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1 " He was always mindful of keeping his spirits in check lest they soar unreasonably high. "
― Kevin Purdy
2 " A grimy ghost hovered above a smiling scarecrow that looked puny next to an oversized bat being watched by a wicked witch who was entangled in the web of an even larger spider that was in danger of being eaten by a bug-eyed owl that peeped out of the faux foliage, much more nostalgic than scary. "
3 " Halloween creatures both friendly & gruesome peered out of the rustling leaves. "
4 " Do you remember the part in our wedding vows about 'Until death do we part?'Consider this a bonus round. "
― Kevin Purdy , The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol
5 " Pish-posh and poppycock!!" Croome grumbled. "
6 " The murmurings and mutterings grew even more freakish and grotesque as Halloween slithered ever closer. "
7 " As the years melted, one into the next, the legend grew horns and fangs and tended to surface in sleeping dreams and waking nightmares. "
8 " Each year the legend grew darker, and children spoke in hushed tones of how unimaginably horrid and rotten was Decimus Croome. "
9 " The legend of Decimus Croome seemed to expand like a parasitic beast feeding off the lifeblood of the town’s children. "
10 " He hated autumn, he hated Halloween and he despised uncooperative household fixtures. "
11 " If you're having trouble with the concept of ghosts, then you're in for a very long evening. "
12 " He wondered if sanity had completely forsaken him in a land where nightmares and reality existed side-by-side. "
