It’s already too late if you opened this. You can’t stop now, or you will have the wolf’s curse.
You see, in Transylvania, there was a girl in an orphanage named Elena. She always wanted a family, but she reached out to a wolf in a cage on a field trip to a wildlife park. The wolf scratched her. She began to change on the next full moon, and she ran outside to hunt animals. The orphanage found out and locked her up on full moons until there was a fire, one full moon, and she couldn’t escape. Many orphans died, but her body was never found, no matter how hard they looked for her.
Years later, she was seen again in your neighborhood; she is angry and hunting anyone she thinks hurt someone like her. Have you?
Don’t worry if you are innocent and if it’s not a full moon. She won’t bother you on a regular night. Is it a full moon tonight, tomorrow, or soon? There is one every month, so it won’t be long now.
If you hear the howl, it is too late; soon, there will be scratching at the door that might make you think it’s a stray dog. Don’t open it. There are two ways to stop Elena; one is a silver bullet. Do you have one? The other is to send twenty dollars to the Vemo address enclosed here and request fifty people to do the same. If you don’t, I’m sorry, but you were good; you might yell out, but Elena was too. I know because she was my sister, and yes, I helped lock her up. I burned my hands trying to save her, but she disappeared. Wait, I have to stop. I hear wolves, and their heading your way. Hurry, send the money and forward this. I might be able to stop her if you do it right now!!! Do you hear the howl? She is coming. Good-bye.
Hurry and send it. It’s already too late look at the calendar.
Viktor Wolf Control Officier Transylvania, Romania
This picture was taken close to your house.
William Falo lives with his family, including a papillon named Dax. His stories have been published or are forthcoming in various literary journals. He can be found on Twitter @williamfalo and Instagram @william.falo