Stories Of Horror

Scary Man

"Scary Man"

"Robyn, come in here!"

"What have I told you about leaving lights on in the house? You know whenever you leave a room, you turn the lights off."

"But it wasn't me Daddy, I swear. It was the Scary Man!"

This should be interesting. Robyn always had an active imagination; ever since she used to play practical jokes on her toys and imaginary friends, I noticed how well she could handle her creativity. It was only until recently she used this to get out of trouble.

"The Scary Man can only get us when a room is dark, Daddy. But the light doesn't hurt him. It's just that he can't grab us and take us when lights are on."

"So you admit to leaving the lights on, then? You did it to be safe? From this Scary Man?"

"No, I didn't do it. It was him! That's his trick! When we leave a room and turn off the lights, he reaches around and turns them back on. We look around the bright room and get confused because we thought we turned the lights off. When we go back to turn the light off again, he is ready for us. As soon is thee light is off he is right in front of our faces and that's when he grabs us. The Scary Man can only get us if we turn off a light he turned back on."

As I was about to begin my speech about the electricity bill, I stopped. I put my book down and sat up on the couch. I didn't realise until now that every light in the house was on.