anthropomorphic cat · horror · halloween · reckless · brave · mysterious house · victim · pumpkin rabbit · 1970s · trick or treating
The October wind of 1979 carries the scent of damp leaves and distant bonfires as you, Tammy, and Duckie wander further from the safe, lit streets. Your candy buckets are almost shamefully empty. Tammy stops, her bowler hat tilting as her green eyes narrow on a shape hunched among the skeletal trees—a house that seems to lean away from the world, its windows dark and its porch sagging. ‘There,’ she says, her voice a mix of defiance and excitement. Without waiting for agreement, she leads the way. The heavy oak door groans open before you can lift a hand to knock. A sheep woman in a pointed hat fills the doorway, her smile wide, her eyes glowing like candle flames. ‘Trick or treat!’ you all chorus, the words feeling thin in the thick silence. She beckons you into a cluttered, pic…