31 Short Horror Stories for Halloween

Beautiful

She was very beautiful but he could see she was lonely. The woman was in her late thirties, or perhaps her early forties. That's the age when no one at the bar buys you drinks anymore. He felt so bad for her that he took his drink and sat down next to her. He asked her what her favorite drink was, and ordered it. She really was a charming woman and they hit it off immediately.

She talked; about her kids who didn't call, about her failed marriage, about her job that she hated. He bought her drinks and she opened up.

'I want to feel young again' she said, 'I want to feel alive'

So he took her for a drive. He'd only had one drink himself. His car was big and shiny, and new, and it enthralled her like a child seeing a brand new toy. They drove around for a while and then she leaned in to him, 'let's go to your place'.

He obliged and soon they were pulling into the massive driveway of his mansion. The staff had long gone home and they had the house to themselves. He put on some music, made her a special drink, and they danced. She looked so lovely dancing and twirling, and smiling.

'Let's go upstairs' she said with a girlish giggle. She was feeling very young. He carried her up the stairs and laid her down on his large bed. She had gotten very sluggish and the second her back touched the soft mattress, she closed her eyes. He didn't' wake her. She looked perfect, like a picture. He let her drift further and further into her sleep.

He would kill to be this beautiful. In fact, he thought as he took out his favorite scalpel and began cutting her face off, he just had.