The Hook: From Scary stories at Americanfolklore.net

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

Posted by: onyx olivia valentine | October 30, 2009 11:27 AM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 07:23 PM

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

Posted by: Sk8er Gurl | October 31, 2009 07:48 PM

Ive heard better stories

Posted by: Anonymous | November 7, 2009 11:07 PM

i liked it,atleast.

Posted by: Rèt | December 9, 2009 09:21 AM

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

Posted by: KEVIN | December 14, 2009 03:01 PM

the best scary story Ive heard in a long long time

Posted by: noah che fick | December 15, 2009 08:40 PM

i like this tale

Posted by: Anonymous | December 16, 2009 01:22 AM

the scary thing about is it, if not completly, part true. ive heard lots of versions.

Posted by: Anonymous | December 22, 2009 10:03 PM

good i guess im gonna use it for mi class project

Posted by: cass | January 5, 2010 08:12 PM

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

Posted by: A girl you dont know | January 7, 2010 06:38 PM

heard it before.

Posted by: saul | January 8, 2010 10:59 PM

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

Posted by: megan | January 9, 2010 11:51 AM

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

Posted by: shaney | January 11, 2010 12:13 PM

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

Posted by: destiny | January 13, 2010 06:48 PM

this is so f***ing lame

Posted by: dabeast | January 15, 2010 10:06 AM

wow

Posted by: Anonymous | January 15, 2010 02:51 PM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | January 15, 2010 03:53 PM

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

Posted by: ANDiAZ. | January 16, 2010 05:39 AM

This story sucks!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous | January 17, 2010 10:36 AM

i didnt get the ending

Posted by: courtney | January 17, 2010 05:55 PM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | January 18, 2010 02:30 PM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | January 22, 2010 05:39 PM

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

Posted by: hotty5557 | January 23, 2010 08:46 PM

lame

Posted by: Anonymous | January 24, 2010 02:22 PM

stupid

Posted by: Anonymous | January 24, 2010 09:09 PM

i think it was a good story lol

Posted by: anibel | January 26, 2010 09:40 AM

I've heard this story before

Posted by: scarecrow 127 | January 26, 2010 11:25 AM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | January 27, 2010 10:23 AM

stupid story

Posted by: Anonymous | January 28, 2010 01:20 PM

I think that was kinda....interesting.

Posted by: b-ball rules | January 28, 2010 08:07 PM

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

Posted by: emma wilson | January 29, 2010 07:54 PM

Read this already. Scary though.

Posted by: Saul | February 1, 2010 06:14 PM

ah! nice but a little borin.

Posted by: saul | February 1, 2010 10:10 PM

good story!

Posted by: Anonymous | February 2, 2010 06:39 PM

Boring.

Posted by: dead girl | February 2, 2010 06:44 PM

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

Posted by: lorna | February 3, 2010 03:27 PM

soo wird

Posted by: Anonymous | February 3, 2010 03:34 PM

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?

Posted by: Mac | February 5, 2010 10:28 PM

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

Posted by: Natasha | February 7, 2010 10:38 PM

it was okay

Posted by: khgfytfg | February 8, 2010 05:31 PM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | February 9, 2010 11:46 AM

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

Posted by: nobody | February 14, 2010 01:03 PM

damn this is gay
or could have a scarier ending

Posted by: George | February 17, 2010 11:03 AM

THAT WAS F****** BORING

Posted by: A55 | February 17, 2010 11:46 AM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | February 17, 2010 02:39 PM

theres another ending where they get killed on lovers lane

Posted by: suifwsfiw | February 17, 2010 04:02 PM

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

Posted by: rebekah | February 19, 2010 07:10 PM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | February 20, 2010 09:56 AM

Dude I mean relly?! Lol LAME

Posted by: Bree | February 20, 2010 11:56 PM

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

Posted by: Anonymous | February 21, 2010 08:12 PM

how is that scary

Posted by: Anonymous | February 22, 2010 10:04 AM

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

Posted by: ur mom | February 22, 2010 10:10 AM

Gay! Didn't understand the ending

Posted by: Anonymous | February 22, 2010 08:55 PM

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!!!

