The October Game
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It’s been a while since since I last shared this so here is EC’s adaptation of a Ray Bradbury classic.
This is from Shock SuspenStories #9.The story opens with a man named Mitch Wilder putting a gun back in his drawer. He is contemplating killing his wife but decides not to as it would be over too quick and she wouldn't suffer.
We find out that he is bitter at his wife for having their daughter in her image as opposed to having a dark-haired boy. Louse in turns dotes on Marion. Mitch finds himself trapped and unhappy in what he considers to be a frigid relationship with a family that does not love him. He considers divorce or to simply leave but he wants to find a way to hurt Louise first.
On Halloween they have a party for the neighborhood kids with the final game being 'The Tomb of the Witch'.
