A time of dampness and slow, flaking rust, of barking dogs that are never seen, of creaking lampposts and pale neon signs, of telephone lines that crackle as if underwater. The morning sun arcs away across the sky, the afternoon rushes impatiently toward dusk, the cutting edge of darkness like the blade of a sundial pointed and turning under eaves and porches. When the earth tilts still further on its axis and the seasons hang suspended between autumn and winter when the very light seems to change and colors deepen mysteriously. It was that time of year when the days are short and the shadows are long. (The descent to Avernus is easy the gate of Pluto stands open night and day but to retrace one's steps and return to the upper air, that is the toil, that the difficulty.) -Virgil Prologue THE SHAPE (Dick Warlock). Printed in the United States of America to Errol Undercliffe Black cats and goblins And broomsticks and ghosts Covens of witches With all of their hosts You may think they scare me You're probably right Black cats and goblins On Halloween night! -Children's Rhyme Facilis descengus Averni Noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis Sed revocare gradum, superasque evadere ad auras Hoc opus, hic labor est. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief quotes used in reviews. 10016 Copyright © 1981 by Pumpkin Pie Productions. Based on the screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill ZEBRA BOOKS are published by KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP.
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