"ANDREW'S ALL HALLOWS EVE"

Andrew's All Hallows Eve.

(A Short by ME)

            There was a certain chill in the air, the kind of chill that only comes once a year. It looked as if paint had spilled from the heavens and smothered the trees in a multi-colored blanket. The slight breeze was blowing down the quiet streets as the litter of candy wrappers rustled in the gutters. It was all Hallows Eve. Porches were occupied by the transparent bodies of skeletons and the evil grins of jack-o-lanterns. There were lawns that had become the temporary resting place for the dead and their tombstones. It was his favorite time of year. Halloween reminded Andrew of horror movies, eating unnecessary amounts of candy, dressing up and scaring his friends, and the feeling of joy he got when Monster Mash rang in his ears.

            Andrew was a real simple guy. He lived day to day in a cubicle, retired to his tiny apartment at night, and watched scary movies with his best friend in the world, Mr.Voorhees, his twenty pound orange tabby. Andrew didn’t have many friends. You see, it’s hard to connect with people and make new friends when your favorite things in life are disgusting monsters, blood sucking vampires, and flesh dripping zombies. He didn’t need friends though; he had John Carpenter, George Romero, and Tobe Hooper.    

With his windows open, and the cool fall breeze inflating the drapes as if they were ghosts floating through the apartment, Andrew anxiously awaited for the night. He loved the fact that one night a year, people enjoyed the same things he did. He could blend into the public without feeling like an oddball. “I wonder what I’ll do this year for Halloween,” Andrew thought out loud while staring at his dozens of horror themed posters that covered the old paint that was peeling on his walls. Last year he sat at home and enjoyed a 24 hour movie marathon of his favorite frightening flicks while watching the streets fill with ghouls and goblins, and gorging on an abundance of candy. Although that was an enjoyable way in his mind to spend Halloween, Andrew was looking for something more memorable, something that he would remember for the rest of his life.