Keep the Vampires from Your Door

Keep the Vampires from Your Door, 2023

So, imagine this: the garden at dusk. Shadows are getting longer, everything's taking on that weird in-between glow, and there's this figure. Dark, almost blending into the scenery but just noticeable enough to catch your eye. It's like playing a game of hide and seek with a ghost.

You can’t help but feel a smile at your lips. The idea of a vampire in your garden—it's ridiculous, isn’t it? And yet, there's that soft hiss you think you hear when the wind rustles the leaves. A shiver that has nothing to do with the cooling night air.

There's that dark figure again, just by the ancient oak. Or was it by the rose bushes? It’s always there, lurking, teasing, but never fully showing itself. It's as if the garden itself is in on the joke, conspiring with the night to keep you on edge.

Think about the charm of it all, the way the garden has changed. It used to be so peaceful, now it’s like a stage for some dark, whimsical play. The figure is almost playful, in a sinister kind of way. You can’t help but smile, a mix of fear and humor.

"Keep the vampires from your door," you think, half-smiling at the absurdity, half-terrified. Shadows play tricks, but what if they're not tricks? In this moody, dark, quirky garden, anything seems possible. The next shadow might just come to life.