Midnight Masquerade: A Chicago Halloween Nightmare

The rhythmic clack of Samantha Winters' heels echoed through the bustling newsroom as she made her way to the editor's office. Her sharp blue eyes scanned the room, sizing up her colleagues with a mix of ambition and mild disdain. Samantha had come to the Chicago Tribune with a singular purpose – to prove herself as the city's most relentless and uncompromising journalist.