The days of the Long Cold are done. Because of this one brave, new-thinking man, summer lives in the winter cave. The Halloween Tree (1972)
O autumn winds that bake and burnAnd all the world to darkness turn,Now storm and seize and make of me…A swarm of leaves from Autumn’s Tree! The Halloween Tree (1972)
“What’s happening, Mr. Moundshroud? Where are we?”Moundshroud struck a flinty finger into fire and held it up. “Why, bless me, boys. It’s the Dark Ages. The longest darkest night ever.” The Halloween Tree (1972)
It’s big, it’s broad…It’s broad, it’s bright…It fills the sky of All Hallow’s Night…The strangest sight you’ve ever seen.The Monster Tree on Halloween. The Halloween Tree (1972)