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Daniel thought his new trick-or-treating buddy had the best goblin
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costume he'd ever seen. Then Ivan stole his wagon of
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candy and vanished into the woods. Now the path home
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is gone. The games have begun, and candy isn't the
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only thing on the menu.
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Trick or treat. There's a chill in the air. Must
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be fall. Join me for a tale of Halloween.
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You will experience tales of horror, ghosts, and death. It
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is not recommended for the weak at heart, but who
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really listens to warnings anyway?
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This is Weekly Spooky. Hello, my spookies. It's the week
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before Halloween, and I hope you're enjoying a little bonus story.
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An extra scary, fun Halloween tale to go right after
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your horror history. I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Couto,
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and tonight, we're going trick-or-treating a little early, but don't worry.
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It'll be very worth it. But before we get to that,
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Just for you spookies to get more of the scares
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you love. Now, as for tonight... Remember when the biggest
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problem on Halloween was how much candy you could realistically carry?
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One bucket, one pillowcase, it was never enough. Daniel brings
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a wagon. He's 12, he's dressed as a wizard, and
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he has a neighborhood candy contest... He's dead set on winning.
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Then he meets Ivan. Pointed ears, yellow eyes, sharp little teeth,
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a fantastic costume. So convincing. And Ivan would love to
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tag along. And that is the trouble with Halloween, isn't it?
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Every other night, you'd run from something like that. But
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not tonight. Candy Hall by Tyler Belmont Halloween is a
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very special day for me. When I was a child,
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it was a true staple of magic and whimsy. A
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day when all the weirdos and monsters could come out
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to play. Everyone dressed up as whatever they wanted and
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was given candy. As the one kid who was frequently
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ridiculed for being different, I took great joy in the
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festive holiday. When I was 12 years old, our neighborhood
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had a big event planned. The one who scored the
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most candy would be given a grand prize of an
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all-expenses-paid trip to Disneyland. This was an offer one simply
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doesn't refuse at that age. Upon seeing this announcement, I
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knew I had to win that trip. For that year,
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I had decided to go out as a wizard of
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my own design I called myself Griffin Lightbeard. He was
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based on my D & D character at the time.
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I wore a red cloak, a long fake beard, and
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a pointed hat. After saying goodbye to my mom, who
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warned me not to stay out too late, I was
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off on my own. My parents were busy that particular year,
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which was why I went along by myself. Truthfully, I
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didn't mind. I was really excited to be on my
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own trick-or-treating for the first time. I was hell-bent on
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winning this event and getting the absolute most candy. I
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started going through as many houses as I could. I
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had brought a backpack and a red wagon along with me.
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It would have been nice to have a bike to use,
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but that would have meant I had less loot to carry.
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I lived in a vast cul-de-sac, so There would be
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no shortage of houses to check. At the time, this
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was one of the most fun nights I had ever
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had as a kid, but it was also one of
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the most frightening as well. I didn't believe in the
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supernatural as a kid. I loved the idea of ghosts, demons, monsters,
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and all that, but even as a child, I just
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intuitively knew that it was all make-believe. At least that
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was what I believed at the time. I was pulling
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my wagon down a steep hill and trying very carefully
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to not lose my grip on it and risk losing
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everything I had collected up to that point. Rather than
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directly pull it down, I shifted its direction to be
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in front of me instead of behind. That way I
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would be lowering it down and I could keep a
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better hold of it. As I was walking down, I
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noticed a small figure standing up ahead at the bottom.
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It was staring up at me with a devilish grin.
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It had pointy ears, sharp teeth, and big yellow eyes.
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It was dressed in a ragged jester costume. I was
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honestly kind of impressed with the look of it. When
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I finally reached the bottom, I approached them and told
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them how much I liked their outfit and that it
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looked very realistic. They were very excited. Thank you, thank you,
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wizard man. I love to play jester. I told them
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I was actually referring to their goblin costume. This threw
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them off for a moment as they stared back at me,
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frozen as if they were lost in thought and uncertain
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what to say next. Yes, yes, my goblin costume is
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so real it makes me want a hot meal, they
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exclaimed excitedly. I asked them what costume store they got
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it from, and they told me it was actually homemade.