Posted by: huh? wats my name???? lol | February 23, 2010 03:15 AM

i like this stories

Posted by: bob the builder | February 26, 2010 10:50 AM

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

Posted by: rachel | February 26, 2010 02:03 PM

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

Posted by: Kathleen | February 26, 2010 09:28 PM

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh scream

Posted by: Joseph | March 1, 2010 12:41 PM

this is scary and cool yo

Posted by: jason | March 1, 2010 06:40 PM

Yea-no. Like Can U Say

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

Posted by: Samantha | March 3, 2010 10:22 PM

my baby brother alfies nappis are scarier than this!

Posted by: georgia rose mallory | March 4, 2010 01:31 PM

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

thx

Posted by: libby | March 4, 2010 03:12 PM

so scared right now honestly

Posted by: Anonymous | March 13, 2010 01:42 PM

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

Posted by: Grace | March 16, 2010 08:25 AM

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

Posted by: Brittney | March 17, 2010 12:44 PM

love the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Angelina | March 20, 2010 06:30 PM

omg, that is so scary!

Posted by: paris jackson | March 22, 2010 02:19 PM

ok dats kind of dumb i wish sumone died

Posted by: sugamama | March 23, 2010 11:41 AM

i never heard of this story before. today was my first time hearing it .i give it a thumbs up , this story is the best one out of any other i story i've heard. greatest story eva!!!!!!

Posted by: mikayla | March 23, 2010 07:26 PM

wow that was spooky

Posted by: Anonymous | March 23, 2010 09:37 PM

Well. All of you who think this is retarded,its not. This is a very good story in my opinion. It starts out casual...and the Suspense builds.

Posted by: Makenna | March 26, 2010 10:26 PM

It may not of been all that spooky but its one of the best by far..

Posted by: Jessie | March 27, 2010 02:38 PM

i liked it .. not all stories need to be blood and guts to be scary :)

Posted by: Kable | March 27, 2010 08:59 PM

Posted by: ashley | March 28, 2010 03:05 PM

its not scary its a OKAY story though

Posted by: werewolf | March 28, 2010 03:15 PM

wow tht was so dumb i mean u could have finished tha story u left us hanging

Posted by: anelo | March 29, 2010 08:56 AM

WOW

Posted by: .... | March 29, 2010 01:05 PM

I LOVE THE STORY

Posted by: EMILY | March 30, 2010 02:03 PM

that was so expected.

Posted by: lindsey | March 30, 2010 06:38 PM

bad boy frind

Posted by: Anonymous | April 1, 2010 06:01 PM

lol.. my english teacher told us this story but they where going to prom.

Posted by: Anonymous | April 2, 2010 03:34 PM

LAMOS IT IS SOOOOOO SHORT MAKE IT LONGER U DANG CREATOR! *SCREAMS MADLY*

Posted by: tori | April 4, 2010 01:22 PM

Sucks!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous | April 6, 2010 11:20 AM

what did the ending mean didnt get it

Posted by: Sally | April 11, 2010 04:50 PM

i preferd the vesion where he cuts the boyfreinds face of wears it and kills the girl

Posted by: mr birthdy | April 17, 2010 06:03 PM

It was'nt all that great but it was still spooky

Posted by: faith | April 19, 2010 09:55 AM

um.. not what I was expecting.. of what I heard from one of my friends. THAT one was cool. It was where instead of them getting away, the girl got mad and she got out of the car and screamed. She was dead. The boyfriend heard her and went out to inspect. He got killed. They found the bodies in the morning. Like I said, mucha coolness than this one.

Posted by: HI | April 21, 2010 04:29 PM

this story is so cool but it needs more work

Posted by: riana | April 26, 2010 01:11 PM

Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy!

Posted by: Anonymous | April 27, 2010 05:35 PM

wow!!!!!!!!!! this is a good story. i just wish it was more 2 it.who ever wrote this should make a movie about it.!!!:)

Posted by: shay | April 29, 2010 11:12 AM

realistic story,creepy,and entertainig

Posted by: nicole | April 29, 2010 04:18 PM

Ive heard this story before but now it makes me change my mind because its so different

Posted by: Anonymous | May 1, 2010 02:20 PM

you might need to change the end because A LOT of people dont get it but i do. the hook was yanked of after he killed someone and there was left over blood or the blood of his hand was on it

Posted by: randy | May 5, 2010 06:05 PM

i am goin to use it 4 school

Posted by: steve | May 6, 2010 09:21 PM

Lol feel bad for hook man can't open doors lol

Posted by: Anonymous | May 10, 2010 01:33 PM

you call that scary seriously!!!!!

