Nov. 5, 2025

Gone Hunting: Werewolf Revenge Under a Full Moon

Gone Hunting: Werewolf Revenge Under a Full Moon
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Werewolf horror collides with hunting gone wrong in a full-moon revenge tale that turns a quiet farmhouse into a home-invasion nightmare. Two friends take a shot in the dark woods and trigger a relentless payback—amber eyes at the window, claws at the door, and a family debt that must be paid before dawn.

Expect cinematic suspense, survival horror, and a sharp morality play about guilt, guns, and what stalks the tree line when the moon is high. This Weekly Spooky horror podcast episode delivers a tightly wound scary short story with werewolves, transformation, and folklore-tinged terror—perfect for fans of audio horror and creature features. Follow, rate, and share to keep the fear flowing—new nightmares every week on Weekly Spooky.

Gone Hunting — by Morgan Moore

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A crack of gunfire splits the trees, something falls, something

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that was a wolf and then it wasn't. By nightfall,

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there's a knock at the door, a father asking for

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his boy back. The moon is full and the woods

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are listening.

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raising story to make sure you feel afraid to go

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for tonight, imagine the woods after sundown, where every branch

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looks like a claw and every shadow breathes. Two hunters

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take their shot, only to learn they weren't the only

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predators in the wilderness. What if the thing you wounded

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could wear a child's face. What if his family could

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find your home and your child before dawn gone hunting

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by Morgan Moore. The sounds of repeated cracks pierced through

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the area. You hit it, RJ exclaimed emphatically. Mitchell McCormick

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grinned as he looked at his friend. The sounds had

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come from his rifle. Mitchell and R Jay were out

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hunting and the day had been rather lackluster. It was

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near twilight and they were close to leaving their hiding

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spot when RJ spotted movement in the distance. It was

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unclear what kind of animal it was, but it was

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worth a shot. Mitchell had tracked the movement through his

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scope while R Jay tried to follow more closely with

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his binoculars. It had been a hard prize to track,

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even with both of their eyes on it. Whatever it

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was had moved quickly, almost inhumanly fast. What finally gave

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it away was a small glimpse of fur. It wasn't much,

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but it was all Mitchell needed. After all, hunting was

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his family's pastime and he had learned it at an

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early age. Let's go claim our prize, Mitchell said, and

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the two hunters descended from their perch and headed towards

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their kill. The two men approached the spot where they

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determined the animal had been shot. To their surprise, it

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wasn't there. Instead, they found a trail of blood. Must

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have had enough strength left to try and escape. RJ said,

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try is the key word. If those shots didn't get it,

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the next one will, Mitchell said, as he playfully held

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up his rifle. RJ chuckled. The duo headed down the

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path of blood stained earth, with the amount of red

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growing in volume. As they moved on, Mitchell noticed that

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not only did the amount increase, but the way it

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was lying on the ground became more and more sporadic.

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Whatever he had hit must have in its escape thrashed

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around on the ground. More than likely, he hadn't hit

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any vital organs, and the animal was in agonizing pain.

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It wouldn't have to suffer much longer, though, he thought

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to himself. Their path soon came to an end, and

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what they saw caught them off guard. It was not

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at all what they had expected to find. What was

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lying on the ground, quivering and writhing in pain was

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and in human sight, but also human. Dear God, RJ began,

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before stopping to vomit. God has nothing to do with this,

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Mitchell continued. Prey was something that looked like an average wolf,

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which wouldn't be too out of place. After all, the

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hunting grounds were located in a forest, which made it

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plausible that a wolf could wander in and become a trophy.

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But this dying beast was not an average wolf. While

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it had wolf like features, it was also clearly something

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akin to a human, and it was becoming more so

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as the seconds passed. R J and Mitchell watched in

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disgusted horror as the creature morphed into a more human shape,

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a smaller shape. What lay before them now was a

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child of no more than ten years old, whimpering, naked

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and bleeding out What the actual hell is that? R

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J exclaimed, I couldn't tell you, Mitchell responded hoarsely, how

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does what I? R J couldn't find the words. Mitchell

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just stared at the sight before him. The child continued

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to whimper. Mitchell gulped hard and turned his head away.

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R J looked at him, eyes wide in disbelief, knowing

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what was coming cracks. The whimpering stopped. Let's get this

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to the truck. We can handle it when we get

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back to my place, Mitchell instructed coldly, He slung the

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strap of his rifle over his shoulder and approached the body.

