Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 21, 1988

Transcript:

Calvin: I brought a scary story out, so we're all set. Hobbes: What's it called? Calvin: "The Hydeous Monster Who Waits in Your Back Yard To Dismember You." Gosh, this the the creepiest story I've every heard! Hobbes: Don't stop. Keep reading. Calvin: "Slowly the bog monster approached the innocent campers..Fangs glistening in the moonlight, it...Hobbes: What was that noise? Calvin: Oh, stop it. This is scary enough. Hobbes: No, really, I heard something! Listen! Calvin: Snap! It's the bog monster! Hobbes: Oh, no! Oh, no! quick! Turn out the flashlight! Lie still! Calvin: It's coming this way! We're doomed! Hobbes: It's getting closer and closer! Calvin: Oh, my gosh. It's..it's opening the tent flap! It's coming in! Aiee! There it is! Blind it with the flashlight! Pull down the tent poles! Run, Hobbes, run! Mom: What are you doing in here!! Where's your Dad? He just went out to check on you. Calvin: The bog moster must've got him! Dad: Where's that kid?!