Posted by: Faffie | May 13, 2010 09:26 AM

Shay... There is a movie about this story. It's called "Urban Legends" and was released in 1998.

Posted by: Matt | May 14, 2010 07:30 AM

the t.v.show supernaterule copyed that but thats a goo storie ahhhhhhh

Posted by: coco | May 16, 2010 05:42 AM

Better: the guy gets out to "check" and says 3 knocks = safe and she hears 3 knocks, looks up, hears 9 more knocks, gets out, and the guy has been hanged and is bumping against the car. (100,000,000 times better) This was way worse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous | May 22, 2010 05:56 PM

Some of you are must be really dumb. How could you not understand the ending? The girl was scared something pushed on the car the guy sped off with the car ripping the killer's hook off because he had just made his way around the car to her door and was opening it as the boyfriend took off!

Posted by: Travis | May 23, 2010 07:58 PM

ive heard of it but scaryer

Posted by: Anonymous | May 24, 2010 01:05 PM

I was speechless after reading this story, nice. This is going on my calss project.

Posted by: CJ | June 1, 2010 11:57 AM

cute and its okey

Posted by: fiffy 4m brunei | June 5, 2010 09:40 AM

This storie was spoooooooooooooky!!!!! I was litterly shaking after I read this story!!

Posted by: Anonymous | June 6, 2010 04:37 PM

gayest storie ive ever heards

Posted by: nonya | June 12, 2010 03:45 PM

wow...... thats not how that story goes

Posted by: starr | June 12, 2010 04:07 PM

nice wonder how it ends lol :)

Posted by: kenya williams | June 13, 2010 06:28 PM

I don't think the people on here get it. This story wasn't one meant to be horror story: it's about something else. The moral of the story? Had she not persisted to leave and let her boyfriend have his way with her, they would have been met with dire consequences. Plus, this tale is as old as lovers lanes themselves.

Posted by: fanofurbanlegends | June 15, 2010 02:27 PM

that was pretty scary. Thats the one I'm going to tell my little sisters.

Posted by: Rebekah | June 15, 2010 06:24 PM

wow guys be nice its hard to make up stories

Posted by: Anonymous | June 16, 2010 05:29 PM

B-O-R-I-N-G

Posted by: Anonymous | June 18, 2010 02:19 PM

ive heard so many differient versions of that story i dont no wich one i should believe... but its not scary when a story scares me i just tell myself that its just something that someone made up a long time ago

Posted by: amy marteniz | June 18, 2010 04:38 PM

The best story I've ever heard . It's freaky how the simplest stories can scare us . BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA I Scared you . LOL

Posted by: annonymus | June 20, 2010 04:30 AM

i heard a version where the guy got out to investigate something, the lady felt a bump on top of the car she gets out and theres the boy hanging by a bloody hook from the tree down on the car

Posted by: steam acount: cats715 | June 23, 2010 06:30 AM

LLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: jordan | June 23, 2010 11:37 AM

I'm not easily scared, because I've watched a thousand horror movies and I've read a bazillion stories 10 times scarier than this. Honestly, I had a straight expression on my face while reading this! I wasnt a bit scared! But still, it was interesting though...

Posted by: Anonymous | June 27, 2010 06:59 AM

its ok but I have heard it like 50 times

Posted by: Anonymous | June 27, 2010 01:16 PM

i like this story and people out their that say it is lame you are lame people haterz

Posted by: alaijah | June 28, 2010 11:46 AM

That was so cool,but not scary for a nine year older like me >w<

Posted by: Kailyn | July 2, 2010 03:18 PM

My teacher shared this story with my class! It's so lame, but I bet when your in a car with your boy/girlfriend sitting somewhere you'll remember it and get alittle freaked out!

Posted by: Alison | July 6, 2010 12:44 PM

scaeryyyyyyyyyy

Posted by: Anonymous | July 7, 2010 04:52 AM

awesome

Posted by: bob | July 13, 2010 05:29 PM

this was the story in the movie i know what you did last summer.... i like the movie better

Posted by: megan | July 14, 2010 05:10 PM

I would have added something like "The neighbor then saw two bodies in a pool of blood the next morning in the driveway." The story was okay.

