October 23, 2015. (Guest Submission: Noah Witt)

SPOOKTOBER STORY #X:

5am: Jon Phillips sits in his bedroom, wide awake, having not slept in 31 hours. A Mr. Coffee machine grumbles from between his legs.

"Jon. Look. You've gotta keep making it in me."

Mr. Coffee sputters his last spurt as Jon finishes his undetermined bout of intense concentration.

"Jon. You've got to fill me up. You've got to turn me on."

Jon grinds for thirty seconds while Mr. Coffee writhes in anticipation.

"This is it, don't stop."

Jon opens Mr. Coffee, but there is a spider inside. The spider bites Jon, he shrieks, and becomes dead.

"Jon" grumbles Mr. Coffee.

"This was the best you never had."