That night, Joe drove them to the party in the van. Frank was in the passenger seat beside him with Nancy and Ned in back. Frank was still pale, but he was feeling better.  

They were all dressed for the party. Nancy was dressed as a princess in a blue gown and Ned was her prince in a blue suit. Joe was dressed as a clown with a multi-colored wig and Frank was dressed as the grim reaper in a long black cape.  

“I thought Callie wanted me to go as a prince,” Frank said, pushing the hood off his head. “I never thought this would be my costume.”  

“What will Callie be?” Nancy asked. “You said your costumes would go together.”  

“I don’t know. Callie could be wearing anything.”  

“Is Vanessa going to be at the party?” Nancy asked.  

“Yeah,” Joe said. “She’s also going as a clown.” He shook his head. “I can’t believe she chose these.”  

“But you look cute,” Nancy said with a grin.  

“I look ridiculous,” Joe said, pulling into the driveway.  

They got out of the van and went inside. There were chairs scattered throughout the house. There was a band in the front room playing. There was a place set aside with drinks and snacks.  

A slow song stared and Nancy pulled Ned into the middle of a group of dancers. After the song ended, Nancy and Ned made their way to the outside of the dancing circle. They found Frank and Joe sitting at a table. They sat with them.  

As Nancy looked around, she saw there were pumpkins scattered throughout the house. There were cobwebs with spiders hanging in each doorway. Lights were strung on the windows and on the walls.  

Nancy turned so her back was to the dancers. She thought, this is nice. It’s been a long time since we hung out together and had some fun.  

At that moment, Nancy noticed some movement at the door. She stretched her neck to see what it was. She saw it was a woman in a long black dress with long black hair. She had a feeling she had seen this woman before.  

Nancy realized the woman was the one who put a spell on Frank. She looked at Frank and Joe. They were staring at her.  

“What’s wrong?” Frank asked.  

She looked back at the door. She saw Frank and Joe also look. She saw the woman was approaching them. She said, “We need to get out of here.”  

“We’ll go the other way,” Joe said.