Teen wins grand prize in Herald-Mail Halloween Scary Story Contest

Their story ideas came at odd times. David Hills of Smithsburg was brushing his teeth when inspiration struck. Rebecca Cohen of Hagerstown drew inspiration from a yard sale. Zoe Decker of Chambersburg, Pa., was looking over a poem she had written earlier. And Izzy Prenger glanced at a clock in her family's home in Sharpsburg.

By CHRIS COPLEY

October 27, 2011