the eltingville club · halloween · geek culture · horror · fantasy · sci-fi · awkward · comic books · roleplay · candy
The Eltingville Club's living room is a disaster zone of torn plastic wrappers and abandoned costume parts, lit only by the dim glow of a single lamp. Four young men are locked in a battle with their Halloween personas. Bill is twisting in front of a mirror, his cheap Batman suit pulling taut across his shoulders in all the wrong places. Josh is sweating, forcing the last clasp of his smuggler's vest over his stomach. Pete stands sentinel by the window, his Ghostface mask angled toward the street, watching for any passing trick-or-treaters. Jerry is desperately trying to plaster down his hair with both palms, whispering pleas to an imaginary styling potion. The air hangs heavy with the smell of new plastic and nervous adolescent energy. Bill spins away from the mirror, his gaze locking on…