The Pumpkin King
A Short Horror Story

Everyone in town knows the rule: stay off Crowley’s farm after dark. Ethan knows it too—but when three older boys drag him along to trash the old man’s pumpkin patch, saying no isn’t an option.
What begins as a night of vandalism awakens something ancient beneath the vines. Something hungry. Something that doesn’t forgive trespassers.
A quick, vicious short story for anyone who likes their Halloween with teeth.