I Played “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” — And It Worked
Innocent game for tweens, or demonic summoning? You be the judge.
Looking back on all the sleepovers of my childhood, I can remember a blur of fun and funny memories that shimmer in and out of focus.
Things like braiding my friend’s hair while watching our favorite movies. Gossiping about boys or breaking into impromptu fashion shows on a runway of sleeping bags. Talking about life all night long after we were supposed to be “sleeping.”
Then there’s that time-honored tradition of…you know…attempting to summon demons from the burning pyres of hell.
Just your good old-fashioned gal-pal fun!
Maybe I’m being dramatic, but we got up to some seriously dark stuff. There was Bloody Mary, a corpse-like ghost who might appear in the mirror if you repeat her name a certain number of times. Legend has it, if you do summon her, she’ll either drink your blood, strangle you, or just scream, loud as a banshee, in your face.
Then there was Candyman, who, if you managed to get his attention by chanting his name in the mirror five times, would appear behind you and kill you with his hook.
