Monsters: A Halloween Short Story
by Stewart O’Nan
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They were going to be monsters, for the church—Creatures from the Black Lagoon. Mark and his best friend Derek would each get to wear a suit with a zipper up the back and a head that fit like a diving helmet. They could scare the little kids and gross out the girls. No one would know who they were. But a backyard accident ensures this Halloween will be even more memorable than the young boys expect. Their friendship will never be the same…
“A quietly brilliant story with its own singular darkness.”
—Paula Guran, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror
(This year Cemetery Dance Publications is gathering a collection of the horror genre’s finest authors to pay tribute to our favorite holiday. Watch for the other stories in the series by Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O’Nan, Ray Garton, Simon Clark, Norman Prentiss, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ed Gorman, Lisa Morton, Brian James Freeman, and many others.)
The Works of Stewart O'Nan 