Midnight Mess!

[cyberghostface]

 

This is from Tales from the Crypt #35. This is one is significant in that this scared Stephen King as a kid and it served as a possible influence for 'Salem's Lot.

Harold is visiting his sister Donna and discovers everyone in her town goes in at dark for fear of vampires.



At night he walks around the deserted streets and discovers the restaurant is opening up again and people are going inside. Hungry, Harold goes in as well.





Back to Stephen King, here's an excerpt from an introduction he wrote to 'Salem's Lot where he mentions this story specifically.

Comments

[tinygaylaura]

No vampires...remain in Romania..

[dcbanacek]

What I'd like to see in one of these stories is for the POV character to be told "There are VAMPIRES (or any other monster) here and we close up shop at sundown!"

"Really? Thank you for the warning." Then hop in their car and LEAVE and have the narrator give a "Well not every story has an unhappy ending" type of closing comment.

[bradygirl_12]

I'm sure some consider the menu bloody good but I'll pass. :)

[dr_archeville]

This story was the basis of one of the vignettes in the 1973 British anthology horror film The Vault of Horror! Harold was portrayed by Daniel Massey, and Harold's sister Donna was portrayed by Daniel's sister, Anna Massey!

[sinisterlink]

Donna: I'm sorry, Harold! You must know that I tried super hard to warn you about this and totally didn't invite you to visit me specifically so that me and my friends could have a new snack!

Girl, you could at least PRETEND to be upset that your brother is getting eaten, for his sake.

[tinygaylaura]

She said she's sorry!

Jeez, bite her head off...

Uhhhhhh

I mean theres no need to jump down her neck......

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Look let's just hope there'll be no bad blood between her and Harold

.......

I'll stop now