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R Jay moved and took hold of the feet, Mitchell

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taking hold under the arms. They hoisted it up and

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carried it to Mitchell's truck, throwing it in the bed

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with their gear. Mitchell then took a tarp he had

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lying in the corner of the bed and draped it

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over the body. The pair got in the pickup and

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drove off, leaving the hunting grounds behind them in a

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cloud of dust. An hour later, Mitchell pulled into his driveway.

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R J and he looked around the area before getting

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out of the truck and picking up the body. Cautiously.

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They carried it into a shed and laid it on

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the ground. What now, r J asked, solemnly. We leave

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it here for now we go in have dinner, and

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when Jude and Sam go to sleep, we bury. Mitchell explained,

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bury it where RJ questioned, anywhere worry about it later,

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Mitchell said, Before leaving the shed, RJ looked at the

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tarp covered body and then followed his friend out. The

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sun was only a soft pink glow as the mccormicks

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and r J sat down at the dinner table, Mitchell

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ate his food slowly and quietly, only speaking when his wife, Jude,

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asked him the occasional question. RJ picked at his food,

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the image of the dead boy still fresh in his mind.

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His stomach reacted in disgust. Jude began to notice as

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dinner went on. Everything all right, Jude asked, Oh, yeah,

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just kinda not all that hungry, I guess, r J said,

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with barely any thought or attachment to the conversation. Is

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something wrong. I've never seen you barely eat, especially when

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it's something I make, She said, don't mind him. He

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fell into a deer while we were out, Mitchell explained.

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He glanced at RJ to keep him in line. Yeah,

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I fell into some deer that had been eaten away.

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Had to wash up at a pond nearby, RJ added.

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Sam the mccormicks four year old pushed his face into

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his plate. When he brought his head back up, it

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was covered in the group's dinner. Fell like that, he asked.

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The adults laughed at the child, Yeah, something like that,

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RJ told the tike, his spirits rising a little for

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the moment. Their laughter was interrupted by a thunderous knock

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at the door. The table went quiet as they listened,

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the knock coming in intervals of five. R J turned

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to look at Mitchell. Mitchell sat there quietly and sternly.

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The knocking continued. Well, since nobody else wants to get it,

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Jude finally said, breaking the silence, Jude leaves the table

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and heads to the front door in the other room.

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From their seats, Mitchell and RJ hear her open the

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door and speak with whoever is there. Their words were

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too quiet to hear, but the voice Jude spoke to

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was clearly masculine. Mitchell, somebody wants to see you, she

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called from the other room. Who is it, he asked,

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A mister Holloway. He says it's something hunting related, Jude replied.

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Mitchell and r J looked at each other. The duo

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slowly stood up from their seats and made their way

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to the living room. When they reached the door, Jude

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left them standing. There was a tall, muscular man, dressed

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as if he had just walked out of a classic Western.

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His skin was tanned and his features were dark the eyes, though,

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Something about his eyes made the two men feel like

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they were being set ablaze. May I help you, Mitchell

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asked the man. Indeed, my name is Thomas. Earlier today

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you two were out hunting. You shot something you shouldn't have,

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Thomas explained. And just what would that be? Mitchell questioned,

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My boy, Thomas said bluntly. The two men look at

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their visitor. Mitchell stands cool and collected, and he shock

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that he had was well hidden. R J, however, was

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struggling to keep it together. Thoughts of what might happen

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played out in his head. Sweat flowed from his pores,

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and his body began to shake. He looked over at

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Mitchell and found him staring back. Disgusted, RJ's eyes drifted

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to the stranger he was staring him down. Don't pay

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any attention to my friend here. He's got a stomach bug,

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Mitchell explained. Thomas scoffed at the explanation. Is that so, yeah,

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had a bad burrito off a food truck earlier? RJ

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stammered out. Sure. Back to the matter at hand, my

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boy give him back, Thomas commands. Now, exactly why do

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you think we have him? Mitchell asked. Thomas stepped up

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into Mitchell and RJ's faces. Look, I know what you did.

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You shot my boy dead, then you brought him back

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here and hit him. This is your last chance to

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do the right thing. Give me my son or else.

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His words were direct and filled with threatening menace. R

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J felt himself shrink at them, and found that he

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was no longer filled with anxiety about being found out,

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but instead with fear of what this man was going

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to do. The complete opposite of him was Mitchell. He

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smirked a little and stared down at Thomas. You don't

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scare me. You have nothing anyway. If you did, you

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would have brought the police with you. But by all means,

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keep threatening me, my friend and my family. I have

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your boy. You say you think I have his dead

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little body hidden somewhere, then by all means look for it.

