Description
Nobody crosses the old covered bridge after dark in October. Not because it’s falling apart, though it is. Because of the toll.
He comes when the moon sits low and fat over the ridge. First the hoofbeats on the rotten planks, slow and steady. Then the glow: a carved pumpkin held high in a ragged glove, grinning where a face should be. The black horse never hurries. The rider never speaks. The creek below goes quiet, and the mist rises to meet them.
Folks in the valley argue about what the toll is. Some say a coin left on the rail. Some say a story told true. A few say you’ll know when he asks, and you’d best have an answer.
The Horseman’s Toll is a Crafty Corner Originalsâ„¢ Halloween piece painted in cold moonlit blues against the burnt orange of turning maples. The broken roofline of the bridge frames the rider, falling leaves drift through the fog, and that single lantern grin pulls your eye straight to the heart of the story.
Hang it in an entryway for the season, over the mantel through the fall, or in a reading corner where the old ghost stories never go out of style.
Crafty Corner Originalsâ„¢. Created by Hand. Made with Heart.
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