Hi everyone, Halloween is coming up next week, which means it’s time for the annual scary stories. These are terrifying tales that are guaranteed to send chills up your spine. Gather your coworkers and read these stories together, because I don’t recommend you read them alone. Add your scary stories in the comment section.
100 MORE YEARS
The gala was well attended. It was a Poe-themed event in celebration of a hundred years of service, and attendees wore elaborate ball gowns and coats and tails, their faces half-obscured by intricate raven masks. The air was light and joyful, and food and drinks were plentiful.
Suddenly the music died down and a hush fell over the room, the space darkened by tall vermilion curtains cinched with golden ropes. A dashing man, the board chair, stood at the ornate lectern, the spotlight framing his salt-and-pepper hair and refined features.
“It has been 100 years since our founding,” he said, holding a silver chalice of red wine, “and during this time, we have fed the hungry, found clothes for the cold, shelter for the homeless. We have served thousands.”
He raised the chalice. “To 100 more years!” he said, and the crowd raised their glasses and applauded, the feathers of their masks shaking softly, stirring the air.
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