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He won't find anything, and then I'll have you arrested

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for harassment. Better yet, I'll shoot you dead for your threats,

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and everybody will say I simply stood my ground your call.

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The two men continued staring each other down, neither wanting

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to give an inch. R J stood there watching as

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the two carried on, waiting and praying that someone, something,

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would put an end to this. He got his wish daddy,

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can we play? Sam ran up to his father and

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locked his arms around Mitchell's legs. The child then looked

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up at Thomas, the stranger staring down at him. Mitchell

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looked from his son to the man who was threatening

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himself and his family. Who are you, Sam asked a friend.

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Thomas replied he looked over his shoulder and watched as

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the son started to see. Just remember you had your

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chance with that. Thomas turned around and left. Daddy. Sam asked, Yeah, Samo,

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we'll play. I'll meet you out back, Mitchell told him.

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Sam ran off, squealing in delight. Mitchell closes the front

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door and turns to look at RJ. What are we

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going to do? He asked. You're going to stay here

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tonight and we're gonna wait for this asshole to show up,

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Mitchell explained. Crickets chirped as night drifted along. Inside the

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McCormick's living room, sat Mitchell and RJ, each with a

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cup of coffee and ale. After their visitor had left,

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the duo took care of the body, burying it far

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out in a field behind the McCormick's house. They planned

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to simply wait and see if Thomas would show up

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and make good on his threat. If he did, Mitchell

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planned on dealing with it. RJ, though, was uneasy about

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the whole thing. To him, they should have simply confessed

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their crime to haul away, and whatever would happen would

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simply happen. But Mitchell wouldn't allow it. He wanted the thing,

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the situation, everything to be buried and long gone so

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everyone could move on. R J knew Mitchell would easily

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get on with life. He wouldn't, though the sight he

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saw earlier in the day would stay with him forever.

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RJ couldn't get the image of the boy, the thing

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out of his head. He never would. Guilt flowed through him,

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and as the night went on, he felt an overwhelming

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desire to either run or turn the rifle on himself.

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He felt disgusted with what they had done and told

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himself that when he went home, his friendship with Mitchell,

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his association with the mccormicks were done. A wall clock

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ticked away, and r J found himself looking at it.

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Its hands told him that it was half past one

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in the morning. Sunrise was still a while off, and

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he hoped that that might be the end of the situation.

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Whether or not Holloway would come back, he decided would

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not be his problem. Once morning came and he was

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able to distance himself from Mitchell. Are you awake, Mitchell

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asked his friend, catching him staring at the clock in

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a trance. Yeah, just see in what time it is.

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RJ replied, you better not fall asleep. His friend said,

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Mitchell wasn't just telling him, he was commanding him Mitchell,

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r J said, Yeah, what are you going to do

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if he doesn't come tonight? Forget about the whole thing

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and move on. What I mean is, how do you

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know if he doesn't come tonight that he won't keep

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it up? He could try to start something whenever or

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wherever I'll be ready, Mitchell responded coldly. RJ sighed, is

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it really going to be that simple? Though? We don't

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even know? He stopped midward as a cry tore through

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the house. The two men stood up. R J wanted

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to ask where it came from, but had no chance

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before Mitchell raced out of the living room and was

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bee lining to the stairs. R J followed after him

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and did so until the duo were in Sam's room.

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The window was smashed open and Sam's bed was empty,

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with his blanket and sheets thrown about. Jude came running

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up behind them and pushed her way into the room.

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At the sight of the empty bed and smashed window,

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her face twisted into horror and her knees shook until

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they gave out. The distraught mother fell, unable to scream

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for how terrible the situation was. R Jay went to

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lay a hand on Jude's shoulder to try and comfort her,

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but was whisked away by Mitchell, the latter dragging the

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former back down the stairs and out the front door.

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Where are we going? R Jay asked after them. Mitchell replied,

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and while tempted to question who exactly they were, r

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J knew he meant Holloway and Sam. The two stopped

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once outside and listened for any sign of where to

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go next. Their answer came from a scream, and in

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an instant, Mitchell was sprinting off behind the house and

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into the countryside. R J looked to his friend and

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then to the truck they used earlier in the day.

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Two thoughts entered his head. Take the truck and get

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the hell out, or use it to cover more ground.

