On the way to the library, Cassie finds a mysterious 할로윈 store down an alley and goes inside. The store owner (Tobin Bell) sells her a little book called The Evil Thing which contains a warning on the front page: "DO NOT READ ALOUD." That night, Cassie ignors the warning in the book and reads it to Max:

The Evil Thing is a gruesome beast.
On living flesh it loves to feast.
It's a two-headed thing whom 당신 don't wish to greet.
One head sucks your blood, one head chews your meat.
It carries its 아기 in slimy eggs on its back.
The 아기 are hungry when they hatch for a snack.
So the Evil Thing traps some poor victim alive,
For the 아기 to eat when their birthdays arrive.
But don't worry, don't cry, please don't have a fit.
The Evil Thing is not real...
Unless 당신 think about it.