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Haunted Hotel

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Haunted Hotel: The Master Key by Julie Hutchings

Welcome to day thirty-one of the Haunted Hotel Writer and Illustrator showcase! Happy Halloween! You can find a list of all participants here. Come back each day, the entire month of October for a scare! Today's story is here thanks to a master key, given out and forgotten about...until now.   "There's no such thing as ghosts, only the emptiness left behind. Everyone leaves. Like this place," the old man said, straining his thin neck as he craned his head to take in the bustling lobby and bar, the giddy line of people at the front desk. "If not for me, this[...]

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Haunted Hotel: Room 30 by Kim Plasket

Welcome to day thirty of the Haunted Hotel Writer and Illustrator showcase! You can find a list of all participants here. Come back each day, the entire month of October for a scare! Today's story comes from room #30! Looking back, I guess right away I knew something was  not right. I was going towards the hotel, a car was coming right at me. I swerved then I arrived at the hotel. Since I couldn’t recall the rest of the drive the fear gripped me by the throat, choking the very breath from my lungs. I pushed the fear aside as I tried to concentrate on the[...]

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Haunted Hotel: The Legend of Thornewood by Erica Secor

Welcome to day twenty-eight of the Haunted Hotel Writer and Illustrator showcase! You can find a list of all participants here. Come back each day, the entire month of October for a scare! Today's story comes from room #128.   The Legend of Thornewood     Medium: Pencil, ink, charcoal, & scratches on paper Original: 9 x 13.25    About the Artist & author Erica Secor writes middle grade horror and nonfiction humor. She frequently uses storyboarding to plot her novels. She has worked in higher education since 2006 and currently t[...]

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Haunted Hotel: Residents’ Bar by Ken Mooney

Welcome to day twenty-seven of the Haunted Hotel Writer and Illustrator showcase! You can find a list of all participants here. Come back each day, the entire month of October for a scare! Today's story comes from the residents' bar!   “So what’ll it be, sir?” The barman leans towards me with a smile: his blue eyes and his strong jaw remind me of the boyish looks I once had. But then again, everything reminds me of the past in some way. Every. Little. Thing. I shake my head and he raises an eyebrow as if to ask if I’m sure, but he’s already st[...]

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Haunted Hotel: Nature’s Call by Kristin Rivers

Welcome to day twenty-six of the Haunted Hotel Writer and Illustrator showcase! You can find a list of all participants here. Come back each day, the entire month of October for a scare! Today's story comes from room #04! She couldn’t contain the desire within her anymore like an animal wanting to break free, and that was when she found him. Sophie Roberts traveled to the Thornewood that day of her own accord, ignoring the stares and whispers following her out of town. She knew the stories, heard of them from the gossips in surrounding towns on her walks fo[...]