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070 | Advanced - Short Story: The Pumpkin Man of Hollow Creek [English Listening Practice]

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Title: The Pumpkin Man of Hollow Creek

Level: Advanced (C1)

#Story :

In the eerie village of Hollow Creek, Old Man Hugh grows the biggest pumpkins. One year, he carves a twisted, grotesque pumpkin that the villagers dub “The Devil’s Pumpkin.” Overcome with unease, he throws it into Hollow Creek. Soon after, a figure with a pumpkin head begins haunting the villagers, especially those who succumb to fear. The Pumpkin Man watches them with hollow, glowing eyes and brings nightmares to those he curses. The villagers, horrified, realize that this creature is a twisted form of the pumpkin Hugh threw into the creek. In a final confrontation, Hugh transforms into a jack-o’-lantern, cursed to be part of the haunting. Each Halloween, the Pumpkin Man returns, his grin haunting the villagers as a reminder of their fear.

#Vocabulary :

• Grotesque – unnaturally twisted or distorted in a scary way.
• Superstition – belief in supernatural causality or irrational beliefs.
• Manifestation – the visible form or embodiment of something, especially something supernatural.
• Aura – a distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround a person or thing.
• Malevolent – showing or having a wish to do evil to others.

#Grammar Focus:

• Past Perfect Tense
• Used to show actions that occurred before another action in the past. Example: “Hugh had carved the pumpkin before he threw it into the river.”
• Third Conditional
• Used to discuss hypothetical situations in the past. Example: “If Hugh hadn’t thrown the pumpkin in the river, the Pumpkin Man wouldn’t have appeared.”
• Relative Clauses
• Adds essential or non-essential information. Example: “The Pumpkin Man, who appeared each Halloween, haunted the village.”

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