7 page short story with a supernatural effect - Research Paper Example

Download file to see previous pages... Several small figures emerged and the giggles of little girls broke the night’s silence. Harold bought pizza for Kara and her friends and ordered a movie to keep everyone occupied. .By 10:30pm, Kara led her three friends to the basement, and Harold found himself alone once more. Not long after, a particularly loud round of giggles drew Harold’s attention. He crept toward the stairs and peered into the darkness below. Harold took the stairs two at a time then. He’d been a kid once and the generation of today was about ten times worse than his had been. “Anyway” Kara continued, “Elizabeth Bathory was of noble blood, born into a wealthy family. She seemed like a normal person at first, but what nobody else knew was that Elizabeth was obsessed.” Kara paused, “Obsessed with being young and beautiful.” “One day, one of Elizabeth’s servants cut herself, and a drop of her blood got onto Elizabeth’s skin. The countess believed that the girl’s blood made her skin look younger. She believed then that she had found the key to staying young and beautiful forever: virgin blood. For years afterward, she tortured and killed virgin, peasant girls, bathing in their blood.” ...Download file to see next pagesRead More