Halloween Short Stories

By C.M Ghilchrist

This collection of Halloween short stories has something for all the family.

Meet a pumpkin who feels it is destined to be King of the World. It arrives in the grocery store, fresh from the field, waiting to be crowned. However, when a boy arrives into the store and places the pumpkin in a shopping cart, it begins to get a little worried!

Amy Sullivan loves to read detective books. When she discovers there is a real witch living in her town, she decides to put her own detective skills to work. She enlists the help of her friend Jessica and the two girls follow the witch on Halloween night. But have they gone too far by following her home?

Mark, Paul, and Sarah are delighted to see a new candy store opening in town just in time for Halloween. They decide to visit the store on Halloween evening just before the town’s street party. Mark’s dog Sniffy is out trick or treating too but strangely, starts to growl when the three friends enter the store. They each receive a piece of candy form the owner, Mr. Hersey, but he gives them very specific instructions about when they should eat the candy.

David and John are at the funfair. John has had enough and is ready to go home. David, however, really wants to go on the ghost train and promises John it will be the last ride. His friend gives in and reluctantly climbs on board the train. During the ride, things take an unexpected turn, and the two friends find themselves separated from the rest of the train and alone with Dracula.

• Language: English
• Publisher: C.M Ghilchrist
• Release date: Oct 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370714926

C.M Ghilchrist

C.M Ghilchrist lives in Edinburgh Scotland. She is originally from Ireland. She has a degree in geography and sociology and a post-graduate diploma in primary education. She spent a number of years as a primary school teacher and has worked with kids in various settings including theatre.She is currently writing a trilogy of fantasy fiction for kids called The Odwin Chronicles. Book 1, Guardians of the Veil was published in 2016 and the next book in the series, A Dangerous Mission, will be released in November 2017. She has also worked in the field of complementary healthcare and spirituality. She has published a book called Wild Women Rising under her name Clare Gately. This book is a call to all women to step fully into their power in order to bring a balanced and healed feminine presence on the planet.

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HALLOWEEN SHORT STORIES

Scary Adventures, Clever Tricks and Sweet Treats

C.M GHILCHRIST

An Original Publication From C.M Ghilchrist

Halloween Short Stories

Written and published by C.M Ghilchrist

Copyright © 2017 by C.M Ghilchrist

All rights reserved.

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and locations are either a product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious setting. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations, or people, living or dead, is strictly coincidental. No part of this book may be used or reproduced without written consent from the author. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

CONTENTS

King of the World

The Candy Emporium

Winona the Witch

Adventures on a Ghost Train

Other books by C.M. Ghilchrist

About the Author

KING OF THE WORLD

A pumpkin sat proud and upright in the middle of the vegetable section of the store. It was waiting. Waiting for what? you may ask. It was waiting to be crowned king of course. It's time had come. It could feel it.

Ever since it was a little pumpkin in the farmer's field, it had dreamed of being king. Its mum had always told it not to pay any attention to the other pumpkins who teased it for being small and an unusual shape. It wasn’t quite as round as other pumpkins. But that’s what made it special.

Its mum told it that it came from a royal line of pumpkins. It had royal juice inside it. She used to say, don’t you worry, one day you will be King of the World.

During its years in the field, the pumpkin would often look up at the birds and think, when I am king of the world I will fly like those birds. I will build giant wings and soar up into the sky. Perhaps I can build a nest and live like a bird They have much more freedom than I do.

Two days had passed since the pumpkin arrived in the store. The farmer came into the field early that morning. It came straight over to the pumpkin and said now, it is your turn. You are ripe and ready.

I am indeed ready, thought the pumpkin.

The farmer placed the pumpkin in the back of his cart, and the pumpkin began its journey to the store. Oh, the excitement was building. Its day would soon arrive. It was destined for it. It passed other vegetables in fields such as cabbages, carrots, and parsnips. It felt sorry for them. They were not destined to be king as it was. They were just ordinary vegetables.

When it arrived at the store, it was a little disappointed. It didn’t seem a grand place at all. Certainly not fit for a ‘soon to be’ king. It had expected to be put in a place away from other vegetables. This was not proper royal treatment. Perhaps it's just a temporary place it thought, while they are getting my royal chambers ready.

As it waited, it glanced across the aisle. It could see magazines with great ships on the front. When I am King of the World, I will sail all the seas and meet lots of pirates. It also thought, it would be cool to own an airplane and go and meet pumpkins from other countries. I would like to hear tales of growing up in foreign lands.

Of course, it would live in a palace and have horse-drawn carriages when it was king. It liked the