Halloween is here again, and all I have to do to stay dead is make it through the night alive.
Here we are at the middle of October, which means it's time for one more rest stop; one more pause along the road that runs from Sparrow Hill to the Last Chance Diner. Unbelievable as it is to say this, there are only two more stops after this one, only two more pauses before Rose Marshall finishes this leg of her journey. Strange, isn't it? It feels like we could have kept on driving for the better part of forever. But we can't. The trip is almost over.
Issue 58 of The Edge of Propinquity is live, and with it, the tenth of the Sparrow Hill Road stories is available. "Bad Moon Rising" lets us see how Rose Marshall spends her Halloween nights—and here's a hint: she doesn't get many treats to balance out her tricks. It's a chase in a cornfield, and a game that not everyone survives playing. Come along for the ride?
There are a lot of stories trapped and tangled in the twilight. This is only one of them. But it's the one I have to tell.
I am so not a horror fan, but Rose's story intrigues me as much as The Dionaea House. If you haven't read it set aside a few hours and keep all of the lights on. Even if it is daylight.
October 19 2010, 21:53:48 UTC 6 years ago
October 19 2010, 21:54:14 UTC 6 years ago