Punkie Night

The sun set low on a warm summers night, the smell of fresh cut grass took over the air as everyone settles down for the main event of the night. This fair was held every summer as tradition for all the local country folk to gather together and have some fun. Drinks were aplenty, dancing was encouraged and sitting on barrels of hay was very common but this all quietened down for the last act which was something new , instead of the usual country singer coming out to wind down the night they had a band to perform, a new band that no one had ever heard of around these parts.

The fair organiser was out grabbing a bite to eat a week before the event in his usual haunt when he seen a flyer on the wall that read ;     
                                                              Punkie night tonight
                                                              Punkie night tonight
                                                              Adam and Eve would not believe
                                                              It's Punkie night tonight

This caught his attention so he decided to give the number a ring. He was very impressed with what they had offered; to play at the fair for free just so they could get their names known around these parts, so after sorting out the style of music and all the little things the organiser decided to get this band to perform as the main event. He was also known as a bit of a tight man when it came to spending money so that also had a bit to do with it.

On the morning of fair day he met with the band, four members but only two greeted him; "Hello sir, my name is King Punkie and this is my wife Queen Punkie, its a pleasure to be of service to you and your people tonight". Wife Punkie did not speak, she smiled all coy half hiding behind her husband who oozed with charisma. The organiser thought it was a little strange how they acted but went long with it and was very impressed as he listened to their sound test. He smiled to himself , thinking how he had managed to pull this off "I did it again, bargain absolute bargain, can't wait to see the reaction of the people when they hear Punkie Night later".

The time had come to play, they decorated the stage with Jack o'lanterns and pumpkins all around to give the halloween look which was distinctive of their style. They also dressed in creepy costumes which together with the decorations was a strange sight to see in the height of summer but there was a special feel and aura to it , especially when the sun was setting and the light of the lanterns got brighter, there was a calmness in the air. People sat and listened to the melodic sound of their songs, it was like they were in a trance, their focus and attention totally dedicated to the music of the band.

A lot of head nodding and feet tapping, the organiser stood watching this great performance, delighted with what he had pulled off. As the night was coming to a close Punkie Night played one last song, their best known hit - Soul Searching. Everyone loved it and as they were about to finish a bang of smoke filled the air momentarily blinding everyone, when the smoke cleared the band were gone. People applauded the gimmick relating this as all part of the act.

Moments after the fair had finished and people were getting ready to leave, they started dropping to the ground one by one as if there was a sniper in the distance picking them off  but the cause of this strange behaviour was unknown. Not one man, woman or child was left standing, bodies lay on the ground but still breathing, the organiser came out from his back room in total shock to what lay before him. As he stood in disbelief King and Queen Punkie appeared before him "Don't worry they are not dead but not alive they are the ghosts we create to ensure we survive" whispers King Punkie in the organisers ear while Queen hung from her husbands shoulder staring seductively at the terrified fair man.

Punkie Night are a demon band that travel around from town to town putting on performances then taking the souls of those who were enthralled by them through a state of trance and finished off by the inhalation of the smoke they produced. The organiser was spared but no one believed his story of what happened that beautiful summers night. His years were now tormented by the image and sound of the band skipping away and vanishing into the night singing the rhyme ;
                                             
                                                          Punkie night tonight
                                                          Punkie night tonight
                                                          Adam and Eve would not believe
                                                          It's Punkie night tonight.