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Not From Detroit

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 5
Page count: 17
Categories: Ghosts, Halloween

Author

Joe
Lansdale

Appeared in

Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts

Story Summary

Margie and Alex had been married for over 50 years and hoped that they could die together, but when a black car that was not from Detroit pulled up in front of their house, Alex realized it was death come for Margie. But he would have none of that and outsmarted Death winning the right to go with Margie and Death in the car that was definitely not from Detroit.