Posted by: Anonymous | July 15, 2010 12:45 PM

Of course you have heard it sooooo many times, thus, urban legend. Get it? This is only an excerpt of the book being offered, which is more interesting. For those of you who did not get the ending, the bloody hand hanging from the passenger side door indicates that the horny boyfriend left just in the nick of time, before the hook guy could open the door and kill them both. The hook was ripped from his arm as the car sped away. Maybe it wasn't so scary to you because you are so lame brained and thick, you can't get the punch line.

Posted by: GG | July 17, 2010 12:31 PM

my 15 yr old sister freaked out cause its 3 in the morning

Posted by: Anonymous | July 19, 2010 04:02 AM

this story needs some killing ;)

Posted by: twix | July 19, 2010 10:35 PM

WOW. boring. its a good bedtime story if you catch my drift

Posted by: Cody | July 20, 2010 06:01 AM

that was lame

Posted by: katie-louise | July 23, 2010 10:16 AM

wow not so scary but its alright

Posted by: michaela | July 23, 2010 01:13 PM

word

Posted by: Johnathan | July 26, 2010 10:49 PM

wow...this story kind of weirded me out.. lol

Posted by: LOL | July 28, 2010 06:23 PM

it was soooooooo lame

Posted by: sophie | July 31, 2010 02:45 PM

haha scary wahaha

Posted by: sakura | August 5, 2010 02:38 AM

The scary thing is, thinking about how the hook got there and how the killer got it off, and how the killer tried to get the door open. I think it would have been scarier, if when the boy had been about to take the girl back home, they could have heard a sound coming from the girls side of the door, and it was the hook man, trying nto get the door open with the hook. When he done it, he could have taken the girl and boys eyes out. Much scarier.

Posted by: Anonymous | August 6, 2010 07:47 AM

it was kinda scary wen they found he hook but the rest was boring xxxxxxx :) as if you can have ahook for your hand xxxxx :/ ?? can you ??

Posted by: shannon hopkins | August 9, 2010 12:01 PM

This is one of my favorite stories because it is THE classic urban legend. It's been around since the 50's a least and has been parodied for years because of how well known the legend is.

Posted by: Aven | August 12, 2010 08:10 PM

i havent heard that scary of a story in a long time

Posted by: Anonymous | August 28, 2010 07:03 PM

This story is so amazing it took me like 5 times reading to get the ending but once u get it its really freaky cus what if the boyfriend hadnt have took off?

Posted by: Ashley | August 31, 2010 11:05 AM

There are so many different versions of this story that are alot more creepy..

Posted by: Anonymous | September 5, 2010 02:23 PM

This is not the first version I've heard of this story. "Bloody hook hanging from the passenger-side door..."
That's a line I've heard many times :P

Posted by: Chaiseni | September 11, 2010 01:03 AM

I heard a version where the boyfriend left the car to pee, but didn't come back, then the girl heard a banging noise, then left the car to find the killer on the car, slamming the boyfriend's severed head agains the roof...

Posted by: Anonymous | September 11, 2010 12:19 PM

oohh hey i think i know tat story the one with the guy hanging by the hook yeah TAT was scary hahaahhaha i think i get the ending a little bit but yeah like wat anonymous has said here u all are dumb extremely DUMB how can u all not get the ending ???? ! shivas u all should like study more english atleast literature ! anyways i liked the story keep on writing eh ! lols

Posted by: Anonymous | September 18, 2010 08:44 PM

super cool!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous | September 21, 2010 07:38 PM

this was a very great story

Posted by: nalani | October 4, 2010 02:13 PM

cool

Posted by: Anonymous | October 7, 2010 02:15 PM

it's ok

Posted by: the hook man | October 7, 2010 04:17 PM

wow lol not scary.....but i think it is....vanessa

Posted by: Anonymous | October 8, 2010 04:39 PM

wow...lol....vanessa u got scared lol wow

Posted by: Anonymous | October 8, 2010 08:41 PM

In the tougher version the guy gets out of the car. Time passes, the girl starts to worry. Then she hears a thumping noise overhead. She gets out of the car and finds her boyfriend hung upon a branch over the car, his feet banging the roof as his body swings back and forth.

