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One afternoon at the local ghost hangout…
“How is the new resident, Wilbur?”
“Terrible. I haven’t been able to scare him at all.”
“Really? What have you tried?”
“I started with some creepy oooh-ing at midnight.”
“Ah, the classics. That usually works.”
“Not on this guy.”
“What else?”
“I did the painting with eyes that follow you around.”
“Ha, ha! I love that one. It’s a slow-burner. They aren’t sure if they are actually seeing it happen.”
“He just waved.”
“Hmm. Did you try the empty rocking chair trick?”
“I did. His cat jumped off the chair and hid under the bed. But he just laughed.”
“That’s rough.”
“I was furious. I started flicking the light switch on and off so fast it looked like a strobe light. The guy had the nerve to get up and do some disco moves.”
“No way.”
“Yeah. Then he said, ‘Dude, you are going to have to do better than that. I grew up reading Stephen King and watching slasher flicks.’”
