Two people share scary stories by a fire. The first story is about a family's dark past. A mother gives birth to a daughter, but the father is revealed to be her own son, who had an incestuous relationship with his mother. The son runs away, and the daughter is raised by a neighbor. The son eventually returns, falls in love with his daughter, and marries her. They have a child, but the wife dies, and the son kicks out the child, cursing her. The child dies, and the father demands that she be buried outside the church fence with a cast-iron slab and a snake eating its own tail.
The second story is about Clara Crane, a woman who poisons her husband with candy after the death of their daughter. Clara is sent to a madhouse, where she makes a doll and talks to it as if it's her deceased daughter. After her release, a wave of strange events occurs in Texas, including children disappearing after being lured with candy. The police find a body with missing teeth and candy wrappers with notes signed "Lady Candy." The fate of the other children remains unknown, and it's implied that Clara might be responsible for the disappearances.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A woman gave birth to a daughter without medical help and died during childbirth.
2. The woman's son, who was 6 years old, was the father of the daughter.
3. The neighbor helped the woman during childbirth and raised the daughter as her own.
4. The son grew up to become a respected member of society.
5. The son met his daughter, who was now a beautiful woman, and fell in love with her without knowing their true relationship.
6. They got married and had a daughter.
7. The wife died, and the father was left to care for their daughter.
8. The neighbor, who raised the daughter, told the father about his daughter's true parentage before she died.
9. The father was filled with hatred and anger towards his daughter.
10. The father cursed his daughter and drove her out of the house.
11. The daughter died after wandering the streets for several days.
12. The father ordered a funeral for his daughter and had her buried outside the church fence.
13. A heavy cast-iron slab with the image of a snake eating its own tail was installed over the grave.
14. An inscription was engraved on the slab, stating that the girl was 6 years and 11 months old when she died in January 1807.
15. The father's curse stated that it would only subside when people could walk comfortably over the grave.
From the second story:
16. A girl named Clara Crane was born in 1871.
17. Clara married Leonardo Gilbert Crane and had a daughter named Marcela.
18. Marcela died in an accident in 1893.
19. Clara was grief-stricken and poisoned her husband with candy.
20. Clara was put in a madhouse, where she made a doll out of sheets and talked to it as if it were her deceased daughter.
21. Clara wrote a letter to her sister stating that she and her daughter would be returning home soon.
22. Clara was released from the madhouse after 4 years and disappeared.
23. A wave of strange events swept through Texas, including children disappearing after being fed candy by a mysterious figure known as "Lady Candy".
24. Eight children disappeared in five years, and one of the missing boys was found dead with all his teeth missing.
25. The fate of the other missing children remains unknown.