The children approached, full of glee and sugar. This was the only house on the street that had made any effort for Halloween, so they were confident of a decent candy haul.
They knocked and the door creaked open slowly. They all gasped as a man who resembled Herman Muster appeared and stood there menacingly.
"Trick or treat," sang the children in unison.
The man stood stock still and didn't say a word.
After a minute of silence one of the children stepped forward.
"Mister? Are you OK?"
The man didn't budge.
"Come on, let's just go," suggested one of the children.
They turned and headed down the path towards the gate.
"No!" boomed the man.
The sky darkened and the temperature dropped. The children were all suddenly paralysed. The man's eyes glowed red. The children began to cry.
Two minutes passed and everything returned to normal - the temperature increased, the sky lightened, the man's eyes stopped glowing and the children were no longer paralysed.
The man smiled and reached behind the door for a huge bowl of sweet treats.
The children ran off before he could offer them anything and never went out on Halloween again.
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