Ramblings from The Count

Count Victus is a novelist for the underworld. He will, rarely, offer his works to the public of the overworld. The Count spends most of his "work time" in the lab making mad science, and he spends most his leisure time writing. His address is currently unknown, and probably inaccesible regardless, but it is suggested he borders on the shore of Rhode Island.

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Oct 31

… and when they come rapping at my door …

“Trick or treat!” they scream, not realizing that it is a question.

I open the door slowly, holding a small plastic pumpkin full of delectable candies. They reach in. I’m smiling. The first child goes to grab the first treats and -

“Trick!” I answer harshly, at my side pulling a steel lever. The entire yard shifts into a funnel, as the children and their caretakers slide down into the darkest depths of my dungeon, forever enslaved.

Happy Halloween.