Scary Stories
from the Potato Shack
The Thing in the Burlap Sack
It moved when no one was looking.
Eyes in the Root Cellar
They weren't potatoes.
The Last Harvest
The field gave back what it had taken.
Sprouting Season
The eyes opened all at once.
The Peeler
She peeled and peeled and there was always more skin.
Famine's Children
They came back hungry.
The Well Won't Stop Whispering
It knows your name.
Rot
It spread to everything she touched.
The Shack After Midnight
The books rearrange themselves.
Something Grew in the Dark
It wasn't a potato anymore.
The Blight
First the crops. Then the people.
Buried Alive
The soil was warm and it was breathing.
The Starch Whispers
If you listen close enough, the food talks back.
Deep Fryer
The oil remembered every hand.
The Nightshade's Lullaby
Sleep now. You'll never wake.
Harvest Moon
The moon was hungry that year.
The Chain in the Sod
Someone was here before you.
Ohm's Silence
When the ghost stopped talking, that's when it got worse.
The Millipede Ascends
Thousands of legs. Thousands of eyes. One purpose.
Sally's Milk
You drank it willingly.
The Pooka's Smile
It wore your mother's face.
What Lives Below the Well
It's been patient.
The S.S. Dream's Last Passenger
The boat only goes one way.