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My associate and I are here to guide you through some online Halloween treats and one of us even has a blood-curdling tale to tell. Are ya strapped in and ready to take flight?
I've always enjoyed this time of year, the right to dress up as someone you may secretly wish to be in real life, and let's face it, free candy! But, I've also respected the origins behind it, as I've always believed in ghosts and ghouls. Why, you ask? Because I've seen one. The following tale is presented for your enjoyment, your amusement if you like, but I swear on whatever you find holy that it's true. Back in the early 80's, before my son was born, his father and I were living in a beautiful apartment near the area known as The Beaches, here in Toronto. It was actually the top floor of a house, and the kitchen area jutted out over the backyard of the house, with the bathroom right next to it, on the other side of the wall. It had been added after the house had been built, around 1945, and the landlady made a point of telling us that it may be haunted, just in case we didn't want to move in. Yeah, right, whatever, entertaining tale for the benefit of the old lady, we thought. Boy, were WE wrong! A point you need to be made aware of here, is that I am very near-sighted and wear glasses all the time. Without them, I am blind as the proverbial bat (neat Halloween touch, huh?), can't see anything beyond vague shapes and outlines. Got it? Let's continue. In the early hours of one spring morning, after the sun had risen, I woke up to what sounded to me like the noises of someone in the washroom. No big deal, thought I, but why are the sounds so loud? What the heck are they doing in there? I don't know what compelled me to look into the kitchen area, which could be seen from our bedroom, but I did. What I saw shook me to the core. Not a half-dead ghostie, or bleeding ghouly, but a man, standing in front of our stove, making breakfast! Doesn't sound scary to you? Get this. As I had only just woken up, I didn't have my glasses on yet, and I could see this man perfectly clear, as if I was wearing my glasses! He was wearing work-like boots, dusty and dirty, and was dressed in a dull brown outfit, pants and a shirt. He stood there at the stove, leaning so that his face was not in my line of sight. My heart was beating like a scared rabbit, who was this man?! Why was he in my kitchen?! Was I in danger?! After a few seconds staring at him, hoping he didn't see me and come at me with a butcher knife, I had to turn away as I fumbled around for my glasses. It was only later, when I remembered this incident, that I recalled how he was the only shape that was crystal clear to me, everything else was in its usual blurry condition. Anyway, I found my glasses, turned around to get a good look at him .... and he was gone. We lived there for another year and I never saw him again. The landlady told me that before we moved in, they had never rented the apartment before, but that a man had lived in the house, alone, before the kitchen had been built. Who knows, maybe he just wanted to check out the new tenants, see if we were worthy. It seems we passed, thank goodness, and I'm sorry now that I didn't just jump up and run into the kitchen to confront him. Whaddya think? I swear it's all true, even if it's not a truly blood-curdling tale, it was pretty darn scary to me! I hope you enjoyed it, I haven't told too many people about it, so you should feel special :-) Now, get outta here and wander through my spooky links. Have a happy, and most important, safe Halloween gang, and watch out for the spirits wandering the streets on October 31st, they may look like kids in costumes, but I'll bet you some of them aren't. ___________________  Halloween NetLinks for ghost stories, tips for trick or treating, recipes, you name it, they got it Gothic NetJam packed with ghoulish links, including FTP sites, domain names and much more Horror NetYou will scream with delight at this massive site, ooooo, I can hear ya, I got a chill! The Cabinet of Dr. Casey - The Horror Web PageThis guy's really spooky and he knows all the ghoulish sites and info to amaze and amuse you Awesome Halloween Cyber Greeting Cards and Halloween PostcardsSpecial section of the already impressive Awesome Cyber Cards site. Send your depraved friends a frightening card to celebrate Halloween 2001Lots of links, costume ideas and ghost stories. Haunted AmericaHuge list of personal haunted houses you can visit in North America. Dean KoontzOne of my personal faves, a horror writer that I have to read with the lights ON! But then again, I couldn't see the pages if ... oh nevermind, just visit this jammed site and read by the glow of your monitor. Includes massive excerpts and even "The Book Of Counted Sorrows" Clive BarkerThe official site of my all-time favorite horror writer, this link is included for those that can get past the front page, my computer must be really out-of-the-loop 'cause I can't! The Poe PageThey don't get much better, dead or alive, than good old Edgar Allan Poe, read his work here, lots of it Alice CooperTHE classic rock 'n' roller, Alice celebrates Halloween all year and this link to his official site offers digital postcards, pics, updates and tour info Yahoo's Halloween LinksIf you want more, wander through Yahoo's extensive links Home The '70s X-Files Sounds Words Links Bio Awards Background from 
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