The Harrowing Headless Horror!

Introduced by WQTE-TV horror host Flurnston Boils

Happy HELLoween, hungerers for horror! It wouldn’t be spooky season without a visit from your old Uncle Flurnston, so here’s a moldy old tale of terror I dug from the vaults titled… Terror is Served.


“What do you mean, you forgot?” shrieked Mrs. Wawa at her sheepish husband. It was the day of little Willie Wawa’s fifth birthday, and his parents were in a panic. “We’ve invited all his friends for a lavish party, and you forgot to call the caterers, put up the decorations, and hire the entertainment?! How will we get that done by tonight?”

As if to answer her frantic question, the doorbell rang. “Greetings, my name is Egghead McGee,” said the strange little man when they opened the door. “I am an itinerant jack-of-all-trades — clown, cook, and balloon artist extraordinaire — and I happened upon your lovely home in hopes you might have need of my services.”

Scarcely believing his luck, and having not read ahead to the end of this story, Mr. Wawa hired him and set him to work. Mrs. Wawa had her doubts, but when the party began, the strange little clown proved his worth. The guests laughed at his delightful antics, and his seemingly inexhaustible supply of streamers and balloons transformed the backyard into a festive funhouse.

“Now, while you pin the tail on the donkey, I will see to dinner.” And with that, he disappeared into the kitchen. The Wawas let out a sigh of relief. The day had been saved and everyone was happy, especially their beloved son… wait, where had Willie gone?

“I hope you’re all hungry!” said a voice from behind them.

And when they turned around, they saw…
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Tomb it May Concern

In hamlet and village ‘cross many a nation
We find fearless felines in grave situation
Within cemeteries aside ancient churches
Cats congregate in search of cool perches
For a crypt of concrete or a headstone of marble
Makes a soothing retreat to air out the harbles
So let’s hit the boneyard, that is if you’re willing
And enjoy this collection of cats who’re just chilling

in a graveyard, a black cat sits on a grave beneath an antique photograph of a woman. The cat is licking its face with its tongue.
I’m going to miss her. She was delicious.

Milano, Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, by Sven Kapunkt

a striped cat crouches on top of a tall headstone.
I prefer a high-rise, myself.

The cat of the cemetery, by Tambako the Jaguar

in a graveyard, a cat with orange fur sits on one of several tilted tombstones and looks down at the ground.
Wait, did something just move down there?

The Graveyard Cat, Saint Mary's Old Church Graveyard, Stoke Newington, by Loz Flowers, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Cemetery Cat, by Andrew Gustar

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Hellish Halloween Links!

Introduced by Flurnston Boils, host of WQTE’s “Horror Hoedown”

Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls! Help yourself to a handful from my haunted bowl of treats! I’ve got candy corn, Necco wafers, some menthol cough drops, a couple of cigarette butts — and these mind-bending links of cuteness to render you helpless with delight! BWAH-hah-hah!


And fatally: Miscellaneous Mayhem!

Double trouble…
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