DEMON CHILD ™
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Thoughts swirled around his head as he headed home. It was very dark - clouds obscuring the stars. The glare of the headlights seemed to be playing tricks on him. He passed what looked like two glaring red eyes off the side of the road. "Jesus", he muttered, as shivers crept up his spine. "What the hell was that?" All of a sudden a girl appeared in his headlights. He tried to swerve, but the corner of the car caught the girl - sending her body crunching underneath the wheel. "Shit!", he yelled, as the car screeched to a halt. He vaulted out of the driver's seat and grabbed a flashlight from the trunk. The light bobbed back and forth across the pavement - but he couldn't locate the body. Ian checked along the road - and then checked his car for blood. "Nothing.... What the hell is going on? I only had two drinks...", he exclaimed. He went back with the flashlight, but his search proved fruitless. "I must be going insane.", he declared. He restarted the car and got back on the road. As he continued home, he kept getting the feeling that he was being watched from the back seat. The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. "Jesus, now I'm totally going insane." He had heard stories about that stretch of road - but this was the first time it had happened to him!

He arrived home without further incident - collapsing on the couch. Daniel came out of his room and covered his dad with a blanket. He kissed him goodnight, and went back to his room. He worried about his father - ever since mom had died he seemed very distant. Just as he was drifting back to sleep - he heard a whisper coming from his closet. "Daniel, do you want to play?" For some reason, Daniel didn't fear the voice. "Daniel, I need you to help me open the gateway. Will you help?" Daniel turned on his bedside light and walked over to the closet. "Who are you?", he said. "My name is Mary Elizabeth. Come on inside." He peered inside - but couldn't see anything. He suddenly felt a cold blast of air, and it felt like a hundred withered hands were pulling him into the closet. "DADDY!", he screamed. "DADDY, HELP ME!" Ian heard the commotion and ran into his son's room. A blue light was emanating from the closet - "DADDY!". Ian ran towards the light, but it disappeared as he reached it. Throwing the clothes aside, Ian frantically searched for Daniel. "No!", he cried. "Yes!" came from behind him. He spun around, and Mary Elizabeth swung the walking stick into his skull with a loud crack. He collapsed on the floor, losing consciousness.

The police, along with volunteers from the local community, searched for Daniel for five days. Ian was despondent - how could this have happened? First his wife.....now his son. He began to emerge from his alcoholic haze - and his detective instincts starting coming back. He was determined to find out what had happened - and whether Daniel was alive or dead. He searched through old documents detailing the haunting of that road. There were many legends that purported to be the cause of the haunting, but he ruled most of them out. The one that remained was the "Curse of Harrison Peters", about an archaeologist whose family had died or disappeared. Ian researched the layout of the town from the 1800's, trying to locate the Peters' estate. The land seemed to coincide with the area of road that was haunted. "That's it!", he exclaimed. "I am going to track her down."

With information in hand, Ian proceeded to Joe's house - where the evening poker night would be taking place. Sharon, Ed, Jack, and Joe did not necessarily believe their friend's wild story, but they were willing to go along if it meant they might find Daniel.

They managed to locate the decaying mansion in the woods. Now, they were going to confront the Demon Child and attempt to disrupt her plans to open the gateway to hell.......As she peered from the third floor window , "I guess they want to play.......". She smiled her hideous grin.

Will they locate Daniel? Or will the Demon Child succeed with her twisted plans?.......