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At the time, I had guessed that their parents must
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have been makeup and costume designers or something like Tom
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Savini or Rick Baker. I asked them how much candy
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they had managed to scoop up. So much candy! Enough
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for a lifetime! I asked them if they were partaking
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in the contest to go to Disneyland, and they said, Contest!
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Contest! So many prizes to be had!
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Run! Run! Or you'll be mad! He kept jumping up
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and down like crazy. I didn't really know what to
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make of this kid. He did seem to be alone,
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just like me. I told him my name was Daniel
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and asked what his name was. He stood there and
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thought for a second, then blurted out, Ivan! So I
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asked Ivan if He wanted to join me on my
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quest to get the most candy in the neighborhood. A
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request for a pilgrimage?
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What fun!
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Great, I said, and Ivan accompanied me to the next house.
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We were honestly making great progress. With all the candy
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we had stacked up in the wagon, it looked like
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a mini-mountain. As we reached the halfway mark through the neighborhood,
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things took a turn. Ivan was still chipper until he
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spotted a squirrel. He shrieked, Oh boy, fresh meat for me!
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He dashed after the squirrel, and I stood there confused
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about what he meant until he caught the squirrel and
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bit its head off. I was in complete shock. Like,
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did I really just witness that? My mouth dropped as
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I just stared at what I believed to be a
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weird kid chowing down on this squirrel like it was
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beef jerky. He threw the rest of the squirrel away
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and ran. back over to me with blood all around
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his mouth. That was a nice snack. Now let's get
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back on track. Right, I said nervously. I couldn't believe
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my eyes. Did I really just watch that? I wanted
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to shrug it off, but how could I? As we
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continued walking down the street, Ivan stopped and turned to
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face me. The race is on! He leaped and jumped
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all around, but now he was leaping almost six feet
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into the air. I was starting to get scared and
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knew that I needed to get away from this kid,
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whatever it actually was.
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Daniel, Daniel, it's time for a test. A test? I asked.
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What was he talking about? Pass my test and you
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can have all my candy. I still wasn't really following,
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so I asked what kind of test he had in mind.
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He leaped onto the wagon and took the handle. Into
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the woods! Find me!
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Attack! Flee!
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The choice is yours. Suddenly, he rode off with the
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wagon into the woods. I shouted for him to come
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back and followed him into the forest. To this day,
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I don't understand why I did this. It was obviously
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a bad move. I should have just said, screw it,
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forget the contest. But my desire to go to Disneyland
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greatly outweighed my fear of Ivan. So I followed him
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into the woods. I was surrounded by lots of dead
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leaves and trees. The sun was still setting, so it
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was nearly nighttime. The stars started to reveal themselves in
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the sky more clearly as I saw the full moon.
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I yelled out to Ivan, but got no response. I
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didn't know what to do. Just as I was about
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to turn around, I found that the way I had
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come had vanished. I know it sounds absurd, but so
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was chasing after a goblin stealing a wagon full of candy.
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I yelled out again to Ivan. First test, answer my riddle.
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Guess right, you go to the second test. Fail, I
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eat you. Yummy, yummy. My anxiety heightened at this point
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as I just wanted to go home. What is big
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and red and only comes once a year?
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Answer.
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Time is ticking. I started to think and frantically ran
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through every possibility I could think of in my head.
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Until, tick-tock, time is up. Santa! I shouted. Silence.
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I stood there, waiting for a reply. Yes, yes, Santa.
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Big hairy wizard comes once a year.
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What fun! I breathed a sigh of relief. Next test.
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Show no fear, for I am near. Turning in every
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general direction, I saw no sign of Ivan anywhere until
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I turned back to find myself face to face with
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the pesky trickster.
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Boo!
