“T-They took her…” She said throughout her tears and sniffles. I walked over to my best friend and asked what happened. Eventually I woke up, along with Paisley and Parker.

Almost immediately I knew what they were….ĭarkness. Faint whispers and screams could be heard throughout the cold autumn air nipping at our skin. By their feet were young ghost-like children with the exact same eerie eyes and disturbing smiles. Tall, skeleton-thin creatures with long, sharp, black claws and completely blacked-out eyes with tiny glowing white pupils, along with a seemingly thick dark red substance oozing out of them. “Why? It’s only 8-” “S-S-S-” I stuttered. ‘Billy took off his mask… his DISGUISE…If we don’t leave now, we’ll be next!!’ We’re not falling for another one of your tricks Billy! Are your goons out here too?!?!” Paisley declared to the surrounding woodland just outside of the cemetery. “Hahaha-wha-wait-ah-AAAHHHHH!!!!!!” Billy screamed bloody-murder as he was quickly grabbed by a long, slender, clawed hand and pulled into the darkness… No one else noticed the tall, looming silhouette behind him. “Come on, it was harmless! Just relax!” He spoke through his snickering. “DAMN YOU BILLY!!!” Paisley screamed, her face red with anger and embarrassment. He scared us just to laugh in our faces…I should’ve seen this coming…along with the next set of deadly events… “HAHAHAHAHA!!! I GOT YOU LOSERS SO GOOD!!! YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN YOUR FACES!!! HAHAHA!!! PRICELESS!!!” The figure shined a light on it’s face and took of it’s mask… All you could hear was screaming…then laughter. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I screamed. “W-what he said! Paisley, Mom told us to stay on the streets near the lights! D-don’t you think we should listen to her?” ‘Leana too? We’re old enough to go on our own, there’s nothing to be scared of anyway.’ People in this town like to lie a lot, don’t they? “W-wait! We’re not supposed to be here, especially on H-Halloween!” Parker stuttered. Some teenagers say it’s haunted, but they’re probably lying. We began our candy hunt, continuing down 5 blocks until I noticed that we were right near the old cemetery. Her sister, Leana, was going as Little Red Riding Hood, and our other friend, Christopher, was going as clown. My best friend, Paisley, was dressed up as a devil, since we were going as opposites. I met my friends on Merrybrook Ave, around the corner by the lake. My angelic innocence and curiosity was twisted into a devilish desire for knowledge, and the blood on my hands will never disappear… I put on my costume, an angel, and headed outside with my candy sack in hand. Looking back on it, I wish I hadn’t said that, because even if I survived, the others didn’t.

‘I WILL find out what the Soulless are’ my thoughts echoed, ‘Even if it kills me’. Halloween, or as I now like to call it, Soulless Day. He shook his head and walked out of the room.ģ months later, it was time. She gave me a small smile and looked over to Dad, who looked like he just saw a ghost. Are we clear?” Mom asked me with all seriousness. “Andrew Samuel Pierce, if you ever see any child that gives you a bad feeling, STAY. When I told my parents what the elders said, they had a serious look on their faces and told me the first truth in a long time. And after Halloween, they were never seen again. There were always a few who didn’t believe in the Soulless, or they forgot a costume. Even the cruelest of people obeyed that rule. But no matter what, he always wore a costume, usually a devil mask. Billy was a bully, always calling the elders old hags and egging houses. If not, I would’ve ended up like Billy Hayes. Shouldn’t we listen to them? It’s a good thing I did. Our costumes are disguises, protection from the darkness.” They told me the truth, “Oh little Andrew, the fog keeps us here, trapped with them. So instead of listening to lies, I asked the elders. There is no fog.” I knew they were lying. Every time I asked my parents about the fog, they’d be nervous for a minute and always say, “I-I don’t know what your talking about, Andrew. Even on the sunniest of days, the fog never leaves.ġ3 years ago was when I found out the truth of this town. But that’s all there is, just a giant wall of fog. If you drive out far enough, you can find the edge of town, where the fog begins. This place traps us here, keeps us in this god-forsaken town.

List of soulless creatures