Here’s a taletold to me by pupils of

Inverclyde Academy about atall, dark and, well, not so

handsome gentlemancoming to visit...

a real...

there are indeed many legends of the thin stranger. he appears throughout the centuries, in fairytales and history books, always just out of focus, in the corner of the eye...

his tentacles and long fingers steal away the unwary, never to return. if you see him, it may already be too late....

...and today he’s come to greenock

little ellie sees him first at the supermarket car park

back in a minute, honey

...max will look after you

think there’s still some in the

freezer..?

there is no compassion, no quarter given

only the darkness...

and screams filling the empty spaces...

meant to get mince....

he’s moves slowly and silently through the mall...

the guard thinks he sees something...

but has already forgotten what it was as he is enveloped by the dark...

his tendrils snake slowly across the sleeping town...

and a long shadow falls

and all those who find loved ones missing from empty beds...

...might not like what they find when they go looking for the lost

he has come...

from the hustle and bustle of the town, to the old largs road and moorlands at dusk, he watches...

...waiting

looks likesomebody’s

come offtheir bike...

better go and see if anyone’s

hurt, mate.

Mick!

mick! get the headlightsback on!!!

ian? ian,where are ye?

what the...

ian?

always waiting...

just as the taken wait...not knowing what’s next

Hee hee.thank you to

inverclyde academyfor terrifying me

with thesepages.

in case you’vebeen made to forget, slenderman originated

online by victor surge.

nasty pieceof work.

?

lover the next year magic torch ’snew tales of the oak projectwill explore the myths andlegends of inverclyde and producea new childrens book as well asa comic full of scary local stories .

we will also be running a new storytelling club .

to find out more or get involved, go towww . t a l e s o f t h e o a k . c o . u k

listen to songs and stories right now on auld dunrod ’s soundcloud pages ound c l o ud . c om / au l d -dunr od

over the next year magic torch ’snew tales of the oak projectwill explore the myths andlegends of inverclyde and producea new childrens book as well asa comic full of scary local stories .

we will also be running a new storytelling club .

to find out more or get involved, go towww . t a l e s o f t h e o a k . c o . u k

listen to songs and stories right now on auld dunrod ’s soundcloud pages ound c l o ud . c om / au l d -dunr od l