The Murder House

Kyle Petras

9/16/15

Ms. Gubanich

Western Lit

The Murder House

It was a dark and cold halloween evening.  Everyone’s house was lit up with orange and purple lights with carved pumpkins on their porches.  Little John was returning home from a very successful night of candy obtaining.  He took a new route this halloween different from previous years.  He wanted to try something new.  The sun was well past it’s bed time and ironically it was a full moon.  Johnny passed a peculiar driveway that he had not seen.  As a 12 year old, he was curious as any other 12 year old would be, so he entered the iron cast gates.  The driveway was littered with leaves and dead branches.  At the end of the driveway lay a house, a bit crooked to the left.  John thought this was an opportunity to explore.  Not only did John love exploring, he had packed a flashlight for the evening hours.  The front porch creaked with every step John took.  The front door was massive in size with a large stone gargoyle looming over the entrance.

John pulled the handle for the doorbell and soon after, the door squeaked open.  As the door reached it’s limits, it sent a loud crack through the main foyer.  John, with excitement, entered the house not knowing what to expect.  The only source of light was the moon.  His curiosity led him straight up the stairs.  At the top it led to two hallways, one leading to the left, and the other to the right.  Johnny chose the right.  He peered down and saw a light on in one of the rooms.  He could also hear the sound of a shower.  He creeped closer and closer expecting to find only a person.  He looked into the bathroom to find what he had not expected.  John saw the most grotesque creature he had ever seen.  Not human nor animal.  It wasn’t until the realty agent came to show the well known murder house to her next buyers that the body of John Scarlett was found dead in the bathroom of 237 Manor Way, “The Murder House”.