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As much as he wanted to leave, Mitchell and distance

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himself from the whole affair. It was Sam who was

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in danger, Little Samo, whom r Jay had known since

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he was born and was a surrogate uncle too. He

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returned to the house and got the keys to the truck,

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then raced like a madman to it. Inside he turned

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the key and brought the vehicle to life, before speeding

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off into the darkness of the country. Mitchell charged through

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the country in pursuit of Sam, his son, the scream

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being his only guide as to what direction to go.

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He had to give Holloway credit for not only making

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good on his threat, but for the extremity of how

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he was going about it. Unfortunately for him, however, his

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only reward would be a bullet or two punching through

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his head. Mitchell looked briefly at the full moon in

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the sky before another scream directed his attention to a

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line of trees. His brain didn't have to do much work,

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and before he knew it, his legs were carrying him

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to the tree line, passed it, and forward deeper into

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the wilderness. Soon he found himself in a small clearing

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encircled by trees, the sky clear as day above. Those

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details were trivial, though most important to Mitchell was that

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in the clearing with him was Holloway. There you are,

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you son of a bitch. He greeted his enemy harshly

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and raised his rifle and set aim. It might be night,

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but I have a scope to help me see you

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in the dark. I've been waiting for you, McCormick, Holloway said, calmly.

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He was shirtless. He also noticed no sign of the boy.

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Where's my son? Mitchell demanded. It isn't important, Holloway answered,

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I beg to differ, asshole. You broke into my home

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and took my kid. Where the fuck is he? Mitchell

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fired back. Holloway scoffed, I seem to remember you not

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wanting to be quick to answer questions like that when

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I first visited you. What's your point? The point is

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you know what I want, so I'll ask you again.

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Where is my son's body? Holloway demanded, and something in

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his voice sent shivers down Mitchell's spine. I told you,

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I don't know what you're talking about. Mitchell was determined

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not to say what happened, even if it killed him.

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Holloway sighed, it appears we're at an impasse. Then I'll

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ask you one more time, and your answer is going

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to be what decides how the rest of your night goes.

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So I suggest you think long and carefully about how

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you answer, where is my son's body? Mitchell believed what

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Holloway said. Something in the air hunter's instinct if you

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will told him that something was about to happen. Internally,

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he found himself at a crossroads of either owning up

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to the hunting accident, which was now surely going to

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look like murder due to his actions, or continuing to

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deny it happened at all. The only problem was Sam

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wasn't accounted for. If Mitchell continued to hide the truth,

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knowing where or how his boy was was going to

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be nigh impossible. Holloway made that much clear, but maybe

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there was a middle ground he could use to his advantage.

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What would you say to a compromise, Mitchell asked, Oh,

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Holloway replied, I think you and I both know what

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happened earlier today, and that means you and I know

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how unique this situation is. Let's stop pretending that we don't.

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So I tell you what. If you tell me where

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my boy is, I'll tell you where yours is. We

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both get what we want without any bullshit. Sound like

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a deal. Crickets chirped in the night, as the only

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breakers of the silence between the two men. Through the scope,

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Mitchell could see that Holloway was putting some thought into

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the offer. A small smirk formed across his lips, and

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Mitchell became suddenly aware of the area growing quiet, it

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animals seeming to evacuate the scene. McCormick, I must admit

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you're dumber than I thought. Trying to phrase what I've

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been telling you as if it was your idea, just

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because of how unique the situation is shows just how

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little you actually know of it, and just how bad

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off you are. Nature seemingly ceased then, and everything was

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still deathly still. Mitchell had lived through moments like this

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when out on a hunt. There were moments when one

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would become hyper aware and it was as if they

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had slowed time and everything else normally. Mitchell had experienced

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that when in the position of the hunter. Now he

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felt as if he was being hunted. Through the scope,

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he saw a glimmer in Holloway's eyes that confused him.

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He lowered the rifle and saw the amber glimmer clear

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as day in the eyes of the man in front

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of him. Then another set appeared behind Holloway, and before

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he knew it, there were glimmers of amber all around him.

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But that wasn't what horrified Mitchell. It definitely caught him

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off guard, confused him, and had him cornered. No, what

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petrified him was the change he witnessed happening to Holloway.

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The hairs on his arms seemed to grow out of

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the flesh that was becoming darker in tone, until it

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looked as if he had fur warmers on his arm.

