Makore mashoma apfuura, paHalloween chaipo, ini ndakatenga iyo nyowani nyowani yenyaya pfupi. Yakadaidzwa Gumiguru Kurota, uye ndakakurumidza kuenda kumba ndichibva kuchitoro chemabhuku, ndikakiya suo rangu rokumberi, ndikadzima chiedza chiri chose kunze kwerambi rokurava naro, ndokugara kuti ndione kuti rakanga rakandichengeterei. Handina kana kumboora moyo.

Ndagara ndiri mudiwa weforomu yenyaya pfupi. Kune vanyori vakuru kunze uko vasingakwanisi kuzvinyora, zvisinei kuti vanoedza sei. Zvakaoma kutora pfungwa, kuidonhedza pasi kusvika pahwaro hwayo, uye uve nenyaya yakabatana, inobata nyaya iri pasi pemapeji makumi mashanu ine mavambo, epakati nemagumo. Zvisinei, kana zvakaitwa zvakanaka, migumisiro inogona kuva yemashiripiti. Panyaya yenyaya pfupi dzinotyisa, zvinogona kunge zvichityisa.

Halloween yave pamusoro pedu zvakare, uye nekuravira kwedu kwekutanga kwemamiriro ekunze ekupedzisira nhasi muTexas, pfungwa dzangu dzakadzokera kwairi Gumiguru Kurota, uye dzimwe dzenyaya pfupi pfupi dzandakaverenga pamusoro pemakore. Ndakafunga kuti ndichagovana vamwe veavo vaunoda, vatsva nevakuru, uye ndinokukurudzira kuti utarise nguva ino yeHalloween.

1. "Nhanga Nhema" naDean Koontz

Mabhuku aVaKoontz agara akarohwa kana kundisuwa. Anogona kuve anotaurisa zvechokwadi nyaya dzenyaya dzimwe nguva, asi anenge asingapindirani. Saka, pandakaona kuti akange anyora yekutanga pfupi nyaya mu Gumiguru Kurota, ndakapotsa ndasvetuka kurudyi kuti ndiwane imwe. Ndakasarudza kumbozviedza, uye ndinofara kuti ndakazviita.

Tommy muduku nguva dzose ave achiodza mwoyo kuvabereki vake uye anogara achinetswa nemukoma wake mukuru ane utsinye, Frank. Mamwe masikati aOctober kuchitonhora, vanoenda kupurazi renhanga kunotora manhanga eHalloween. Tommy paanofamba-famba nemujenya, anosangana neharahwa inotyisa inoveza manhanga. Maoko ane gomara anoshandisa mapanga, achiveza zviso zvinosemesa mugavhu rimwe nerimwe. Frank anobata Tommy uye munguva pfupi adzoka kuzomutuka, achimudaidza nemazita, uye anoedza zvimwe chete nemudhara.

Muvezi haana hanya naye uye anopfuurira kushanda. Anobvunza harahwa kuti yaizoda marii kuti atore manhanga aityisa chaizvo anga akapendwa nhema. Murume mukuru anomuudza kuti anongotora chero vanhu vanofunga kuti manhanga ake akakosha. Frank, sechinhu chidiki chaari, anoudza murume kuti achamupa nickel, mudhara ndokunyemwerera ndokuitora. Sezvo Frank anodzungaira achienda, Tommy muduku anoedza kumutevera kuti amudzosere nhanga, asi muvezi anomubata.

"Husiku, munun'una wako Jack O'Lantern anokura kuita chimwe chinhu pane zvachiri izvozvi. Shaya dzayo dzichashanda. Mazino ayo acharodza. Kana munhu wese akarara, zvinopinda mumba mako… uye ipa zvakafanira. Zvichauya kwauri zvekupedzisira. Iwe unofunga kuti wakakodzera chii, Tommy? Unoona, ndinoziva zita rako, kunyange zvazvo mukoma wako asina kumborishandisa. Unofunga kuti manhanga dema angaitei kwauri, Tommy? Hmmm? Unofanirwa nei?" Tommy anozununguswa obva atiza murume mukuru achiedza kusafunga zvaaida kutaura. Husiku ihwohwo, Tommy akarara pamubhedha, anonzwa ruzha rusinganzwisisike kubva pasi…Ndiro zano rega randichakupa izvozvi, asi nditende pandichati ndaifanira kurara nemwenje kwehusiku hutatu hunotevera.

2. "Tenderai Vana vadiki" naStephen King

Kutanga kuburitswa muCavalier muna1972, "Suffer the Little Children" yakazopedzisira yawana nzira munaStephen King Manheru uye Maroto anthology muna 1993. Zvinotyisa pano zvinenge Bradbury-esque uye zvakakodzera nguva yako. Miss Sidley ndiye mudzidzisi wechikuru aivengwa nemunhu wese. Waisagona kunzvenga chero chinhu mukirasi yake, kunyangwe musana wake waive kwauri, nekuti aikwanisa kuona ratidziro yako mumalenzi akakora emagirazi ake.