Posted by: Herne the Hunter | October 10, 2010 07:04 PM

this is probably my favorite halloween story of all time!!!!!!

Posted by: lady gaga | October 14, 2010 04:57 PM

boo

Posted by: Anonymous | October 18, 2010 06:26 PM

This is so scary. I read it in my lesson!

Posted by: Sakura | October 19, 2010 01:19 PM

lol

Posted by: Anonymous | October 21, 2010 11:37 AM

scary

Posted by: marahannda | October 21, 2010 04:02 PM

The story is good, but the ending is kinda boring.

Posted by: Anonymous | October 25, 2010 01:33 PM

After I read this a box fell from the counter! Scared the crap out of me! :O

Posted by: Anonymous | October 25, 2010 01:36 PM

I dont get it, so the serial killer dude was tryin to open the door and they drove away and riped his hand off?

Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2010 12:28 AM

this in supernaturul it is different

Posted by: DEvin | October 28, 2010 06:54 PM

This is a true story. You can google it. It happended on the border between Texas & Arkansas. Maybe Texarkana. Anyways, an old black & white movie was made called "The Town That Dreaded Sundown". It's based on the true story. People were killed on lovers lane.

Posted by: Debi | October 29, 2010 03:42 PM

the real story goes "the boy and girl are making out. on the radio it talks about a deranged man with a hook for a hand breaks out of a psychiatric jail. boy steps out of the car to go to the restroom. many minutes pass and the girl starts to hear noises like something scratching metal and something that sounds like rain on the top of the car. she realizes that her boyfriend still isnt back so steps outside to look. she spins in circles next to her door and eventually looks up to find her boyfriend hanging upside down from his feet, throat cut, fingernails scraping the car, and blood dripping onto the top of the car. she screams then runs to the other side of the car to find a hook attached to the doorhandle

Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2010 05:40 PM

omg spooked me out.. well kind of lol! i wish you can add more to it so it can be a book about it or some thing!

Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2010 03:10 PM

This story is ok but Don't turn on the light is scary this story is getting old oooohhh!!!!!

Posted by: Back-up | November 3, 2010 09:28 AM

i dont really get why the hook was on the handle and bloody? did he try to open the door and it got ripped off? and even then hook hands arent atatched they are just kinda like gloves.

Posted by: James | November 8, 2010 05:15 PM

what is it a fishing hook

Posted by: Anonymous | November 18, 2010 08:19 PM

i heard of this story except the killer was her boyfriend...
super creepy!!

Posted by: kiara | November 20, 2010 10:13 PM

Megan the girl didnt die.When the car shaked the hook man had grabbed the handle and the boy friend drove and the hook came off the hook mans arm

Posted by: Jack | December 2, 2010 08:55 PM

It gave me the eebie jeebies!!

Posted by: Noah | December 18, 2010 01:04 AM

wow ending great but alittle lame i meqan give it more scary parts ive heard that story so many times but it was okay.

Posted by: erin | January 5, 2011 01:58 PM

Hey this actually happened to my tennis teachers highschool teacher on the fourth of july and she STILL has the hook!!

Posted by: Nicole | January 10, 2011 01:33 PM

on word love it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome!

Posted by: peps | January 17, 2011 03:08 PM

This story is as scary as my brother in the morning, that means this story is terrifying

Posted by: Esther | January 24, 2011 07:40 PM

Omg.
This was pretty good.
You should have made it a little bit more intresting when it came to the hook man.
It's good.
Just not one of my favorites.
Be more discriptive. :D

Posted by: Adinaa | February 7, 2011 08:01 PM

Ive read another version and this one i really like because it has more detail!!! :)

Posted by: Anonymous | February 25, 2011 04:25 PM

what happens after that? I love it so far

Posted by: Anonymous | March 8, 2011 04:14 PM

What happened to the girl?

Posted by: Gabriella Serrano | March 11, 2011 11:10 AM

Isnt the man with the hook known as Candyman?!

Posted by: Blaze | March 20, 2011 06:54 PM

Scary. I read this story first in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. This version is even better.

Posted by: Karla | March 21, 2011 04:04 PM

No need to hate on the story.