It's a new month so it's time for a new vignette contest. This time you've got a new host and a new location for it. I've also skewed the prizes a bit to encourage everyone to participate.
Quote Originally Posted by Revenant
What are vignettes you ask? They're single post short stories written about a given prompt. Everyone can post their entry in this thread and at the end of the month all entries will be judged and the top three will be selected for prizes! Don’t worry about not winning a prize however, as everyone will receive EXP just for being creative.
The rules haven't changed much with me either. Here they are:

1) One submission per character. Multiple characters are allowed.
2) All entries must be made during the month of October. Editing your posts is allowed as long as all edits are made within the month.
3) Only on-topic vignettes will be considered for the prize. The topics are meant to be broad enough that no character should be particularly limited.
5) PCs must be involved in all vignettes. How "canonical" you choose to have the events of the vignette is up to you.
6) All participants receive 5% of the EXP they need to reach the next level. The top three finishers get 10% of the EXP they need to reach the next level and 100, 75 and 50 GP respectively.
7) A vote will be added after the completion of the month. Vote for your favorite vignette. The winner will get a custom user title. If a moderator wins, they get to change a players user title to anything they want (content appropriate). The only way to remove the shame? Face the guilty moderator in a battle. Win or lose, upon completion you'll lose the title.

Thanks to Christoph for the idea. If the vote works well (meaning high participation!), we'll probably change monthly vignettes into a anonymous player vote. That way it can happen every month and you won't have to wait eons for it to be judged.

Here's your prompt:
Max Dirks is deathly afraid of ghost stories. Write one and scare him!