Page 2 of Beneath the Dirt

“Good evening, I’m Joan Lantz reporting for Channel Seven News here with my colleague Victor Price. Reports have come in about a missing person who was last seen making a purchase at the Halloween Shop on Main Street. You can find their name as well as what they were last seen wearing on the bottom of the screen and on our website. Please, if you have seen or have any information that can help local authorities locate them, don’t hesitate to call the number provided. As many of you know, our small town of Mort, New York has been the decade-long target for a string of unusual disappearances. With yet another disappearance, it is not ruled out yet that it could be linked to the Samhain Killer. The pattern appears to be the same, and since it’s been a year since the last disappearance that sadly turned into the discovery of Pastor Rainey’s wife, found mutilated in a cornfield near their home, authorities are asking that if you are out celebrating, please be extra cautious of your surroundings.”

“Yes, and to add on to what Joan has just reported, I would advise against any and all travel near Summerland Drive, while you’re at it. Call me superstitious, but if we are to admit that our town is cursed, I think it’s safe to say that place is the epicenter of our undoing.”

“Sadly, Victor, I would have to agree with you. Stay safe everyone, and for those brave enough to still celebrate, have a Happy Halloween and Samhain.”