Area children write their own ghost stories...

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Editor's note: Every year, The Item asks students to write a scary story. This year, the stories began, "The door slammed shut and...''

...I heard it lock. AHHH! I was screaming. All of a sudden, I saw a black figure walking toward me. I thought I was having a nightmare. I realized it was closer. It looked a little like Slender-man, a game I used to play. The figure stood next to me and yanked my hair. YOUCHHH! I screamed. I wasn't seen again, ever again. Nobody knows what happened ... except you.

Maddy Carroll

Grade 4

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

The Ghost

...a kid named Kevin ran out of the house into his neighbor's house.

"You look like you just saw a ghost,'' said the neighbor.

"I have,'' said Kevin.

The neighbor looked surprised,then started to laugh and said, "you're joking, right?''

But the simple reply was no. Suddenly, they heard a knock on the door.

"It's him!'' Kevin yelled as he took cover under the bed sheet. The door knob slowly turned and the door opened and the ghost of Old Saint Joe came in. He could tell it was a ghost because: First, it didn't have feet; second, it was floating; and third, there is no third. Old Saint Joe slowly floated over the bed sheet and pulled it off. Kevin got so scared, he fainted. While Old Saint Joe was approaching, he rushed out of the house.

Yi Cheng

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

The Haunted Delly House

...little Mary-Lou screamed with horror. Then, the room went black and she heard a ghostly voice. It said, "I'm the ghost of the haunted Delly house.''

Then everything was quiet. Suddenly, something flew down, snatched her and dropped her in a pit of bats.

Luckily, she escaped and ran out the door. As she ran, she looked back and saw 2-year-old Jimmy going in.

Claire Hohn

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

... out of the room came a big, huge monster! It ripped the door right off its hinges. It was thundering and lightning outside. There was a rumble and a shake. The monster went downstairs and outside and then he started tearing down the mansion. When he was done, he left and found a new home.

Abbie Eska

Grade 3

Emerson School

Bolton

The Crazy Old Lady

... a witch flew in front of the children and chased them around. She finally got tired and stopped. The children watched her pull off her head (a mask!) and tear off her dress. A female with gray hair and skin shriveled like prunes stood before them. Her eyes were so red and she wore an old T-short, torn-up jeans and worn-out sneakers. She started walking toward them...

Chloe Mitchell

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...my sister started to scream louder than she ever has. I screamed ghost! My mom came running. She looked around, then she said "there's no ghost.'' My mom suggested it was just dad. I looked down the staircase, it was dad! Then I knew it was dad who shut the door.

Zianna Gagliardi

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...I got trapped inside a closet. The only way out was the air duct, but before we climbed up a ladder. The flying dutch man sent in some slime and some creepers. He dumped water so we would drown. "Boom'' the creepers exploded, leaving flames everywhere. Then, mysteriously, a diamond sword fell out the air duct and a suit of armor. I put it on, ran outside and defeated the flying dutch man. Then I became the noble hero of Stuffington.

William Cormack

Grade 4

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...I was alone in my bedroom. A green, slimy ghost that looked like a monster was in the room. I ran and ran in circles until I ran out the door. My dad was standing outside the door. He went in the room and used a special spray to spray the ghost. The ghost got smaller and smaller until "Pop'' it was gone. My dad came out of the room and I was relieved.

Chad Cormack

Grade 2

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...I heard a noise, so I walked downstairs. I saw my dad getting a snack. I thought someone broke into my house. I looked away and he vanished. I went into his room and he was not there. When I went back downstairs and looked outside, his car was gone. Then I went to bed and when I woke up, he was back but screaming, "Help Me!''... There was blood dripping from his hands.

David Curran

Grade 4

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

... I heard a noise from outside. I looked outside and saw nothing. I thought I heard someone or something. Oh, well. Time to go to sleep. So, I went upstairs and, as soon as I was laying down, I heard this noise again. Something was stomping up the stairs. Now I'm super scared. It came into my room and jumped on me. It was my cat!

Jamie Fischer

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...I suddenly heard a howl! My best friend, Kat, heard it, too. I looked out the window. I saw red eyes staring at me. Then, I suddenly heard rustling in the woods. I was so scared, I almost fainted. Kat wants to hide. Then we saw mom rapping at the window, trying to come in. We found out it was mom all along. Whew, that was scary!

Natalie Davis

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...I heard a knock outside. I opened the door and found myself face-to-face with a blue ghost! Quickly, I slammed the door. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked back and a flying hand was floating in the air. I ran upstairs to my room. Then, all the lights went out. Then I heard a sound. I looked out the window. A zombie was digging in my yard. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep. The next morning, I went downstairs, but I realized it was still midnight. The zombie opened my door. It was heading straight toward me. Then, I fainted.

Kevin Lai

Grade 3

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...then it popped open and all the kids were sleeping. Then the ghost said "BOO'' and the kids started screaming "there's a ghost.'' So, the ghost hid under the bed and popped out and then the ghost went to the mom's room and she got scared.

Cullan Hastings

Grade 1

Clinton Elementary School

... I heard footsteps, closer, closer, closer and right up to me. I couldn't see anything, but I knew something was there.

"Hi,'' I managed to squeak.

"You . . . you come,'' it said.

It was serious. I had to go with it. I went with it. It walked me outside and into something like a tent.

"You stay here.''

It walked away and came back. Then it said, " My pet, hmph, HAHAHAHA!''

Aurora Becker

Grade 4

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

...I saw an apparition appear before me. I started to run away. I got to the next room and he was there again. I closed my eyes and I pretended it wasn't real. I opened them again and it was still there. It was real. I ran outside and it was nice. But inside it was a disaster. I went back inside and it wasn't there. At last he is gone yah!

Brad Ayotte

Grade 4

Florence Sawyer School

Bolton

Too Much Candy

...I was stuck in a haunted house on Halloween night. It was 11:50. I went to the door to go home, but it was a locked! So I decided to stay here for the night. It was 11:57. Two minutes have passed. It's 11:59. I just got...