Monday, April 13, 2009

COUNT ME OUT: A 100-WORD HORROR STORY

The Count stood, his full height looming over Van Helsing. No escape... and yet the fabled vampire-hunter stood his ground.

“Doctor Van Helsing,” intoned the Count in a quiet voice that carried the accent of Transylvania. “I almost regret that I must kill you. You have always been a worthy opponent. A gentleman with a boutonnière!

“What kind of flower is that, anyway?” He leaned in for a closer look...

...and was rewarded with a squirt in the eye. Dracula screamed in agony, his body dissolving into a thick mist.

“It’s a rose,” replied Van Helsing. “A stinking rose.”

[The topic of Weekly Challenge #156 at the 100 Word Story Podcast is “The Stinking Rose.”]

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