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RUE MORGUE’S 24 Days of Halloween Toys Mystery Calendar: DAY 19

By PAUL “NOMAD” NICHOLASI 

Greetings to all Spooky Kids! Today is DAY 19 of our 24 Days of Halloween Toys Mystery Calendar! Each day from now ’til the high holiest of creepy days, you’ll be able to click on a vid below and reveal the TERRORS that hide beneath … on the lazy Susan … OF DOOOOM!!!

Disclaimer: RUE MORGUE is not responsible for anyone’s brain exploding from fright. Thank you for watching!

Which Witch is Which?

Abigail Gardner was a mischievous witch who mostly worked for the good of a small village at the base of her hillside home. When she wasn’t healing the sick, her favorite pastime was vengeance – in the form of medieval supernatural trolling. The uppity, holier-than-thou ministers, the nosey women folk who spread baseless rumors, the traveling soldiers who attempted to skip out on a lady of the evening’s bill, all would face the wrath of Abigail, and she found the most ingenious ways to inflict massive public humiliation on her targets. As expected for the time, Abigail eventually crossed the wrong holy hypocrite and decided her welcome was worn out. Wielding ancient magics, Abigail transported herself to the 1980s where, surprisingly, she blended in with barely an eye batted in her direction. In this modern world, her services proved extremely lucrative! After a time, Abigail found a way to use her gifts. And so her newest business began cranking out traditionally spooky witch decorations for Halloween. Their eyes lit up, their arms stretched out with glowing skulls in their hands and most importantly, they listened… When the deadly decorations heard their owners talking about a human deserving of a lesson in humility, Abigail slipped into the toy’s body and went to work.

Check back here every day until Halloween for more unspeakable playthings!

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