âThis is the last straw. Iâve known you for 300 years and all I know about you is that you think âfriend goodâ and âfire badâ. There has to be more to life than this. You donât communicate.â
Frankenstein, as usual, was at a loss as to what to do when his lovely bride was in such a mood. He simply didnât have the words to explain. And besides, she knew all the arguments. Her soliloquy was a purely rhetorical expression of her unhappiness and frustration. He sheepishly pawed the floor with his massive boot, unable to meet her angry gaze. Despite her comparatively diminutive size, she was actually quite intimidating when she was angry. Her hiss could make him cringe. He nodded and groaned at the appropriate time, but said nothing.
âIt wouldnât be so bad if there were other people around. If we had some friends, or we could go out once in a while. But for godâs sake, we only get to go out of this house one night a year!â
âOh, sure, your friend Larry Talbot comes by once in a full moon. But my god, for all the manâs manners and good grooming he still manages to crap in the house when heâs here. And that Dracula, always complaining we donât have anything to drink. Honestly! And couldnât he drop by at a decent hour once in a while? And your friend ImhotepâŚIâm always sweeping out the sand for the next two weeks after he visits. Where does it all come from? And why is he always mumbling? Couldnât he speak up once in a while?â
She turned and with a whisk of her flowing white gown strode out to patio. She began to brood on the boredom and tediousness that was her life. Her husband was, as one might guess, a less than sparkling conversationalist. And though she had tried for hours on end, she couldnât teach him even the simplest of parlor games to pass the time. Their one attempt at Scrabble had been so exasperating that she had nearly gone to the village looking for a torch-bearing mob to throw herself at. She heard him clanking around in the living room and went inside.
âYou know, when we were first married, I thought you were my soulmateâ she said to her cowering husband. âI thought we were made for each other. Now Iâm not so sure.â She turned and walked into the bedroom, slamming the door as loud as she could behind her to further express her displeasure. She walked over to the antique mirror in the corner.
She let her gown fall to the floor and gazed at herself in the greasy mirror. She was still a fine figure of a woman, she knew. Her pale green skin was practically luminescent even in the dim light of the candles. Her stitches stood out in stark relief as they criss-crossed her body like fine jewelry. Her full black lips were a gothic wet dream. Her breasts were still stitched as high and firm as when she was a teenager. And look at that behind. The Doctor had certainly picked out a fine one there. âIâm the whole packageâ, she thought to herself. âWhat man, alive or undead, could possibly resist me?â She planned to put that theory to the test soon enough. Thank goodness Halloween was just around the corner.
Halloween at the Frankenstein household was always the most festive time of the year. It was a week-long holiday for the happy couple and their guests, culminating in their one grand night a year on the town. The Frankensteins were undefeated for 7 years running at area costume parties.
Hosting all of their friends had buoyed her spirits to the point that she could almost say she was happy. She flitted about the kitchen, keeping an eye on the cookies in the oven and mixing more punch. She carefully measured the alcohol as she poured it in. She wanted enough for everyone to have a good time, but nothing was harder on the furniture and knickknacks than her husband when he was tipsy.
All of the usual suspects were in attendance. Dracula had flown in on the red-eye. Larry Talbot was looking as dapper as ever in his spats and ascot with his wolfâs head cane. The Mummy Imhotep was on loan from the local museum where he had been packing in the tourists. He was sitting happily in their overstuffed recliner sipping at a large glass of punch. She thought he looked pleased, but who could really tell? She noticed the sand already accumulating on the rug at his feet, but refused to let it spoil the mood.
She sat patiently, waiting for her chance to put her plan to work. She knew that the punch would go right through the Count; he had the bladder of a little girl. She insisted he drink two glasses. He soon announced that he had to go âdrain the main veinâ and snickered to himself as he went down the hall to the bathroom. She excused herself to check on the cookies. She took them out of the oven, then walked quietly through the kitchen and down the hallway to the bathroom.
Standing in the hallway in front of the bathroom door, she craned her neck to make sure no one was watching from the living room. She dropped her gown at her feet and tossed it into the bedroom. She walked in and closed the door behind her. The Count turned to see her standing at the door like a green, stitched Mrs. Robinson. He was quite literally sweating blood.
âWell, hello there my dear,â the Count said, hurriedly trying to stuff himself back into his trousers.
She put her finger to her lips to shush him as she came closer. She pulled him close and planted a full wet kiss on his blood-red lips. His arms went around her waist, and his lips migrated down to her neck.
âOh, Count,â she cooed as he nuzzled her. Her head dropped back in total surrender to his ministrations. Then she felt him poking her. âNone of that, nowâ she said, pushing him away as he tried to puncture her leather-tough skin. âThereâs something else I want from you.â
âSorry, my dear. Force of habit.â
She reached deftly into his trousers to grab his throbbing virile manhood. Much to her dismay it was anything but virile or throbbing. It was as limp as a Transylvanian noodle. She unbuckled his pants and let them drop to the floor, then began massaging his organ in earnest.
âIâm sorry my dear, but I have very poor circulation. Thereâs no blood available to flow to the extremities.â
âYou meanâŚnothing?â
âNothing.â
âBut women fall at your feetâŚâ
âIâm a really good kisser. But thatâs usually as far as it goes. To be honest, nothing much has been happening down there for the last few hundred years.â
âWell, when was the last time you made love to a woman?â
âIt has beenâŚa while. In order to get things going I need the blood a young male virgin. But they put up such a fight. I rarely find it worth the trouble.â
âWell, thatâs very disappointingâŚâ
âI might be able to help you my dear. Do you have a young male virgin handy?â
âCount, if I had a young male virgin, why would I need you?â
âI see your point. You know, I could give you a very good hickey if youâre interested.â
âNo, I donât want any marks on my neck. I am a married woman, you know.â