March 4, 2026

Lady Frankenstein Returns: A Vampire Horror Chase (Scary Supernatural Thriller)

Lady Frankenstein Returns: A Vampire Horror Chase (Scary Supernatural Thriller)
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Vampire horror story meets supernatural thriller in this scary story of a daylight predator and a mother-daughter escape that turns into a high-speed chase. When Madelyne “Maddy” Donnerly recognizes a towering vampire woman in a parking lot, panic hits fast—because the monster from last winter is back, and she’s moving like she already knows who she wants.

What follows is mall horror, small-town dread, and a desperate run for safety as buried family secrets start clawing their way to the surface. Set in the Strickfield universe, Lady Frankenstein Returns is tense, fast, and relentlessly creepy—where survival isn’t just about getting away… it’s about what wakes up inside you when the nightmare returns.

Lady Frankenstein Returns — by Rob Fields

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She's back, the towering vampire from the mall, and she's

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walking barefoot through daylight like the sun doesn't matter anymore.

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One scream, one parking lot, and Maddie's world turns into sirens,

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shattered glass, and a voice calling her, baby.

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What's that you want to be scared? He come with me.

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You will experience tales of over our ghosts and it

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is not recommended for the weeded art listeners in the

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dark park. It's more fun that way way. This is

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Weekly Speaking.

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Hello, my spookies. It's Wednesday, and you know what that means.

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It's time for a little spooky in your weekly. I'm

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your host and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and we have quite

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the story for you tonight as we head back to

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Strickfield for a little follow up with Lady Frankenstein. But

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before we get to that, I just want to say

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appreciate it. But now, as for tonight, what if you

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survived the nightmare once, just barely, and you told yourself

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it was over, but the thing that was hunting you

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never stopped thinking about you. What if you saw her

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again in the middle of an ordinary Saturday, crossing a

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parking lot like she owned the day, and when she smiled,

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you realized she remembered you as something else, as hers.

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And what if the only way to protect the person

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you love most is to admit the truth about who

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you are before the runs out and the monster catches up.

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Get cozy, my spookies, it's time to kick back with

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another tale from Strickfield, Ohio, exclusively on weekly Spooky Lady

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Frankenstein returns by Rob Fields. You ever have one of

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them days when everything just goes to heck this little mouse.

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He's been expecting it, just a question of when It's

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almost noon On Saturday. Dad knew Mom was heading out

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to do her shopping, so he figured he'd get some

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things done at his office. Ariel Miron offered to help,

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so he took her with him. I was gonna hang

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out in the mousehole my bedroom and play a game

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I borrowed from my next door neighbor and buddy Carter Cross.

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Mom came up and asked if I wanted to go

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shopping with her, so we got in her suv and

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headed out to Strickfield Town Center Mall. It's always the

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same every time at the mall. Whenever Harmony Mirrn, the

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owner sees me, she's gotta let me know she's watching.

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She ain't never forgot what happened here early December with

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that big vampire lady in Vaden here and giving us

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all a night to remember. Thanks to Mary Worth, my

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ghostly friend and companion, that monster was placed at the

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South Pole. I'll be honest with you. I keep looking

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over my shoulders sometimes to see if that big vampire

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monster lady escaped and came back to Strickfield. I ain't

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forgot how she tried claiming me as her baby. It's

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almost getting to be spring. I gotta quit jumping at

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shadows and forget about her. Besides, Ariel's been watching and

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waiting to see this little mouseie get scared. Ever since

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our family took Ariel in on Christmas Eve. It's been

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nice having her here. Still, she keeps promising she's going

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to see me scared one of these days. Mom and

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me are leaving the mall after hitting up a few stores.

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Now we're going across the road to Meyer to do

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grocery shopping. Before going in, Mom gets a call from Dad.

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They talk for a few minutes, then she looks down

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at me. Maddie, could I get you to go find

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a few things? She asks? Sure? I reply. When Mom

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tells me what she wants, I go where I know

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they are and get them. Thanks to me helping Mom,

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we get done with the shopping and check out in

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no time. As we're loading the suv, Mom says we

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gotta make one more stop in downtown village. When we're

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ready to go, I put the cart away and walk

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back to Mom. I rub my eyes and see I

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ain't seeing things That big vampire lady from last December

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is walking across the parking lot toward us. She's got

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different clothes from the last time we saw her, a

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sleeveless shirt, shorts, and still no shoes. My heart's pounding

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when I see she's walking around in daylight. But how

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I thought Bell's was the only vampire who could do that.

