The Shape in the Doorway - by Dan Hunter

He wasn't allowed to go trick or treating with his friends. But this year, something was coming to find him.

His friends had talked all day about their costumes and which houses gave out the most treats. But Mum and Dad wouldn't let him go. When he tries to sneak out at midnight to catch a glimpse of something, anything from Halloween, he finds that something has come to find him. Something that wants to be let in.

A short story for Halloween by Dan Hunter.