Scary stories

The Hook

Excerpted from Spooky Campfire Tales

retold by S.E. Schlosser

The reports had been on the radio all day, though she hadn't paid much attention to them. Some crazy man had escaped from the state asylum. They were calling him the Hook Man since he had lost his right arm and had it replaced with a hook. He was a killer, and everyone in the region was warned to keep watch and report anything suspicious. But this didn't interest her. She was more worried about what to wear on her date.

After several consultation calls with friends, she chose a blue outfit in the very latest style and was ready and waiting on the porch when her boyfriend came to pick her up in his car. They went to a drive-in movie with another couple, then dropped them off and went parking in the local lover's lane. The blue outfit was a hit, and she cuddled close to her boyfriend as they kissed to the sound of romantic music on the radio.

Then the announcer came on and repeated the warning she had heard that afternoon. An insane killer with a hook in place of his right hand was loose in the area. Suddenly, the dark, moonless night didn't seem so romantic to her. The lover's lane was secluded and off the beaten track. A perfect spot for a deranged mad-man to lurk, she thought, pushing her amorous boyfriend away.

"Maybe we should get out of here," she said. "That Hook Man sounds dangerous."

"Awe, c'mon babe, it's nothing," her boyfriend said, trying to get in another kiss. She pushed him away again.

"No, really. We're all alone out here. I'm scared," she said.

They argued for a moment. Then the car shook a bit, as if something…or someone…had touched it. She gave a shriek and said: "Get us out of here now!"

"Jeeze," her boyfriend said in disgust, but he turned the key and went roaring out of the lover's lane with a screeching of his tires.

They drove home in stony silence, and when they pulled into her driveway, he refused to help her out of the car. He was being so unreasonable, she fumed to herself. She opened the door indignantly and stepped into her driveway with her chin up and her lips set. Whirling around, she slammed the door as hard as she could. And then she screamed.

Her boyfriend leapt out of the car and caught her in his arms. "What is it? What's wrong?" he shouted. Then he saw it. A bloody hook hung from the handle of the passenger-side door.


You can read more ghost stories in Spooky Campfire Tales  by S.E. Schlosser.

Comments

the real legend not a story

wow... i've hard this story so many times in so many different ways....

That's so L-A-M-E!!!!

Ive heard better stories

i liked it,atleast.

sssccccaaarrrryyy !!!!!!!!!!!

the best scary story Ive heard in a long long time

i like this tale

good i guess im gonna use it for mi class project

I've heard that sooo many times, and that wasn't even scary!!!

heard it before.

eh i dont get the end bit was the woman dead or not and whos hook was it?

I hate this story i've heard better one's than this

that's not even scary! I've heard better ones than that.Can you make a better one than that? I'm six yrs.old and it takes a little more than that to scare me....Destiny

this is so f***ing lame

wow

what he tried 2 kill her? did he try 2 open her door? did his hook get snatched off????????

This story is, honestly, really kinda lame. I've heard it so many times, and it's never scared me. Not even once. :/

This story sucks!!!!

i didnt get the ending

this was the worst story i have ever heard you shouldn't even bother reading it you might as well watch paint dry

that is not even the real story and and that was so "LAME" and "BORING" OH AND THAT WAS SOOOOO SPOOOOKKKKYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW that was sooooooo STUPIDILY DUM!!!!!!!only retards would think that is scary

lame

stupid

i think it was a good story lol

I've heard this story before

ive heard this so many times its not even a "look over your shoulder" story anymore.

stupid story

I think that was kinda....interesting.

I liked it ,but i have heard it sooooooo many times

Read this already. Scary though.

ah! nice but a little borin.

good story!

Boring.

that was so crappy it wasnt scary at all it should have been longer and with blood, i luv blood

soo wird

I heard a story like this at camp and use to love it, I decided to google it and it was just as I remembered, I thought there were more though?

hmm, yeah it's pretty freaky. But I've heard better.

it was okay

I liked it i guess...i think its better than most ghost storys.....................

this was NOT scary ,dont get the ending , plus like i said b4 mii lil brother did not even move at this story

damn this is gay
or could have a scarier ending

THAT WAS F****** BORING

weird i wonder wut happened 2 the boyfreind such a lame story

theres another ending where they get killed on lovers lane

wow it's kinda scary !!! thanks for telling it!

so not a good story bad!!!!!!!!!!

Dude I mean relly?! Lol LAME

I'm leaving this site right now. This is dumb.

how is that scary

ending made no sence u lozers who thinks this is scary wtf

Gay! Didn't understand the ending

this story was alrite...i guess....i'v heard it be4 ....but i don't understand did the chick die ...or did the hooker guys hook come off...i dunno!!!

i like this stories

this storie suck i heard better for 9 years did i menchin i am 9 so is my bffl and her sister is 8 this storie does not scare us

Wow. I didn't get the ending. Kindaa lamee. :l

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh scream

this is scary and cool yo

Yea-no. Like Can U Say


L-A-M-E?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my baby brother alfies nappis are scarier than this!

i dont get it....
can someone explain to me?????

thx

Nobody dies!!! This is a LAME ghost story!!!!:(

it was boring what kinda story it that!!!!

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