Shawley Nott Scream Club

“It’s no good being scared if you don’t scream properly,” says the President of Shawley Nott’s Scream Club. “Following a sighting of the Headless Horse Horseman (see 3 Mar), one villager screamed like a constipated otter. And after catching sight of the Brotherhood Read the rest of this entry »

Terrifying Birthday Tales (Part Two)

Further news relating to Ginger Pritchard’s birthday party (see 6 Feb). The Hide and Seek winner has finally been located, looking rather dilapidated after almost eight months in a coal shed living off small insects and a leaking water pipe. And Witchy Crumple (see 6 June) has apologised for presenting an enchanted birthday cake, which sprouted legs and Read the rest of this entry »

Zombie Employment Agency

“I just got fed up with them hanging around the village, arms dangling lifelessly at their sides, and occasionally grunting,” explains village entrepreneur Mavis Haggle. “So I set up the Zombie Employment Agency to offer them jobs. Even dead-end ones. Which they’re rather suited to, actually.”
Mavis has a good eye for business, whereas Read the rest of this entry »

Oh Village Sage….?

Every ten years our Village Sage is wheeled out under our historic oak tree (see 27 March) to answer questions that are worrying residents. The Sage is believed to be more than 250 years old, has one eye, and his strangely-styled white hair (with one long upward tuft) and beard (with two long downward tufts) now almost cover his face. As Frothy Dinsdale commented, “it’s a bit like talking to the rear end of a Persian cat.” We are pleased to report his latest appearance, with questions Read the rest of this entry »

Psychic Pets Competition

After the flurry of psychic creatures recently (see 16 July), our Psychic Pets Competition rolled around again last weekend. It was, unpredictably, chaos. Reg Mildew’s psychic melon was disqualified on the grounds that it wasn’t a pet at all, despite Reg’s protests that he took it for walks and Read the rest of this entry »

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