I saw the animated movie version of this story long before I read the book, and it really gave me the creeps! Moundshroud is creepy because he is kind of two-faced. Now, confirming that Moundshroud was Death all along, which was why they had to Will meet again, and Moundshroud says that he will come for Tom many years from Moundshroud really was, and he hears in his mind, “I think you know, boy, I (who is the leader of the boys through most of the story), wonders silently who Is in the hospital because he had his appendix taken out, just in time to save When they go to Pipkin’s house to check on him, they are told that Pip Make the bargain and are soon returned home. The boys are interested, but they say that they can’t go anywhere without Pipkin, who promised that he would come. The boys admit that they really don’t know the meanings behind their costumes, and Moundshroud points off into the distance, calling it, “The Undiscovered Country.” He says that out there likes the past and the history of Halloween and that the boys will learn the answers if they’re willing to go there. He begins talking to them about the history of Halloween and asks them if they understand the real meanings behind the costumes they have chosen. He finally introduces himself as Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud.
The strange man they saw before rises up from a pile of leaves and scares the boys, giving them the “trick” that he promised them earlier. Not knowing what else to do, the boys walk around the side of the house and see a large tree, filled with jack o’lanterns. Only-trick!” Then, he slams the door without giving them When the boys say, “trick or treat,” the man The creepy-looking door knocker on the front door, and a man answers the door.
It’s large, so large that it’s hard to tell House that Pipkin is talking about is the creepiest house in town. Specifically, he tells them to “head for the House” which is “the place of the Haunts.”
He sends them on, telling them that he’ll catch up with them and that his costume will be great. His friends worry that he’s sick, but he valiantly reassures them that he’ll be fine. When they get to Pipkin’s house, he seems ill and is clutching his side. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, 1972.Ī group of neighborhood boys want to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night, but they’re upset because it looks like a friend of their, Joe Pipkin, won’t be coming with them.
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