Rimwe zuva, anocherekedza kuti Robert, mudzidzi akanyarara ari kumutarira nenzira inosetsa. Anotarisana naye uye anomuudza kuti pane chinhu chakaipa chichaitika. Anobva amuudza kuti anogona kuchinja uye achamuratidza. Anomhanya, achipopota, kubva muchivako chechikoro uye anomanikidzwa kupinda muzororo. Paanodzoka, Robert haasiriye ega mudzidzi ari kuzvibata zvakasiyana. Zvishoma nezvishoma, anoona kuti pane chakaipa chiri kutora vana uye anogona kunge ari iye ega anogona kuchimisa.

Stephen King anogara ari pakugona kwake mupfupi nyaya uye izvi zvaive zvisiri izvo kwandiri. Sarudzo inokatyamadza yakaitwa naMuzvare Sidley yatonyanya kutyisa munyika umo mhirizhonga muzvikoro isisiri chinhu chatinongoverenga nezvacho mungano.

3. "Iyo Roti" naShirley Jackson

Musi waJune 26, 1948, The New Yorker yakaburitsa nyaya naShirley Jackson inonzi "The Lottery" nezve tsika yekare yekupira vanhu iri kuitwa mazuva ano. Mumazuva mashomanana, vaverengi vakanga vachikanzura kuzvinyoresa kwavo uye kutumira tsamba dzokuvenga kuvose vari vaviri magazini nemunyori.

Jackson akazorangarira kuti kunyangwe amai vake vakamutumira tsamba yaishora nyaya yerima. Nhasi, inodzidziswa muzvikoro munyika yose semuenzaniso wenyaya pfupi yeAmerica. Kuronga kwakashata kunovaka kutyisa, zvishoma nezvishoma uye nenzira, kubva pakutanga kusvika kumagumo anotyisa, uye kana usati waiverenga, unongofanira kuwana kopi yayo mwaka uno weHalloween.

4. "Bhuku reropa" rakanyorwa naClive Barker

Iyo furemu nyaya yeanthology yake yakatevedzana ine zita rimwechete, "Bhuku reRopa" inotaura nyaya yemuongorori wepfungwa anohaya wechidiki wepfungwa kuti amubatsire kuferefeta imba inonzi imwe yeakanyanya kushungurudzwa muEngland. Haazive kuti Simon anopedza mazuva ake achikanda zvinhu mumba, achigogodza zvinhu, uye achinyepera zvinhu zvinoshungurudza zvaanomuudza manheru.

Asi, sezvinowanzoitika munyaya dzakadaro, haisi nguva refu Simon asati atarisana nechinhu chaicho. Midzimu inofamba mumigwagwa mikuru, tinoudzwa, uye imba iyi ndiyo mharadzano inodarika midzimu yakaipa kwazvo. Vanofunga kuti Simon ari kuvanyomba, nokudaro vanorwisa, vachimubata pasi nokuveza nyaya dzavo munyama yake. Sezvo muongorori anogara pasi kuti anyore nyaya kuti vamwe vaverenge, vanoburitsa dzimwe nyaya mukati Mabhuku eropa.

Barker ane hunyanzvi hwekutora muverengi pasi munzira dzavasina chokwadi chekuti vanoda kufamba uye muunganidzwa wese uyu unonakidza uye unotyisa.

5. "Hondo yevaroyi" naRichard Matheson

Vasikana vanomwe vanogara pamwe chete muberere remberi vachitaura nezvevakomana nezvipfeko nezvimwe zvisingaenderani nemagumo ehupenyu hwavo hwezuva nezuva. Kune hondo, asi haungazvizivi nekutaura kwavo kusina maturo. Mukuru wemauto anowana izwi rekuti mauto evavengi ari kuuya pamusoro pavo uye anobuda achienda kwaive kwakagara vasikana.

Anovaudza nhamba yevarwi nemotokari, kureba kwavo, uye anopa murayiro. Vasikana vanomwe, vasingadarike gumi nevatanhatu, vanogara mudenderedzwa uye vachishandisa masimba hapana anonzwisisa kudana pasi gehena pamauto ari kusimuka. Matheson aive shasha yekutaura nyaya. Akanyora akawanda eanonyanya kuyeukwa episodhi eThe Twilight Zone uye Star Trek.

Nyaya iyi iri nyore zvekuti inokusveverera yosiya tsinga dzako dziri mbishi vasikana vachidzokera kumakuhwa avo mushure mekuparadzwa.

Aya angori mashoma ezvandinoda.  Kune akawanda akawanda kunze uko, uye ino ndiyo nguva yakakwana yegore kwavari. Makore akati wandei apfuura, ndakaita bato reHalloween apo munhu wese akarairwa kuti auye neaanofarira nyaya yechipoko kuti agovane neboka uye inoramba iri imwe yemapato andinofarira andakambopa kusvika nhasi!