I’ve been scared lots of times, but last Halloween was the worst. I was alone in the house because my mom took my brother and sister trick-or-treating. My plan for the night was to sit in front of the TV and watch the horror movie marathon. But, as you’ve probably guessed, it didn’t work out the way I planned.

It started out great. I sat and watched ‘The Exorcist’. I watched the first forty-five minutes, but then I was interrupted by the ringing doorbell. I sighed and went to answer the door. I pulled open the door and saw no one.

Sighing, I went back to the living room. It’s just the stupid kids, I thought as I sat down. I watched fifteen more minutes and then was interrupted again by the doorbell. I got up, walked to the door and pulled it open. Again, no one was there. I stepped outside into the warm, still air. I looked around to find the street completely deserted.

I looked up and saw huge thunderclouds threatening rain. I shivered and went back inside. I watched the rest of ‘The Exorcist’. The doorbell rang again as soon as the movie was over. I walked over to the door, but instead of opening it, I looked out the window.

There, on the porch, was a man. Blood ran down his face. I quickly opened the door, but no one was there. I looked around for a sign of the man, but I didn’t see anything. Not even a trail of blood.

The was no one there at all, I thought, my heart pounding. I just had a case of the Halloween jitters.

I turned around and saw the man. He had deep gashes in his face. Blood dripped from the gashes and formed a puddle around his feet.

I screamed and he laughed.

I ran to my room, shut my door and quickly locked it. I jumped into bed and finally fell asleep with the dead man’s laugh ringing in my ears…
 
I woke up and heard knocking on my door.

“Andrew, are you all right?” my mom called.

“Yeah,” I answered. “Why?”

“Well, there’s blood all over the house and it leads to your room,” my mom replied.

“No,” I whispered.

In my head, I heard the dead man’s laugh and wondered if he was going to come back…