Darkness slithered in like an unctuous serpent, enigmatic, noxious and malevolent.  It quickly suffocated the light and all that was good and decent.  Evil could be done in the shadows.  Trickery and thievery thrived there.   In honor of Halloween, and all things cryptic, dark, and wicked, I offer you…

In honor of Halloween, and all things cryptic, dark, and evil, I offer you a frightening tale.  A tale so horrifying and blood curdling, the faint of heart may want to read through the safety of their cuffed hands.  Scarier still, the tale is true… Lurking in just about every…