The Pumpkin Patch Cryptid

An old legend circulates throughout the town during harvest time: a cryptid known as the Patch-Dweller. A creature that raids farms and gardens, devours their crops, and leaves nothing but scraps behind; the Patch-Dweller infamously frequents pumpkin patches, hollowing them out and leaving a black sludge behind inside - the only concrete proof of its existence. Almost none have seen it, with the few who have unable to catch a clear glimpse...

The harvest season has reached its peak, and 19 year-old Penny Shepherd has repeatedly found her crops devastated and ruined, her pumpkins broken and oozing with sludge. Suspecting the legend to be true, she goes out one night to investigate. The myth proves itself to be reality, and Penny finds herself face to face with the Patch-Dweller. Rather than fear, however, the sighting sparked Penny's interest and excitement. She prepares for her second close encounter with the cryptid, as so too were her own fantasies about to become a spicy reality.