It was a dark Halloween night. The stars, cold and distant glared down at a little boy walking towards the forest. The boy had been walking home from trick-or-treating and it was getting late, so he decided to take a shortcut through the woods. When he reached the tree line, he hesitated to cross it. During the day the forest was peaceful and alive, but at night... in the shadows... all alone...the little boy shivered as he moved into the trees, an ominous feeling of dread settling on his shoulders.
He nervously clutched his candy bag to his chest and started along the path. Snap! The sound of a branch breaking caused him to stop and turn towards the noise. He saw nothing. The boy shook his head at himself and continued walking. A pair of yellow eyes following his every move. Deeper into the forest he went, taking twists and turns that were no longer familiar to him. An owl hooted causing the boy to jump and clasp his hand over his mouth to muffle his frightened scream.
Breathing heavily, the boy continued. His eyes darting nervously, jumping at every shadow. As he scanned the trees, he saw a flash of yellow, which caused him to pause for a moment to look more closely, but it was gone. A deep growl, like thunder during a storm, emitted from behind the boy.
He spun around and saw a massive figure seep out of the trees. Thick black fur as dark as the shadows, long ivory fangs glinted in the moonlight, piercing yellow eyes seeming to burn into the boys soul. He stood quaking in fear, intimidated by the frightening sight before him.
The boy tried to run, but it was of no use. The demon dog hunted him down and caught him in but a few moments. There was no escape for the boy. His screams fell upon dead ears for there was no one alive to hear them. Only the light of the moon bare witness to this brutal act.
The next day on the news was the headline: Boy mysteriously goes missing Halloween night. The boy's name was Jack. He died at midnight. They never found his body. It is said that Jack's spirit now roams the Dark Forest leading people astray in the dead of night so that they may suffer the same fate as he.