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I cry out when someone's grabbing my shoulder and realize

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it's Mom. Whoo, Maddie, what's wrong? She asks you? All right, baby,

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we hear that monster call out. Mom sees that thing

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pointing right at me. Now, she usually don't back down

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from people, but when she's seeing how big that vampire

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lady is and her fangs, she tries moving me in

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the direction of the car. Suddenly that vampire lady's right there.

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I hate when vampires can warp like that. She grabs

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Mom and lifts her off her feet. You just know

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this little mousey is scared, real scared. But Tiffany Donnerly's

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my mom. I don't even think about it and get

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up on the hood of the car. Then I leap

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on that thing's back. I know I'm in big, big

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trouble when that monster's trying to get me off. At

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least she let go of Mom. No, and I don't

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want my mom anywhere near this. I drop off the

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monster's back. She turns around and sees me, Babby. Her

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voice is kind of echoey. Your mom has returned for you. Wow.

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Her english got a lot better since last December. She

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only spoke a few words, like she was still learning

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how to talk. Get away from my daughter, Mom yells,

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running a big cart into the monster. The cart don't

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do nothing but make her turn around. Mom gets wide

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eyed when the monster grabs the front of the cart

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and easily flings it over her back like a tennis ball.

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Now this thing is mad. Mom yells, run Maddie. The

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monster forgets about this little baby and goes after Mom.

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Think Mouseie, Think I always wondered why I was so

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good at coming up with plans when I'm scared. That's

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when I remember Mom's purse in the back with the groceries.

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She never closed up the back. I almost feel kind

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of bad digging in Mom's purse, but I gotta do

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what I gotta do. The monster keeps walking after Mom

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like she's Jason Vorhees from the Friday the thirteenth movies.

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Mom didn't keep running, though, and turned to face the monster.

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You are not taking my little girl. The monster raises

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her finger, but she's my baby. Now. Mom's eyes get

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real wide, making the monster laugh. But that thing ain't

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seeing what's going on. Mom's real surprised when she sees

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a little mousie driving her car and veering to hit

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the monster with the side. When the monster falls, I scream,

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get in, mom. Mom shakes her head at first, but

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when the monster's moving again, she don't think twice and

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quickly gets in the passenger side. When the creature's up again,

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it roars. I quickly stomp on the gas. Ain't the

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first time I did some squealing and peeling. I drive

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across the parking lot and get us out on State

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Route one, and this little mouseie is in big trouble.

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Mom points behind us. First of all, Maddie, what the

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heck is that back there? Where does she know you from? Now?

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She's pointing at me? And since when are you able

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to drive a car?

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Now?

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I'm just smiling peculiarly and making little mouseye sounds. How

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do I explain to my own mom what I've been

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trying to keep from her all this time, especially when

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I'm busted. I almost look in the mirrors to see

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if that thing's coming. Then I remember she don't cast

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a reflection. I look over or my shoulder. Aw Man,

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Mom looks too, she's flying, Maddie. Yep, I confirm. Hang on,

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Mom gawks at me. What do you mean? Hang on?

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Mom's learning. I really do know how to drive. I

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hit the brakes and drift right into an intersection. Then

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I hit the gas just in time to see that

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monster miss us. Mom saw it too. I'd tell you

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to stop this car right now, but I don't think

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that's a very good idea, she says. Mom keeps looking

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at me with wide eyes. She still ain't believing this

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little mouse. He's only thirteen and driving a car. The

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look on her face speaks volumes. Keep going, Maddie. Mom shrieks.

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She's right behind us again. Now she's looking ahead. Oh

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I hope there ain't any cops around. Not today. She's

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looking at me again. Okay, my little girl's driving a car.

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So anything else you want to tell me, remember, I

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am your mom. Eh. I don't know if you're gonna

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believe me, I squeak. Mom points behind us, Maddie, that

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vampire woman chasing us down. She points at me. Now,

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remember what happened back in December when those mirror versions

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of you kids came into the real world after you

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all went into the old Carnivosha estate. Your dad and

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I both helped you kids when you needed us. I

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think it's safe to say you can trust us. Mom's

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listening when I tell her about that overnight at the mall.

