FRIDAY 15th MARCH 2021
This is a response to a Flash Fiction prompt from ‘Putting My Feet In the Dirt’, Writing Prompts hosted by ‘M’.
Which can be found by following the link below..
Prompt ~ PARTY FANATICS
by John Yeo
It was a special day of celebration for the Beelzebubs. Horatio, the eldest son in the Beelzebub family had reached his first century and the family were keen to raise hell.
‘Father! We must invite everyone in our social circle.’
The head of the family flicked his tail across the table and responded. ‘Of course son the word will be spread through all the neighbouring covens, dens and magic circles at once.’
Messengers were dispatched, the arrangements were finalised and preparations were soon completed.
The night arrived, the guests flew and slithered towards the venue and the party was soon underway.
Devils, witches, wizards, and goblins were soon rocking the night away. A banquet was served of deviled kidney stew, sour cream sauce and blood red wine, mingled together in a heady brew keeping the evil frivolity under way. Horatio danced with an attractive witch with a head full of live snakes hissing to the beat of the music. It was difficult to find any room to spare as the monsters were at play. Everyone was having a terribly good time celebrating this special birthday when something occurred to break the spell. There was a loud bong, when a clang of the doorbell-gong announced a late arrival. A phantom butler answered the door, then jumped back in horror and fright.
There in a shining white clerical collar stood a ghastly frightful nightmarish sight, a priest stood smiling broadly.
‘Good evening to you; can I speak to the person who is responsible for this party please?’
The party-host, looked hard, scrutinised the interloper closely.
‘Who are you? Can I see your invitation card? This is a private haunting party.’
The priest, put his hands up in horror and said,
‘I’m not here to party. I’m here to complain. Would you kindly keep the noise down, the noise in the graveyard is waking the dead.’
It was then the turn of the host to smile as he motioned the priest to enter.
‘Here is a special invitation card, stay with us for a while as we wait for our friends from the graveyard. Stay and enjoy the party.’
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