Thank you for reading my
Hallowe'en Story Submission
. It was a fun and interesting little yarn that seemed to grow from the idea of a short quick story to something more. Completely concerned with incestuous sex, magic, occult, mild torment, and a few twists and turns along the way, probably deserves more chapters and pages. I hope that you enjoy it, and appreciate reading and all of your comments.
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Trollskogen is an enchanted mystical forest in Sweden, translated as "troll's forest." One wonders what blend of magic might occur should an ancient occultist and sexual magician bring his book of spells to Massachusetts, the home of mystical mysterious witchcraft.
-All characters in this story fantasy are over the age of eighteen-
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Chapter 1 -- Apollyon Gift Shoppe
Two of the figurines framed behind the nearly opaque leaded glass storefront appeared to be suitably frightening, to Savannah.
Maybe an occult curio shop will have something scary that Grandpa can add to his collection of Halloween decorations this year.
Apollyon Gift Shoppe looked like a weathered old knick-knack store that could have been found in a Hogwarts scene or at best some dark Blackpool alley, not North Adams Massachusetts.
Savannah would have been left behind completing college entrance exams if she wasn't so bright, so was betting her grandfather would be both shocked to see her this time of year and excited that she's bringing a gift. Especially for Halloween.
"Jesus!" Savannah jumped and sidestepped a jet-black inch and a half cockroach dashing from under the Barnwood entrance door. She trembled for a moment. "You'll have to be bigger than that to scare a New Yorker!" Her Manhattan accent yelled at the skittling beetle. "That's it go hide around the corner or I'll stomp you!"
Hurriedly she yanked on the poorly fastened handle of the shop entrance Quaint! I guess they don't have door repair people in this part of Massachusetts.
Savannah had a habit of vocalizing her inside voice too much at the best of times. Any nervousness meant her inside voice was directly hotwired to her outside voice. A clattering noise behind seemed to mean the door closed without falling off its saggy hinges. "Hell-ohhhhhhh!" She extended her vowels to the right side of the store where there appeared to be someone.
A lanky six-foot-something grey man stood from behind the cluttered glass counter. "Welcome, miss." A hypnotic deep baritone voice emanated from his pale wrinkly lips.
"I love your dΓ©cor." Savannah darted her eyes trying to find something distinct among the clutter. "It's like Art deco meets Junkyard Wars." Funny it's oddly sensual in here though... albeit a little musty.
Her sarcasm was unabsorbed by the shopkeeper. "Is there something I can help you find miss?" His tone remained deep and unattenuated.
A few rather horrifying figurines came into focus. "See- yes- well- My Grandfather,' Savannah stretched her words as if he was hard of hearing, then rattled on patronizingly, "Well he decorates like the Griswolds. You know Griswolds? National Lampoon, Christmas? Only for Halloween, and I was looking for something, to decorate. For him. You know?"
"Decorations, yes miss. Please follow me." The tall grey man weaved through the narrow store aisles without disturbing a trinket. "Your grandfather's name Miss?"
"Has anyone ever told you that you look like Lurch from the Adams Family?" Savannah rambled inconsiderately. "I mean not in a bad way, just resemblance! No offense, I mean he was famous, back in the day!"
"No miss." He raised his caterpillar-thick grey eyebrows.
"Oh yes, his name. Kardec. His last name, I mean." Savannah gave him an inquisitive stare. I have a really strange feeling about this guy. Is he an old pervert or what?
"Yes, Mister Kardec," the man beckoned to a corner shelf, "Your grandfather is named after a Swedish spiritualist."
"That's right, not many people know that- Swedish" Savannah pushed one hip to the side, "and the boys at college think I look like Helena Mattsson, and she's Swedish."
"You are a pretty girl, miss," He pulled a trophy-sized statue from the shelf. "Perhaps this one."
Savannah's eyes open wide, "Oh it's- and it has um- and um-"
"It's our lord miss." He extended his hand to hers, letting Savannah touch the statue.
"It's the devil, isn't it. With horns and um- horny, I mean there's a big dick on it." The wickedly gleeful red satanic creature sported an upcurved phallus twice its body length. Touching it was oddly relaxing to her. "It's cute, I mean I might buy it for myself, but I don't know if my grandpa would put it with his other trick-or-treat decorations."
"Perhaps inside Miss."
"What is this one?" Savannah picked up another statue, of a man and woman sitting on a tree-trunk-sized cock.
"It's early Peruvian sexual art miss." He directed a little further down the aisle, "Perhaps something from here, would be suitable for the time of celebration."
Savannahs eyes locked on an utterly graphic large sexual statue of a multi-horned demon-like creature penetrating a large breasted girl with a weaving snake-like cock. "What is THIS?" God that's kind of hot! I wonder if grandpa would get turned on?