Tag: haunted house
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Maria
Maria is a major character in the Nibblerflutzer storyline. She is Eric’s cousin, first introduced in the story Villainy Viciousness and Vegetables, in which he accidentally convinces Eric that she is a ghost haunting the building before losing her bracelet and nearly driving him mad. Maria is a telepath; throughout the stories, her gift comes Read more
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Eric
Eric is a friend of Thomas and a cousin of Maria. He is first introduced in the story Villainy Viciousness and Vegetables, where he is attacked by a pack of were-potatoes along with Thomas and his cousin. Eric is staying with his uncle throughout the stories while his parents do an archeological dig in Saudi Read more
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Thomas
Thomas is the younger brother of Kirk, an explorer first mentioned in the story Nibblerflutzer. In the story Nibblerflutzer, Thomas is presented as a six-year-old genius and somewhat of a silly person. He mistakenly calls a squirrel a Nibblerflutzer before running into a sasquatch-like creature, which his brother Kirk names a Nibblerflutzer in honor of Read more
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Shadow’s Survival (part 2)
A soft buzzing drew me to the window, and something dark moved into the shadows. Night fell quickly and early here. It was only five o’clock, and the sun had mostly set. Even so, I could detect it. Black on black as it slithered like liquid forward, something dangerous, something hungry. “Maria…” It whispered. I Read more
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Shadow’s Survival (part 1)
It was one with the shadows. It was all shadows, and yet it was none. I moved like a liquid pouring along the ground as if the long, lithe legs were for decoration and not for actual walking. Its long, thin, shadow-like tail whipped back through the air, fading into the air without any actual Read more
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Villainy, Viciousness, and Vegetables (part 2)
No one knew what to say, no one but Tom who expressed it quite adequately, “holy Nibblerflutzers.” One extremely hairy and big potato climbed onto the crate ahead of him. Glancing at the moon, he gave a vegetational screech-ish howl like a wolf on a cliff or a bat in a cave. “Were-potatoes!” I said Read more
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Villainy, Viciousness, and Vegetables (part 1)
Let’s say I wasn’t that surprised when the floor caved in. I had been expecting as much for a while. I could hear my uncle, thankfully, shouting from what was probably the first floor of the basement, “Hey, Eric?” “Yes, Uncle?” “Could you get me a ladder?” he sounded like he hadn’t just crashed through Read more