Koontz, Dean - The Black Pumpkin Page 3
Simultaneously horrified and filled with strange delight, Tommy crossed the room to the doorway, moving as if in a dream. He looked back and saw that the black pumpkin was still watching him with interest.
Tommy said, "You missed a bit," and pointed to the floor beside his brother's nightstand.
The beast looked at Frank's severed hand.
"Ahhhh," said the black pumpkin, snatching up the hand and stuffing that grisly morsel into its mouth.
The flame within the squashy skull suddenly burned very bright, a hundred times brighter than before, then was extinguished.