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Hair growth wasn't just on his arms, though, it was

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rapidly happening over his chest and face. Yet what caused

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Mitchell's stomach to fall further into a pit of unease

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was the physical shifting of the man. The muscles across

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his body grew in inhuman size, and the sound of

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bones cracking and popping in and out of sockets as

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the limbs and fingers extended. Such was the physical growth

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that what clothing Holloway still had on was ripping at

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the seams before becoming tatters. The boots he wore lost

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their toes as Holloway's digits pierced through the leather, but

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most shocking was his face. It morphed into an elongated

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shape that was an unholy combination of man and animal, teeth,

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growing to shocking and sharp lengths, akin to a saber tooth.

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And then he or it roared and Mitchell felt his

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bladder release in response. Transformation complete, Holloway started towards Mitchell. Instinctively,

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he began to fire at whatever it was he was facing,

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but no matter where he aimed, the bullets caused little

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to know damage. Mitchell knew he couldn't waste all of

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the AMMO in his magazine. Hell, he didn't even have

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another one on him. The only other weapon he had

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was a hunting knife, and something told him it wouldn't

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do much good. Suddenly, Holloway stopped his movements towards his

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prey and made a sound that Mitchell could only liken

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to a demented laugh. He was confused by the laugh

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and the stopping of pursuit that quickly changed as Mitchell

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saw the other amber glimmers move out of the tree

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lines and into view. Each set of amber belonged to

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a creature akin to Holloway. Now it wasn't just his

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bladder that emptied, but also his bowels. Mitchell understood before

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when he saw the Gleams that he was in trouble.

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When Holloway morphed into the being in front of him,

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he knew he was out of his league. Now, though

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Mitchell knew just how grave the city situation truly was.

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RJ sped through the country when he heard the sounds

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of gunshots. At first, they were steadily paced, and then

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there was silence. The gunfire sounded frantic until it ceased,

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and a blanket of quiet covered the night. It wasn't

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one of calm, though. RJ figured the gunfire had to

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be from Mitchell. But that left the question of why

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it went from steady to hectic, and just what exactly

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was going on that and why RJ had a feeling

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in his gut that his friend was dead. It was

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these thoughts that caused him to nearly miss the silhouette

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of a human as he drove. Luckily, RJ braked and

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maneuvered the truck to where the headlights could illuminate the shape.

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Oh Christ Samo. He exclaimed it was indeed Sam, and

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though he looked startled. He didn't appear to be harmed

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at all. Scared, witless and pale, with dark circles under

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his eyes, but not hurt. Get in, Samo, I'm getting

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you back home to your mom. RJ told him. What

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about Dad? The boy asked. R J felt the sting

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of uncertainty as to what to say. His gut told

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him one thing, but he knew in his heart he

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had to tell the boy something more optimistic and for

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all he knew, maybe Mitchell was alive and the crazed

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gunfire was him cutting loose on the man who had

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terrorized his family. Once I get you dropped off, I'm

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going to pick him up and bring him home. He

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went out into the woods to find you. Sam nodded

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and walked to the truck and hopped in. RJ turned

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the vehicle back in the direction he had come and

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sped off towards the McCormick home. He prayed he was

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wrong about his friend. Oh. He still planned to cut most,

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if not all, contact with Mitchell, but concern for somebody

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you care about is eternal, and he wouldn't wish Sam

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to grow up without a father. R J thought of

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nothing but getting the child home and then finding his friend.

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The thoughts kept him centered and tunnel visioned on his goal,

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so much so that he didn't notice or pay attention

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to the odd amber gleam in Sam's eyes. And even

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if he saw the boy from behind, he most likely

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wouldn't have given much thought to the marks from animal

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claws or the bite marks at the base of his neck.

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He would have only assumed they came from his kidnapping.

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But Sam knew darn well where they came from and

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why they were there. Thinking about it, he started to

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laugh in the song a child normally does, and looked

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at the man he had known since he was a baby,

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the man oblivious to it all, including the growl beginning

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to mingle with the laughter, and that, my spookies, is

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why you never assume the woods will keep your secrets.

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If you're heading out under a full moon tonight, count

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your shots, mind your footsteps, and don't answer the knock

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unless you're sure it's human. I also want to let

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you guys know this Friday, I'm sitting down with Andrew Shearer,

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arts and culture reporter at Athens Banner Herald and online

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mine for a special retrospective on six years of Weekly Spooky.

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now is the perfect time. I would consider it an

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early Christmas present, But now it's time for me to

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get back to work. So many more scares as we

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head into the holidays, So for myself, for my executive

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producers Rob Fields and Bobbletopia dot Com, my producer Dan Wilder,

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and of course my creepy composer Ray Mattis. I'll talk

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at you next time.

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Thank you for listening. Make sure to find your way

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back next week. But for now you are safe, trust me.