Zaka zingapo zapitazo, pafupi ndi Halowini, ndidagula nthano yatsopano yazifupi. Idatchedwa Maloto a Okutobala, ndipo ndinathamangira kunyumba kuchokera kusitolo ya mabuku, ndinakhoma chitseko changa chakutsogolo, ndinazimitsa nyali iliyonse kusiyapo nyale yoŵerengeramo, ndi kukhazikikamo kuti ndiwone chimene chinandisungira. Sindinakhumudwe ngakhale pang’ono.

Nthawi zonse ndakhala wokonda nkhani yachidule. Pali olemba abwino kunja uko omwe sangathe kuwalemba, ngakhale atayesetsa bwanji. Ndikovuta kutenga lingaliro, kuliyika pamalingaliro ake, ndikukhala ndi nkhani yogwirizana, yochititsa chidwi m'masamba osakwana 50 okhala ndi chiyambi, pakati ndi mathero. Komabe, zikachitika bwino, zotsatira zake zimatha kukhala zamatsenga. Pankhani yankhani zazifupi zowopsa, zitha kukhala zowopsa kwambiri.

Halowini yatithandizanso, ndipo nditayamba kulawa nyengo yophukira lero ku Texas, malingaliro anga adabwereranso Maloto a Okutobala, ndi zina mwa nkhani zazikulu zazikulu zomwe ndaziwerenga pazaka zambiri. Ndinaganiza kuti ndigawana nawo ena mwa okondeka, akale ndi akale, ndipo ndikukulimbikitsani kuti muwone nyengo ino ya Halowini.

1. "Dzungu Yakuda" lolembedwa ndi Dean Koontz

Mabuku a Mr. Koontz akhala akumenyedwa kapena kundiphonya nthawi zonse. Amatha kukhala wolemba nkhani wabwino nthawi zina, koma samangosinthasintha. Chifukwa chake, nditawona kuti adalemba nkhani yayifupi yoyamba mu Maloto a Okutobala, ndinatsala pang'ono kulumpha kuti ndipite ku china. Ndinaganiza zoyesera, ndipo ndine wokondwa kuti ndinatero.

Tommy wamng'ono wakhala akukhumudwitsa makolo ake ndipo nthawi zonse amazunzidwa ndi mchimwene wake wamkulu wachisoni, Frank. Tsiku lina masana mu October, kozizira kwambiri, amapita ku famu ya maungu kukatola maungu a Halowini. Pamene Tommy akungoyendayenda m’maerewo, anakumana ndi nkhalamba yowopsya yomwe imasema maunguwo. Manja opiringizika amajambula mipeniyo, ndikujambula mwaluso nkhope zonyansa pa mphonda iliyonse yatsopano. Frank adagwirana ndi Tommy ndipo posakhalitsa adayambanso kumunyoza, kumutcha dzina, ndikuyesanso chimodzimodzi ndi mkuluyo.

Wosemayo amanyalanyaza ndipo akupitiriza kugwira ntchito. Anamufunsa mkuluyo kuti zingamuwonongere ndalama zingati kutenga dzungu loopsa kwambiri lomwe lapakidwa utoto wakuda. Nkhalambayo imamuuza kuti amangotenga chilichonse chimene anthu akuganiza kuti maungu ake ndi ofunika. Frank, pokhala kachidutswa kakang'ono kamene kali, amauza bamboyo kuti amupatsa faifi tambala, ndipo mkuluyo akumwetulira ndikuitenga. Pamene Frank akuchoka, Tommy wamng'ono amayesa kumutsatira kuti amubweretse dzungu, koma wosema amamugwira.

"Usiku, Jack O'Lantern wa mchimwene wako adzakula kukhala chinthu china kuposa momwe zilili tsopano. Nsagwada zake zidzagwira ntchito. Mano ake adzanola. Aliyense akagona, amadutsa m'nyumba mwako ... ndikupereka zomwe zikuyenera. Idzabwera kwa inu potsiriza pa zonse. Kodi ukuganiza kuti ukuyenera chiyani, Tommy? Mukuona, ine ndimalidziwa dzina lanu, ngakhale kuti mbale wanu sanaligwiritsepo ntchito. Kodi ukuganiza kuti dzungu lakuda likuchita chiyani kwa iwe, Tommy? Hmmm? Mukuyenera chiyani?” Tommy anagwedezeka n’kuthawa n’kuthawa, n’kumayesa kusaganizira zimene ananena. Usiku umenewo, Tommy ali pabedi, amamva phokoso lachilendo kuchokera pansi…Ndizo dongosolo lomwe ndikupatsani pompano, koma ndikhulupirireni ndikanena kuti ndiyenera kugona ndikuyatsa magetsi mausiku atatu otsatira.

2. "Lolani Ana Aang'ono" lolembedwa ndi Stephen King

Choyamba chofalitsidwa ku Cavalier mu 1972, "Lolani Ana Aang'ono" pomalizira pake chinafika mu Stephen King Zolota zowopsa komanso maloto anthology mu 1993. Zowopsya apa zili pafupi ndi Bradbury-esque ndipo ndizoyenera nthawi yanu. Abiti Sidley ndi mphunzitsi wachikulire yemwe aliyense ankamuda. Simunathe kuthawa chilichonse m'kalasi mwake, ngakhale msana wake unali kwa inu, chifukwa amawona maonekedwe anu mu magalasi akuluakulu a magalasi ake.

