Review: Short, haunting, Halloween tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2013
Wilbur's going to the Halloween ball but he doesn't expect to dance. Instead he'll watch, shy and lonely from a corner of the room. But the beautiful Jessica offers him a chance to shine in this haunting short story by Laura DeLuca.There's a nice blending of present and past in the telling of this tale. A shy modern guy stutters through the first pale motions of love, while a confident woman slips into the character of a memory from times gone by. When the crowded room becomes too much for them, Jessica leads Wilbur to her favorite studying spot. But what follows isn't at all what the young man expects.If you're looking for a scary Halloween story, I'd really recommend this. But don't dress up as a vampire--you might attract the wrong attention.Disclosure: This short story was offered free so I jumped at the chance to read it.