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I Know What Night It Is. . . .

You’ve been to the Pumpkin Room before and know what to expect. To get to my spooky mansion, you must find your way through the dark forest. Only at night. Alone. In secret. You tell no one. For who could really understand why you want—no, why you need—to hear more stories of darkness and woe.

The Pumpkin Hour

You're wandering around in the forest in the middle of the moonlit night--just what ARE you doing--and you stumble upon a mansion. Impossible! The Seed Reader answers the door and invites you inside. He leads you by candlelight to the Pumpkin Room, which looks like a library except instead of books there are pumpkin seeds. . . everywhere. Inside the pumpkin seeds are stories known only to him. . . .

Stay a while and listen....

So, you have gone and done it, haven't you? You went seeking more spookiness from the one and only Seed Reader. All his scary stories are stored safely inside of pumpkin seeds in the Pumpkin Room, which lies somewhere deep inside of his dark forest mansion. He has been waiting, and he has 13 more creepy tales he would like to share...with you. 

The Pumpkin Room

There is a mansion somewhere in the middle of a dark and dense forest...and there is a light on, as if your visit is expected. Inside is the Seed Reader. he can talk to spirits, even spirits of jack-o'-lanterns. He collects their stories of dread and sorrow and stores them in his library of pumpkin seeds. He has carved out another 13 tales of woe...just for you.

Pumpkin Spirits

Welcome to the Pumpkin Room...Here you'll find the Seed Reader, curator of the largest collection of spooky Halloween stories known to man or spirit. He has picked 13 of his most frightening to share...with you...

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About the author

A lifelong pumpkin fan and ghost enthusiast, Mark Milbrath is thrilled to finally be using his overly-active imagination through words and stories. Mark has already had plenty of experience using his imagination through numbers; he’s worked for many years as a TV meteorologist and commercial real estate appraiser… Other than writing, Mark enjoys playing the guitar, tennis, stargazing, walking in the woods, frequenting pumpkin patches and the occasional late-October haunted house.