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I screamed and fell to the ground in shock and
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tried to catch my breath. Ivan just stared down at
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me with that Uncomfortable grin, leaning back and forth. Oh no,
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you failed, you failed, what to do, what to do? Please,
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I begged him, no more, I just want to go home. Home,
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no time for home, one more test awaits. I'm confused,
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I thought failing the test meant you were going to
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eat me. No, no, that was for the last test.
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I will not devour you if you lose the second test.
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Then what on earth was he going to do instead?
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I could only imagine it being far worse than eating
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me alive, so what now? I eat your share. He
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took a big gulp out of the pile of candy
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on the wagon. He chomped down on it as if
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it were his first meal in weeks. Yummy in the tummy.
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At this point, I wasn't even mad. I just wanted
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to go home and forget all about the contest. One
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more test. One more test. Did I even have a
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choice at this point? I spoke up and asked what
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the final test was. Find the exit.
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Go home. Be free.
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What happens if I can't find the exit?
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I asked.
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Trapped forever. My new best friend. I screamed in panic
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and frustration. I said, I hate this. I don't want this.
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I want to go home. This isn't fun anymore. Party pooper.
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Find the magic door or be trapped forever. Yay! What
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did he mean by magic door? Before I could even ask,
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he hopped on top of a tree branch. The test
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starts now.
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Run, run.
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Not much time left. He leaped off the tree branch
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and faded into the shadows. Wasting no time, I started
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running and looking in every direction for a door of
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any kind to escape through. I quickly realized I was
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just running around in circles. and knew there was no
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way in hell Ivan was ever going to let me leave.
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What could I do? All I had on me was
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a backpack full of candy. I started to get an idea.
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What if I could use my candy to somehow get
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Ivan to show me the way out? I shouted out
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to him, and sure enough he appeared on a tree
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branch and lay there like he was the Cheshire Cat.
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Time is ticking, friend. What do you want? I asked
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him what he wanted, and he had a very confused
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look on his face.
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Want?
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Ivan wants Daniel to stay forever. Maybe I'll eat Daniel,
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if Ivan is still hungry. I offered him a trade.
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If I gave him all the candy I had in
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my backpack, would he show me the door out of there?
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This intrigued Ivan as he started to think really hard
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about it. Or at least, I hope he was. No,
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Ivan doesn't want candy. My heart sank. I knew I
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was screwed no matter what I did. Does Daniel give
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up yet? I shouted back. No, I don't give up.
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and stared up at him. I shouted, I want to fight, Ivan.
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A slasher smile appeared on his face. and he screamed.
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Yay!
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Fun time!
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He leapt towards me, and I swung at him but
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missed as he leaped onto my back and started biting
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at my neck. I tried to grab at him, but
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he kept moving just out of reach, so I threw
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my body to the ground. We wrestled until I finally
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got the upper hand and punched him in the face
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with all my strength again and again till I could
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see blood dripping from his nose. He finally stopped fighting back,
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and I got to my feet. I turned around and
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saw that the exit I had come through was back.
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I was relieved, but before I could leave, I had
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one more thing I was set on doing. I looked
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down and realized the big stick I had used was
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broken in half. At my feet, I found an aluminum
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baseball bat. I wasn't sure where it had come from,
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but I happily picked it up and walked over to
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the badly beaten Ivan.
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Riddle me this. When is a croquet mallet like a
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billy club? When?
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The answer is, I raised the bat above my shoulders.
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Whenever you want it to be. That's one trick-or-treating, buddy, you...
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probably won't invite back next year. A very big thank
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you to Tyler Belmont for this candy haul unlike any other.
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Make sure you're subscribed because every day we have something
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while you put on your costume, apply the makeup, and
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fend off the little ghouls and goblins. But don't worry,
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they weren't lying when they said their costume was homemade.
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Daniel thought his new trick-or-treating buddy had the best goblin
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costume he'd ever seen. Then Ivan stole his wagon of
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candy and vanished into the woods. Now the path home
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is gone. The games have begun, and candy isn't the
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only thing on the menu.
