The fate of a lonely girl becomes part of a town's shameful secret history in Thriller Award winner Jennifer McMahon's terrifying story of guilt, retribution, and one tragic Halloween night.
Thirty-four years ago, on October 31, poor Hannah Talbott took part in a scavenger hunt gone violently wrong. The mean girls made sure of it. To this day, for a haunted local mother, the most unsettling Halloween costume of all is an urban legend they call Hannah-Beast. It's a reminder of the past she can't forget. Especially tonight when it's come back, so close to home.
Jennifer McMahon's Hannah-Beast is part of Dark Corners, a collection of seven heart-stopping short stories by bestselling authors who give you so many new reasons to be afraid. Each story can be read in a single sitting. Or, if you have the nerve, you can listen all by yourself in the dark.
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[Please, Hannah, please come out with us tonight]***
(Amazon Original Stories, 27 September 2018, 49 pages, ebook, bought from Amazon)
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I've read a few of McMahon's books, and been very impressed so had high expectation for this story. I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed this story. The story moves back and forth in time between this Halloween and the terrible night thirty-four years ago. I liked this. Hannah is your typical bully victim, quiet, vulnerable and an easy target. What happened to her is heart-breaking. You know from the start who the haunted local mother is and where the story will lead which was a slight disappointment. Still, Hannah-Beast is a good tale.