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Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Author Q&A

And we’re done! Thank you SO much for joining me for another year of fun, mystery, and horror.  I cannot express enough how much I appreciate everyone who contributed suggestions, whether once, occasionally, or on every single part. It wouldn’t be the same piece without all of you, and I’m so, so grateful for all […]

Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Epilogue

“Are you sure about this?” Adrian asked dubiously. “You can move back any time you want, you know, mom told me to make that absolutely clear.” He put the box down in the entryway. “I don’t know how well you’re going to do living alone long term.” Fern nodded. “Yeah,” they said. They couldn’t explain […]

Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Finale

[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ]  For one last moment, Fern hesitated. They knew they didn’t have the time to waste, but the thought of all that knowledge, lost— But Madoc had essentially confirmed that the knowledge he’d written down had a particular slant to it. Madoc had seen everything in the world […]

Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 29

[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ]  Two things very quickly became apparent to Fern as they stared at Madoc’s twisted, living corpse, his daughter forced down to her knees, his body decaying around whatever force of will was still inside it. It looked… fragile, though Fern imagined looks could be deceiving given that […]

Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 28

[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ]  No, Fern decided, weirdly reluctant. No, they shouldn’t try controlling Aris and Bannick. That should be a last-ditch attempt at best, something done to wrest their leashes away from Madoc, not something they set out to do in advance. They’d already seen how those spirits felt about […]