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Trick or treat. There's a chill in the air. Must
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be fall. Join me for a tale of Halloween.
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You will experience tales of horror, ghosts, and death. It
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is not recommended for the weak at heart, but who
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really listens to warnings anyway?
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This is Weekly Spooky. Hello, my spookies. It's the week
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before Halloween, and I hope you're enjoying a little bonus story.
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An extra scary, fun Halloween tale to go right after
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your horror history. I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Couto,
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and tonight, we're going trick-or-treating a little early, but don't worry.
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It'll be very worth it. But before we get to that,
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I want to mention... the Weekly Spooky app has now
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Just for you spookies to get more of the scares
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you love. Now, as for tonight... Remember when the biggest
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problem on Halloween was how much candy you could realistically carry?
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One bucket, one pillowcase, it was never enough. Daniel brings
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a wagon. He's 12, he's dressed as a wizard, and
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he has a neighborhood candy contest... He's dead set on winning.
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Then he meets Ivan. Pointed ears, yellow eyes, sharp little teeth,
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a fantastic costume. So convincing. And Ivan would love to
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tag along. And that is the trouble with Halloween, isn't it?
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Every other night, you'd run from something like that. But
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not tonight. Candy Hall by Tyler Belmont Halloween is a
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very special day for me. When I was a child,
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it was a true staple of magic and whimsy. A
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day when all the weirdos and monsters could come out
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to play. Everyone dressed up as whatever they wanted and
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was given candy. As the one kid who was frequently
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ridiculed for being different, I took great joy in the
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festive holiday. When I was 12 years old, our neighborhood
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had a big event planned. The one who scored the
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most candy would be given a grand prize of an
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all-expenses-paid trip to Disneyland. This was an offer one simply
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doesn't refuse at that age. Upon seeing this announcement, I
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knew I had to win that trip. For that year,
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I had decided to go out as a wizard of
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my own design I called myself Griffin Lightbeard. He was
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based on my D & D character at the time.
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I wore a red cloak, a long fake beard, and
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a pointed hat. After saying goodbye to my mom, who
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warned me not to stay out too late, I was
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off on my own. My parents were busy that particular year,
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which was why I went along by myself. Truthfully, I
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didn't mind. I was really excited to be on my
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own trick-or-treating for the first time. I was hell-bent on
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winning this event and getting the absolute most candy. I
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started going through as many houses as I could. I
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had brought a backpack and a red wagon along with me.
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It would have been nice to have a bike to use,
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but that would have meant I had less loot to carry.
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I lived in a vast cul-de-sac, so There would be
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no shortage of houses to check. At the time, this
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was one of the most fun nights I had ever
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had as a kid, but it was also one of
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the most frightening as well. I didn't believe in the
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supernatural as a kid. I loved the idea of ghosts, demons, monsters,
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and all that, but even as a child, I just
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intuitively knew that it was all make-believe. At least that
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was what I believed at the time. I was pulling
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my wagon down a steep hill and trying very carefully
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to not lose my grip on it and risk losing
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everything I had collected up to that point. Rather than
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directly pull it down, I shifted its direction to be
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in front of me instead of behind. That way I
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would be lowering it down and I could keep a
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better hold of it. As I was walking down, I
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noticed a small figure standing up ahead at the bottom.
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It was staring up at me with a devilish grin.
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It had pointy ears, sharp teeth, and big yellow eyes.
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It was dressed in a ragged jester costume. I was
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honestly kind of impressed with the look of it. When
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I finally reached the bottom, I approached them and told
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them how much I liked their outfit and that it
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looked very realistic. They were very excited. Thank you, thank you,
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wizard man. I love to play jester. I told them
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I was actually referring to their goblin costume. This threw
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them off for a moment as they stared back at me,
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frozen as if they were lost in thought and uncertain
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what to say next. Yes, yes, my goblin costume is
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so real it makes me want a hot meal, they
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exclaimed excitedly. I asked them what costume store they got
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it from, and they told me it was actually homemade.
