"The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of he air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback, without a head. It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball in some nameless battle during the Revolutionary War, and who is ever and anon seen by the country folks hurrying along in the gloom of the night, as if on the wings of the wind." - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)

"And so, I give you DEAD ENDS. My brilliant friends and I have cooked up thirteen original, never-before-published spooky tales for you to enjoy this Halloween season. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did writing them. But be sure to lock the doors and windows first... you never know what the road ahead might bring." - J.T. Ellison

"I fix myself a hot chocolate because it is a gateway drug to reading. I think I couldn't love my husband more, and then he vacuums all the glitter." - "What I Do All Day," American Housewife

"Fft." - Charley, "Travels with Charley" (John Steinbeck)