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Dead Flowers

It lay in a mass of tangled vines, broken stones and dark, barren dirt.

by fuzzymonkey31
Shadows for Supper

"It would be the perfect autumn home! Imagine the dinner parties that could be held in these gorgeously large rooms! And the cobwebs, the dust, the half-rotted carpet..."

by teaspill
One Spring Day

FeatheredFairy entered the cafe and took a seat by the window, watching small bugs hopping amongst the spring flowers.

by burning_shadows_79
I am Esud

They say that Halloween is when the forests teem with the dead, with the undead, with those like me.

by mamasimios
Scarifying

I wasn't scary at all. I was just a joke. Why was I Elliot's petpet in the first place?

by vanessa1357924680
Shadows

You refuse to say you think I'm crazy.

Sweet Fyora! I wish that I was.

by tj_wagner

The Comical Cheese Crusade

Rhodes Lupine, an outgoing white-colored Lupe, just happened to be a very bored resident of Meridell.

by amaranterhodes
Spectre in the Night

It was her favourite time of the day, when the dying sun set the heavens ablaze and painted the sky red and gold.

by kalnya
The Stranger on Tigermouse Terrace

Everyone knows everyone else. Gossip spreads fast. And strangers are not welcome.

by rhosymedre
Hay, It's Halloween

He had just settled under his quilts and was drifting off to sleep, when he began to hear a strange sound.

by smudgeoffudge
The Uninvited Guests

Happy Halloween - and look out for Boochi! He's the worst villain of them all, now isn't he?

by thediractor
Ash's Great Prank

"It's a tradition," Ash explained as she dug through the box. "Every Halloween I try to pull a prank on him."

by solcana64
The Kacheek Club: A Haunted Halloween

"Trick-or-treating is the perfect opportunity for me to show off my fabulous Halloween costume." Bridgette grinned and twirled around.

by jenlin_25
Vandebart Biggsby's Bedtime Story

The Haunted Faire's newest soul has a tale to tell.

by garbot
The Ghosts of War

Temre sighed and walked sluggishly into the lobby of the visitor's center. The fake smile she used during tours slowly melted off of her face. Autumn in Meridell was a popular season for tourism...

by broadway_bby
Dr. Augustus F. Wilbur and the Witch's Pustules

I decided to venture outside in the dead of the night, my courage being without limitations and boundaries.

by shadyy15
Beneath the Branches

For as long as the Brain Tree could remember, Neopians had always come to the Haunted Woods in pursuit of a daring adventure...

by sylviau
Little Witch Xenia

Halloween was coming up and she had some delicious plans brewing in her brain; naturally they involved pumpkin bombs and Spyders~

by aisha_enchantress110
Real, or Not Real...?

No one dares to visit the Asylum; it's rumored to be home to terrible monsters. Well, no one dares except me, of course.

by houndoureclipse
That's Rather Unusual...

"Hey guys." She looked past the two. "How much many do you have? Maybe we can get a Halloween Paint brush..."

by werelupe25_25_25
Costume Adventure

As always, everyone was supposed to be dressed as something scary or spooky. The problem was that I had absolutely no idea what I was going to be!

by annuuna
 
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"Shadows" by tj_wagner
You think I'm mad. You don't say it outright, but I see the truth flickering in your eyes like a candle. Behind your nervous smile, you roll around the bitter word on the tongue and wince at the taste. Still, you refuse to say you think I'm crazy. Sweet Fyora! I wish that I was. If only this was some sort of delusion manufactured in my own mind, because then I would be safe. Unfortunately, I fear I am entirely sane. This is why I've chosen to write these words. If something happens to me, at least...




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by saphireblue3

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High Society: Part Three
"Everyone knows Jennings can't be stopped. The full might of the Shenkuu Empire wasn't enough to hold him. Better to be on his side than against him."

by herdygerdy

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Princess Mind-Reader: Part Four
"The thing I have to tell you is..."

by thornfoot2

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The Semblance of Normality: Cute Costume...?
Flowers are totally hip, man.

by smallwillow

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How To Have a Low-Cost Halloween
Don't you usually decorate?

by krychek2001



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