The 13th Warning Author:R.L. Stine The man was old. I mean ancient. And deathly pale against his black clothes. The woman was younger. But just as creepy. A huge black cat perched on her shoulder. — "We came to warn you," the woman announced. — "warn me? What are you talking about?" I asked. — "You have tempted the spirits of evil!" the old man wheezed. "You have too many 13's." "1... more »3 is my lucky number," "What's wrong with that?" The old man fixed his black eyes on mine. "Beware. Beware of the 13's. Your luck - it's running out." They turned and hobbled away. "Wait-!" I cried. "Hey wait! I don't understand!"....But only the black cat turned back. And it opened its mouth in one last, frightening hiss....« less