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the Samhain Feis: Sean Rua

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while i was away with Audrey in Raleigh, i bought a book of Irish horror tales at a Barnes and Noble's. in it i found a story called The Samhain Feis, pronounced Sowan Fesh, by Peter Tremayne.

It is the story of an Irish immigrant who came to America when she was five. She grew up in New York and ended up marrying an Italian man whose father was connected with the mafia. he was the typical Sicilian who believed women belonged at home. he had many mistresses and such. Katy, the Irish woman, saw the need to get away while her cheating husband was away on "business". she took herself and her 7 year old son Mike on a trip to Ireland to see her only living relative.

Her aunt wasn't the way she and hoped and she wanted to get away even further to think. The local store keeper woman offered her cottage in the mountains to Katy and her son for awhile. Katy took the opportunity and went out to the mountains. an old man had the keys to the gate leading to the cottage. he looked after the two while they were there. he warned them to keep wary, Samhain Feis was in a couple days.

Samhain Feis is Halloween. The day when the druids believed that the otherworld became visible and the otherworldly forces were unleashed upon the human race. Katy scoffed at the old man and his folk tales. soon she noticed mike talking to thin air. she asked him who he was talking to, he replied my new friend Sean Rua. Katy passed it off as a little boy and his imaginary friend. the old man noticed the boy was talking to air as well and he asked if he was alright. Katy replied it was imaginary friend, Sean Rua. The old crossed his chest and told her the story a small red-haired imp called The Taibhse Derg, pronounced Tavesher Derug, or the Red Boogeyman. In those parts he was called Sean Rua or Red John in English. He is said the eat the souls of children.

Katy again scoffed at the man but later after she put Mike to bed things started to get strange. All was silent and then a chanting filled the air, a red glow lit up out side and at first soft and then louder whisper called Mike. he came from his room in a trance the front door flung open and there stood the figure of a boy with coppery red hair, bright green almondish eyes, sharp features, and pointed ears. It was an elfin face.

Katy awoke in her chair and all was as it should be. she ran to mikes room and there he was asleep. she passed it all off as a nightmare. it a couple of days Katy went home to her drunken angry husband. he started to curse at her. when she said she want a divorce she scoffed and threatened to throw mud on her name so she would never get to see mik again. mike was standing behind Katy staring at his father. he had a malevolent look on his face. his father was angered by the way he was looking at him and he lunged forward and fell flat on his face.

Katy went to bed that night and was awakened by the housekeeper in the morning. she was hysterical and speaking italian. she followed her and there was her husband with part of his throat ripped out. Katy was in a panic about where mike was. She ran over to the window and looked on the lawn. There was Mike running around in circles. he seemed to know that his motehr was looking at him and he looked up at the window at her and smiled. It was his face but his features were different. His bright green eyes sparkled, his feature s were sharper and his ears were pointed. Then she noticed there was blood on his mouth.
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blackandbluebunny's avatar
Yay horror stories and peoples throats getting ripped out! Hey, have you heard of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni? If you haven't, it's pretty confusing at first but it's a really great slasher anime with an interesting storyline. Also, it's very cute XD