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At the time, I had guessed that their parents must
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have been makeup and costume designers or something like Tom
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Savini or Rick Baker. I asked them how much candy
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they had managed to scoop up. So much candy! Enough
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for a lifetime! I asked them if they were partaking
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in the contest to go to Disneyland, and they said, Contest!
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Contest! So many prizes to be had!
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Run! Run! Or you'll be mad! He kept jumping up
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and down like crazy. I didn't really know what to
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make of this kid. He did seem to be alone,
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just like me. I told him my name was Daniel
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and asked what his name was. He stood there and
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thought for a second, then blurted out, Ivan! So I
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asked Ivan if He wanted to join me on my
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quest to get the most candy in the neighborhood. A
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request for a pilgrimage?
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What fun!
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Great, I said, and Ivan accompanied me to the next house.
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We were honestly making great progress. With all the candy
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we had stacked up in the wagon, it looked like
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a mini-mountain. As we reached the halfway mark through the neighborhood,
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things took a turn. Ivan was still chipper until he
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spotted a squirrel. He shrieked, Oh boy, fresh meat for me!
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He dashed after the squirrel, and I stood there confused
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about what he meant until he caught the squirrel and
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bit its head off. I was in complete shock. Like,
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did I really just witness that? My mouth dropped as
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I just stared at what I believed to be a
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weird kid chowing down on this squirrel like it was
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beef jerky. He threw the rest of the squirrel away
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and ran. back over to me with blood all around
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his mouth. That was a nice snack. Now let's get
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back on track. Right, I said nervously. I couldn't believe
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my eyes. Did I really just watch that? I wanted
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to shrug it off, but how could I? As we
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continued walking down the street, Ivan stopped and turned to
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face me. The race is on! He leaped and jumped
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all around, but now he was leaping almost six feet
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into the air. I was starting to get scared and
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knew that I needed to get away from this kid,
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whatever it actually was.
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Daniel, Daniel, it's time for a test. A test? I asked.
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What was he talking about? Pass my test and you
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can have all my candy. I still wasn't really following,
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so I asked what kind of test he had in mind.
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He leaped onto the wagon and took the handle. Into
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the woods! Find me!
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Attack! Flee!
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The choice is yours. Suddenly, he rode off with the
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wagon into the woods. I shouted for him to come
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back and followed him into the forest. To this day,
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I don't understand why I did this. It was obviously
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a bad move. I should have just said, screw it,
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forget the contest. But my desire to go to Disneyland
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greatly outweighed my fear of Ivan. So I followed him
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into the woods. I was surrounded by lots of dead
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leaves and trees. The sun was still setting, so it
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was nearly nighttime. The stars started to reveal themselves in
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the sky more clearly as I saw the full moon.
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I yelled out to Ivan, but got no response. I
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didn't know what to do. Just as I was about
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to turn around, I found that the way I had
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come had vanished. I know it sounds absurd, but so
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was chasing after a goblin stealing a wagon full of candy.
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I yelled out again to Ivan. First test, answer my riddle.
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Guess right, you go to the second test. Fail, I
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eat you. Yummy, yummy. My anxiety heightened at this point
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as I just wanted to go home. What is big
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and red and only comes once a year?
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Answer.
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Time is ticking. I started to think and frantically ran
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through every possibility I could think of in my head.
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Until, tick-tock, time is up. Santa! I shouted. Silence.
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I stood there, waiting for a reply. Yes, yes, Santa.
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Big hairy wizard comes once a year.
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What fun! I breathed a sigh of relief. Next test.
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Show no fear, for I am near. Turning in every
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general direction, I saw no sign of Ivan anywhere until
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I turned back to find myself face to face with
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the pesky trickster.
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Boo!
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I screamed and fell to the ground in shock and
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tried to catch my breath. Ivan just stared down at
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me with that Uncomfortable grin, leaning back and forth. Oh no,
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you failed, you failed, what to do, what to do? Please,
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I begged him, no more, I just want to go home. Home,
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no time for home, one more test awaits. I'm confused,
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I thought failing the test meant you were going to
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eat me. No, no, that was for the last test.
