began to repeat what Mary said, his voice sounding like a replica of Mary's voice…why does it sound..so real? "WILLY! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE WILLY! LET ME OUT! LET ME OUTT!" Adam said repeating Mary's voice. "STOP, STOP STOP!" Carrie yelled. "Are you ok Carrie?" Eleanor asked. "It sounded real…why…how can his voice go like that?!" Carrie asked. "Your one to talk…" Esther said. "I often forget you have physic powers." Isaiah said. "Yeah, me too, I don't like talking about it." Carrie said. Adam just continued. "And legend has it, if you say Bloody Mary in a mirror three times, she will comment, with the song I will always be there playing on the radio when she is near.." Adam said. Everyone kind of just stared at Adam, all being somewhat unsettled by his story. "T-T-That was a spooky story, but hey, its just urban legend." Eleanor said. Then, the Song I will always be there began to play. "...Where is that coming from?" Carrie asked. Adam looked at his phone. "Not mine." Adam said. Esther noticed that Adam was staring at something in the darkness. Esther looked where he was staring to see two glowing eyes. "Uh…guys?" Esther said, pointing to the eyes. Everyone else stared as the Song kept playing. Until whatever it was ran out of the darkness….It was a Cat. It was just...Church. The Creeds Cat. The Song stopped playing as Adam began to shake his head. "Ow..What happened?" Adam asked. Everyone else looked at him, puzzled. "What do you mean? You just told a Scary story." Carrie said. "I did? I don't remember, All I remember was Esther saying something then I blacked out." Adam said. "You wanna end this off early?" Isaiah said. "No no, I'll be fine." Adam said. "Who's next?" Eleanor asked. Adam spins the wheel again, and it takes a bit but it lands on Eleanor. "Oh, it's you Eleanor!" Adam said. "Me? Oh, ok, well, this is something that happened one night to me. Before I moved here." Eleanor said. "Before You met me?" Isaiah asked. "Yeah, before I met you." Eleanor said. "Well, what is it?" Adam asked. "Well, One Night, I was walking home, it was late, I forgot what time, maybe 10? Well, while I was walking home, I heard something. It was someone whistling. When I turned around someone was standing there. I couldn't tell who they were, it was too dark." Eleanor said. Isaiah stared at her. "You ok dude?" Adam asked. "Yeah, I'm fine." Isaiah said. "Anyway, as I was saying, I kept walking but I heard them Whistle again. I turned around and they got closer. Then I began running, and I heard them whistling as they kept following me. I thought I was screwed, until…A cop saw me running and stopped me, asking me what was wrong. I pointed to the man…but he was gone. He drove me home, and my Dad didn't even know. To this day I have no idea who that was." Eleanor said. "That was a bit of a spooky story." Adam said. "Still don't know who that is?" Carrie asked. Eleanor shrugged. "I don't know, maybe some weirdo." Eleanor said. Adam span the wheel again. It landed on "Carrie." "Carrie, it's your turn!" Adam said. "Me? Alright uh….How about one about a Mascot Costume?" Carrie asked. "Please tell me we aren't talking about Big Yellow. That thing creeps me out." Adam said. "Who's Big Yellow, I'm out of the loop." Esther said. "It's a Haunting Hour Episode called Mascot, basically there's this Mascot costume that's alive and eats students alive." Eleanor said. "T-Thats…actually kind of freaky." Carrie said. "Go ahead and tell your story, Carrie!" Adam said. Carrie blushed before breathing in. "Did you know one of the Old Godzilla costumes was stolen from Toho? Or at least, it was said to be stolen. It disappeared one day and Toho said someone stole it. But I don't think that's what happened. That Godzilla costume isn't just a suit, it's an actual…thing. Animal? Not sure. Legend has it that one of the actors performing as Godzilla died inside the suit due to a stunt going wrong. They made a new one and left the old one in storage to rot when seemingly overnight it disappeared. Since then, some people reported seeing a Godzilla-like creature around town, some say it's just a bear, others say it's the Godzilla suit, haunted by the dead actor." Carrie said. "That story sounds familiar." Isaiah said. "It does?" Eleanor asked. "Yeah, reminds me of the Man in the Suit analog Horror." Adam said. "Ok, it was based a bit of that." Carrie said. "Still, a good story, boring, but a good story." Esther said. "Why are you so f**king negative all the time?" Eleanor asked. Everyone laughed and giggled, well, everyone except Esther. "I wanna go inside, its getting cold." Esther said. "Wait, I didn't tell mine yet." Isaiah said. "Oh you didn't? Well, you are the last one, so go right ahead." Adam said. Isaiah was hesitant but he sighed before talking. "This one is a true story, I wasn't gonna tell anyone, but better here. I came upstairs one night to just try to ask Adam something when I heard something. I turned and saw a black animatronic bear on the stage. It began to sing a song, something about Hidden in the Sand. I don't remember. But then it stopped singing and it looked at me. The light went out, and all that was left was its glowing red eyes." Isaiah said. "...Then what happened?" Eleanor asked. "It got off stage and began to chase me, with that terrifying laughter. I ran for your room Adam and I heard something exit. I thought it was you. It wasn't you." Isaiah said. "...What was it?" Carrie asked. "Some kind of Fox. It looked like Foxy from Five Nights at Freddy's, but scarier, like something out of Showbiz Pizza. I took a photo of it, but it didn't like that." Isaiah said. He pulled out his phone and showed the picture. It looked like Foxy, but more of a Showbiz Pizza like Animatronic. It was withered like Withered Foxy. "Wow, that's cool." Carrie said. Adam didn't say anything, he just stared. "I ran off, while it gave some sort of Pirate cackle, saying 'YE BE SENT TO D-D-DAVEY JONES LOCKER LAD!' I managed to get back downstairs before it caught me. When I was back the next day there was no trace of it or the bear." Isaiah said. Everyone stared at him. "That sounds like a load of bullsh*t." Esther said. "But it happened, Adam what do you think?" Isaiah said. But Adam didn't respond, he just sat there. "Adam?" Eleanor asked. He still didn't respond. "A-Adam?" Carrie asked. "Hold on, I got this." Esther said. She then proceeded to sock Adam in the Elbow, Waking him up from his trance. "Huh? What?" Adam asked. "The robots in Your house?" Isaiah asked. "...Maybe you were just tired? Or hallucinating?" Adam asked. Isaiah looked down. "...Maybe? But it felt too real." Isaiah said. Cujo barked from the door, scratching on it. He wanted to go back inside. "Cujo has the right idea, let's go back inside and go to bed." Esther said.
A bit later, Carrie was in the bathroom by herself, she was in front of the mirror. She looked around before breathing in. "Bloody Mary…Bloody Mary…Bloody Mary." Carrie said. Nothing happened. "Phew," Carrie said. She opened the mirror and then closed it, only to see a Large Golden Bear standing behind her in the reflection. "AAAH!" Carrie said. She backed away as the bear began to approach her, Mary Banner slowly flickering in front of it. It was about to do…something until It heard Adam coming. It disappeared as fast as it showed up. "Carrie, are you ok?" Adam asked. Carrie was shaking and quickly hugged him. "Something…tried to attack me. I was too scared to try to attack." Carrie said. Adam looked at the mirror and seemed to notice something, before looking back at Carrie. "Well, whatever it was, it's gone now," Adam said. "Can we go to bed?" Carrie asked. "Sure, let's go," Adam said.