Ghouls
Gravestone collaged with Ghoul, by dizzt Sunday, October 25, 2009 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emil Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz This Sunday’s chilling acrostic draws its quotation from Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book -- “a tragic tale: a sleeping family, a talented murderer, and an adventurous toddler—orphaned, but not assassinated. Small and alone, by accident and luck he escapes the scene of the crime and climbs a grassy hill to safety. At the top of the hill the boy finds a fence, and on the other side, a dark, quiet place.” The quotation: ONE GRAVE IN EVERY GRAVEYARD BELONGS TO THE GHOULS YOU WILL FIND IT WATERSTAINED AND BULGING WITH CRACKED STONE AND A FEELING OF ABANDONMENT IF THE GRAVE MAKES YOU WANT TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT IS THE GHOUL-GATE The author’s name and the title of the work: NEIL GAIMAN THE GRAVEYARD BOOK The defined words: A. NIGHT WATCH; B. ERLKING; C. IMAGINED; D. LESTAT; E. GENE WOLFE; F. AGED; G. INHUMED; H. MONET; L. ATTIC; J. NIOBE; K. THANATOS; L. HORSE; M. ETERNITY; N. GO AWAY; O. REVENANT; P. ABADDON; Q. VULTURES; R. EVIL EYE; S. YOUNG; T. AWFUL; U. REVENGE; V. DEATH WISH; W. BARGHEST; X. OGRESS; Y. OFFAL; Z. KOBOLD. Happy Halloween!
Gravestone collaged with Ghoul, by dizzt Sunday, October 25, 2009 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emil Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz This Sunday’s chilling acrostic draws its quotation from Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book -- “a tragic tale: a sleeping family, a talented murderer, and an adventurous toddler—orphaned, but not assassinated. Small and alone, by accident and luck he escapes the scene of the crime and climbs a grassy hill to safety. At the top of the hill the boy finds a fence, and on the other side, a dark, quiet place.” The quotation: ONE GRAVE IN EVERY GRAVEYARD BELONGS TO THE GHOULS YOU WILL FIND IT WATERSTAINED AND BULGING WITH CRACKED STONE AND A FEELING OF ABANDONMENT IF THE GRAVE MAKES YOU WANT TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT IS THE GHOUL-GATE The author’s name and the title of the work: NEIL GAIMAN THE GRAVEYARD BOOK The defined words: A. NIGHT WATCH; B. ERLKING; C. IMAGINED; D. LESTAT; E. GENE WOLFE; F. AGED; G. INHUMED; H. MONET; L. ATTIC; J. NIOBE; K. THANATOS; L. HORSE; M. ETERNITY; N. GO AWAY; O. REVENANT; P. ABADDON; Q. VULTURES; R. EVIL EYE; S. YOUNG; T. AWFUL; U. REVENGE; V. DEATH WISH; W. BARGHEST; X. OGRESS; Y. OFFAL; Z. KOBOLD. Happy Halloween! ----------------- For the complete post, go HERE.