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I will not devour you if you lose the second test.
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Then what on earth was he going to do instead?
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I could only imagine it being far worse than eating
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me alive, so what now? I eat your share. He
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took a big gulp out of the pile of candy
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on the wagon. He chomped down on it as if
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it were his first meal in weeks. Yummy in the tummy.
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At this point, I wasn't even mad. I just wanted
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to go home and forget all about the contest. One
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more test. One more test. Did I even have a
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choice at this point? I spoke up and asked what
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the final test was. Find the exit.
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Go home. Be free.
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What happens if I can't find the exit?
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I asked.
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Trapped forever. My new best friend. I screamed in panic
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and frustration. I said, I hate this. I don't want this.
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I want to go home. This isn't fun anymore. Party pooper.
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Find the magic door or be trapped forever. Yay! What
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did he mean by magic door? Before I could even ask,
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he hopped on top of a tree branch. The test
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starts now.
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Run, run.
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Not much time left. He leaped off the tree branch
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and faded into the shadows. Wasting no time, I started
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running and looking in every direction for a door of
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any kind to escape through. I quickly realized I was
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just running around in circles. and knew there was no
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way in hell Ivan was ever going to let me leave.
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What could I do? All I had on me was
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a backpack full of candy. I started to get an idea.
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What if I could use my candy to somehow get
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Ivan to show me the way out? I shouted out
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to him, and sure enough he appeared on a tree
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branch and lay there like he was the Cheshire Cat.
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Time is ticking, friend. What do you want? I asked
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him what he wanted, and he had a very confused
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look on his face.
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Want?
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Ivan wants Daniel to stay forever. Maybe I'll eat Daniel,
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if Ivan is still hungry. I offered him a trade.
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If I gave him all the candy I had in
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my backpack, would he show me the door out of there?
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This intrigued Ivan as he started to think really hard
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about it. Or at least, I hope he was. No,
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Ivan doesn't want candy. My heart sank. I knew I
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was screwed no matter what I did. Does Daniel give
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up yet? I shouted back. No, I don't give up.
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In fact, I grabbed the largest stick I could find
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and stared up at him. I shouted, I want to fight, Ivan.
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A slasher smile appeared on his face. and he screamed.
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Yay!
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Fun time!
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He leapt towards me, and I swung at him but
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missed as he leaped onto my back and started biting
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at my neck. I tried to grab at him, but
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he kept moving just out of reach, so I threw
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my body to the ground. We wrestled until I finally
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got the upper hand and punched him in the face
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with all my strength again and again till I could
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see blood dripping from his nose. He finally stopped fighting back,
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and I got to my feet. I turned around and
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saw that the exit I had come through was back.
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I was relieved, but before I could leave, I had
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one more thing I was set on doing. I looked
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down and realized the big stick I had used was
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broken in half. At my feet, I found an aluminum
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baseball bat. I wasn't sure where it had come from,
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but I happily picked it up and walked over to
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the badly beaten Ivan.
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Riddle me this. When is a croquet mallet like a
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billy club? When?
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The answer is, I raised the bat above my shoulders.
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Whenever you want it to be. That's one trick-or-treating, buddy, you...
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probably won't invite back next year. A very big thank
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you to Tyler Belmont for this candy haul unlike any other.
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Make sure you're subscribed because every day we have something
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Friday afternoon when we drop the second ever Weekly Spooky
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Halloween Radio, giving you a little something to jam to
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while you put on your costume, apply the makeup, and
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fend off the little ghouls and goblins. But don't worry,
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they weren't lying when they said their costume was homemade.
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That's something to, uh, well, chew on. And I want
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as October approaches, we'll be publishing more than just once
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Now it's time for me to get back to it.
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So many things to record, including a very special Thursday Thrillz.
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So see you tomorrow.
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For myself, for my executive producers, Rob Fields and bobbletopia.com,
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talk at you tomorrow.
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Thank you for listening. Make sure to find your way
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