Tsiku lina, anaona kuti Robert, wophunzira wachete akumuyang’ana moseketsa. Anakumana naye ndipo anamuuza kuti pachitika zinthu zoipa. Kenako amamuuza kuti akhoza kusintha ndipo amuwonetsa. Amathamanga, akukuwa, kuchokera ku nyumba ya sukulu ndipo amakakamizika kuchoka. Akabwerako, Robert si wophunzira yekhayo amene amachita zinthu mosiyana. Pang’ono ndi pang’ono, amazindikira kuti chinachake choipa chikutenga anawo ndipo akhoza kukhala yekha amene angachiletse.

Stephen King nthawi zambiri amakhala wopambana munkhani zazifupi ndipo izi sizinali zosiyana kwa ine. Lingaliro lodabwitsa lomwe Abiti Sidley adapanga ndilowopsa kwambiri m'dziko lomwe chiwawa m'masukulu sichinthu chomwe timangowerenga m'nthano.

3. "Lottery" yolembedwa ndi Shirley Jackson

Pa June 26, 1948, New Yorker adasindikiza nkhani ya Shirley Jackson yotchedwa "Lottery" yokhudzana ndi mwambo wakale wopereka anthu nsembe womwe ukuchitika masiku ano. M’masiku ochepa chabe, oŵerenga anali kuletsa masabusikripishoni awo ndi kutumiza makalata audani kwa onse aŵiri magazini ndi wolemba.

Pambuyo pake Jackson adakumbukira kuti ngakhale amayi ake adamutumizira kalata yodzudzula nkhani yoyipayi. Masiku ano, amaphunzitsidwa m'masukulu m'dziko lonselo monga chitsanzo cha nkhani yachidule ya ku America. Chiwembu chobisikachi chimapangitsa mantha, pang'onopang'ono komanso mwadongosolo, kuyambira koyambira mpaka kumapeto kochititsa mantha, ndipo ngati simunawerenge, muyenera kupeza kope lake nyengo ya Halowini.

4. "Bukhu la Magazi" lolembedwa ndi Clive Barker

Nkhani yamtundu wa anthology yake yodziwika ndi dzina lomwelo, "Bukhu la Magazi" limafotokoza nkhani ya wofufuza zamatsenga yemwe amalemba ntchito sing'anga wamatsenga kuti amuthandize kufufuza nyumba yomwe imadziwika kuti ndi imodzi mwamalo ovutitsidwa kwambiri ku England. Sakudziwa kuti Simon amakhala masiku ake akuponya zinthu mchipindamo, kugwetsa zinthu, ndikumapeputsa zomwe amamuwuza madzulo.

Koma, monga momwe zimakhalira nthawi zambiri m’nkhani zoterezi, sipanapite nthaŵi yaitali kuti Simon akumane ndi zenizeni. Timauzidwa kuti mizimu imayenda m’misewu ikuluikulu ya anthu oipa, ndipo nyumba imeneyi ndi imene imadutsamo mizimu yoipa kwambiri. Iwo akuganiza kuti Simoni akuwanyoza, ndipo chotero akuukira, kumugwira iye pansi ndi kusema nkhani zawo m’thupi lake. Pamene wofufuzayo amakhala pansi kuti alembe nkhanizo kuti ena aziwerenga, amawulula nkhani zina zonse Mabuku a Magazi.

Barker ali ndi luso lotengera owerenga m'misewu yomwe sakutsimikiza kuti akufuna kuyenda ndipo gulu lonseli ndi losangalatsa komanso lochititsa mantha.

5. "Nkhondo Ya Mfiti" yolembedwa ndi Richard Matheson

Atsikana asanu ndi awiri amakhala pamodzi pakhonde lakutsogolo akukambirana za anyamata ndi zovala ndi zovuta zina ndi mapeto a moyo wawo wa tsiku ndi tsiku. Pali nkhondo, koma simungadziwe ndi zokambirana zawo zopanda pake. Mkulu wa asilikali aja anamva kuti asilikali akuwathamangira ndipo anatuluka kupita kumene atsikanawo anakhala.

Akuwauza chiwerengero cha asilikali ndi magalimoto, mtunda umene ali kutali, ndipo akuwalamula. Atsikana asanu ndi awiri, osapitirira khumi ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi, amakhala mozungulira ndikugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zomwe palibe amene amamvetsetsa kuti amatcha gehena pa asilikali omwe akupita patsogolo. Matheson anali katswiri wofotokozera nkhani. Adalemba zolemba zambiri zokumbukiridwa kwambiri za The Twilight Zone ndi Star Trek.

Nkhaniyi ndiyosavuta kwambiri moti imakuzemberani ndikusiya minyewa yanu ili yaiwisi pomwe atsikanawo amabwerera kumiseche yawo pambuyo pa chiwonongeko.

Izi ndi zochepa chabe zomwe ndimakonda.  Pali zina zambiri kunja uko, ndipo ino ndi nthawi yabwino kwambiri pachaka kwa iwo. Zaka zingapo zapitazo, ndinali ndi phwando la Halowini pomwe aliyense adalangizidwa kuti abweretse nkhani yomwe amamukonda kuti agawane ndi gululi ndipo imakhalabe imodzi mwamaphwando omwe ndimawakonda kwambiri omwe ndaperekapo mpaka lero!