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She already knew we got in trouble with Harmony Mirren

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Carter Cross an aerial mirror and we're feuding. You'd never

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know it now since their boyfriend and girlfriend. Anyway, I

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tell Mom how we met that vampire lady. I don't

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mention Mary Worth, not yet. I don't want to freak

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her out too much. Then again, how much more can

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she get freaked out with that monster chasing us down?

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I don't know why she's thinking I'm her kid. Mom.

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I promise I keep driving fast and keeping that monster

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off our backs. I'm not sure how much longer I

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can do it, though, I've got mirrors all around and

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could call Mary Worth, but I'm really scared. How do

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you tell your own mom you're possessed by the spirit

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of a white witch. I really don't want Mom thinking

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any different of me, or treating me any different than

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she treats me now. But I'm thinking we're already past that.

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Mom's eyes are wide again. Maddie, you are not thinking

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of getting on the freeway. I give Mom that look

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before I drift into the on ramp. Then I squeal

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again when I'm hitting the gas. Now we're on I

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seventy five. Mom watched me drive almost ten miles out

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of Strickfield and now onto a major freeway. What am

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I going to tell your father, Maddie? Mom groans, whatever

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you're gonna tell him? I guess. I guess I can

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count on being grounded for the rest of my natural life.

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Huh oh, Maddie, she says quietly. I'm trying not to

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cry while driving. I just don't want you and Dad

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to Mom points right at me again. Don't you dare

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finish that thought, Madeline donnerly, She sighs. If you think

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your father and me haven't gotten into weird things when

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we were growing up, believe it or not, we actually

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had a few interesting adventures when we were dating. She

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takes a deep breath and focuses sitting here in this

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car with you while we're being chased down by some vampire.

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She narrows her eyes on me. Vampires can't be out

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in the daylight. Mattie, Yeah, I mutter tell her that

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Mom's just as scared as me. Now she's still seeing

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that vampire flying after us. She ain't got to knock

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other cars out of her way, not when she's got

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the whole open sky to chase us down. I got

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to look in the mirror and summon Mary Worth. I

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can't put it off anymore. At least there won't be

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any more secrets between Mom and me. But Mom is

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determined we've got to stop that thing somehow. Ain't sure how, Mom.

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If she's out in the daylight, who knows what else

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ain't gonna work on her. Mom leans over a little

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good thing I got gassed up before coming home last night.

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She wants to tell me not to wreck the car,

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but instead she goes with, I believe in you, and

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I always will. Maddie. You're my daughter, and I love

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you no matter what. Do you understand? I'm all choked

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up now. I guess you hear that kind of thing

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from your parents all the time. Even Dad's told me

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he'll always love me no matter what, but hearing it

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in this type of situation makes me want to sob again.

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I never should have doubted Mom and Dad. She's right,

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they did help us out back in December. Why didn't

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I remember my parents are both believers. They know about

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the kinds of things we've been through. Well, maybe not

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the vampire universe. I decide to tell Mom I understand.

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But suddenly we get hit on the side and forced

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off the road of their car on the freeway or

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honking their horns and yelling our way. I'm trying to

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keep the car on the hill, but it turns on

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its side and slides to a stop. Mom, are you okay?

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I yell? She nods, nothing's broken, Maddie. I scream when

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this big hand grabs me and pulls me out of

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the car. Now that thing's looking at me. Vincent Frankenstein,

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my creator was a fool to think he could ever

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control me. He tried to take my life, but he

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could never have you. I've finally reclaimed you as my baby.

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As for Frankenstein himself, I have every intention of gaining

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revenge on him and his assistant for their treachery, but

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not today. Everybody I know would tell you I'm a

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laid back kind of person, But today I'm real mad.

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She ain't my mom, and you ain't ever gonna be.

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When this Frankenstein creature looks over my shoulder and sees

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Mom pulling herself out of the car, she gives me

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a blank look. We'll see about that little one. The

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monster roars at Mom. I know she's scared of the thing,

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but she ain't running away. I don't care no more.

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Right now, I gotta save my mom. Only one way

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I can do that. I dig into my jacket and

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pull out my Compact. I'm shocked as I realize it's shattered,

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probably from the crash. Then I remember the mirrors on

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the car and climb up. I reach the driver's side

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rear view and see it's still good. Merry Worth, Merry Worth,

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marry Worth. Neither Mom or that monster see the mirror

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glow and bright, or the energy's coming out of it

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and into me. Soon, Mary Worth, my ghostly companion, uses

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my body as her vessel. Please save my mom. Mary.

