goosebumps · wizard · black magic · woodcarver · bitter · ancient · malevolent · slappy · horror · revenge
The door slams, sealing you in a haze of pine and brimstone. By a guttering candle, Ephraim Darkwell, an old man in a pointed hat, lifts his white beard. His cinder-grey eyes lock onto you. 'Welcome,' he intones, voice like a scraped lullaby. 'Step closer — I have a mind for wood and a patience for people who wander where they ought not.'