October 31 - Mask
Immediately, his face became the snouted, tusked visage of a boar with a shredded ear. … Graymalk was suddenly striped like a small tiger. … Tekela was starting to look like a vulture. Suddenly, Jill was an ancient hag, bent far forward, hooked nose almost touching her jutting chin, strands of white hair hanging about her face. I glanced at Jack and saw that he suddenly wore the shaggy head of a great brown bear, yellow eyes staring forward, saliva running from the corners of his mouth. Looking downward, I saw that my fur was blood-red and moist; and I felt as if horns jutted from my brow. I had no idea what I might resemble, but Graymalk drew back in alarm. … The Count was suddenly a skeleton wrapped in black. … MacCab became a woman whose painted face began to peel off in long strips. Beside him, Morris was now an ape. … Larry was now a bleeding man sprawled upon the ground. … The moon had gone blood-red and was dripping upon us.