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I beg her like I never begged for anything in

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my life. No harm shall befall your mother this day, Madeleine,

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Mary assures me. When the monster sees Mary coming, she

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tosses Mom aside you. She remembers what Mary did to

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her back in December, and she moves away. You're never

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sending me away again. Don't be so certain, Mary says.

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You cannot be allowed to run free, not when you

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are far too great of a threat. I can see

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everything through Mary's eyes, even though I can't do anything,

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not while Mary's u in my body. I'm surprised no

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cars are pulling over when they see the monster and

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the ghost facing off. When the monster starts flying away,

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Mary quickly utters a spell. The monster may be immune

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to the daylight, maybe other vampire weaknesses too, but she

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ain't immune to Mary's power of the white light. The

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monster falls back to the ground. In her frustration, she

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tries jumping at Mary, but goes right through her. Unless

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there's something I don't know here, Mary's got this monster's number.

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As for Mom, why is she so calm? You'd think

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she'd be trying to look for me. Then, I remember

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when Mom actually talked to Mary when I brought her

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out back in December, after those mirror versions. Of us

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broke into our house. The monster gets up and sees

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our car. Then she easily lifts it. Mary's ready when

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the monster throws it. The car stops just before hitting Mom.

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Then Mary finishes the spell and sends the car back

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to the monster. It knocks it down and then lowers

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onto her. You think this will stop me, ghost, the

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monster yells. Ultimately no, Mary tells her. But long enough,

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Mary utters another spell and trances her like she did

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back at the mall in December. The monster has no

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clue where she is now. Then we hear sirens coming.

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Mom approaches Mary. Thank you so much for coming, but

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you better get out of here. I'll deal with the police.

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Mary nods once, then she floats up into the sky

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and away from the scene. I got a feeling I'm

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gonna hear more about this when I see Mom again.

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Later later comes, when Mom's walking in the back door,

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I move right to her. We can't hug each other

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tight enough. Mom's got tears when we come apart. I

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love you, Maddie. I love you too, Mom, I tell her.

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Mom sits down at the table. She knows Dad and

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Ariel ain't home yet, but I know we're gonna talk.

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Your father and I both know about you and Mary Worth.

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She tells me, we'd be fools not to know. She

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puts her hand on my shoulder, and it's just fine.

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You were intended to be Mary's vessel. There's so much

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I have to tell you, Maddie. First of all, you're

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descended from a long line of witches. But Mom and

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get to finish because Dad and Ariel pull into the driveway.

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When they come in and see us, they act like

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nothing's wrong. Earlier, Mary restored Mom's suv and put it

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back on the freeway. Guess that's better than insurance. When

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Dad sees the looks on our faces, it's like he

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knows you. Finally told Maddie. Mom nods once. After what

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happened today? I had to I only just started telling her.

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Ariel's looking at me. Funny what happened mouse? When everybody's

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sitting Mom tells Dad and Ariel everything that happened today.

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You should have seen the look on Dad's face when

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Mom told him I can drive a car. Mom gave

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Ariel a weird look when she said she'd known for

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quite a while. Long story short, Mom and Dad didn't

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ground me for life. If anything, Dad was proud of

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me for saving Mom. One thing's for sure, though, Things

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are gonna be changing here in this house, especially since

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I just learned I'm a witch. Guess it ain't gonna

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be as simple as being a little mousey no more,

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huh not. The way trouble keeps finding us. That's why

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we're gonna keep coming back for more adventures until next time. Well,

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my spookees, Maddie thought she was running from a monster,

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but tonight you heard the truth. The monster knew her name,

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and it's not done circling back because the cruel truth

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about Strickfield, my spookies, is the town doesn't end nightmares.

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It files them away and lets them sit in the dark.

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It lets them ferment. And then when you're tired, when

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you're busy, when you're sure it's finally safe, something barefoot

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and hungry steps out into the daylight and it wants

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you to be her baby. Thank you, spookys for joining

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me this week for another terror tale. We will of

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course be back on Friday with a little surprise for you.

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On Saturday, we'll have a brand new IDEs of March

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collection of horror stories all about revenge and come uppance

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that you won't want to miss. And of course on Monday,

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we'll be back with another episode of Terrifying and True

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I've got to get back to work. There is so

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much more fear for your ears coming very very soon.

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For myself, for my executive producers Rob Fields and Bobbletopia

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Thank you for listening. Make sure to find your way

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