Allegedly, it was Bony who was behind the whole Mother Malkin Resurrection Plan. Next, Tom is almost killed by Alice's aunt, Bony Lizzie. Unfortunately, the Spook returns and tells Tom that Mother Malkin is still dangerous dead. In a feat of great courage, Tom manages to kill Mother Malkin. They won't be showing that in a commercial any time soon. What would Mother Malkin do for a Klondike Bar-er, a cake that turns out to be made of human flesh and blood? She would break out of her prison and try to eat children. Tom gives Mother Malkin two cakes before he realizes that they're giving her the strength to break free. She wants to cash in her favor: Tom needs to deliver three cakes to Mother Malkin, one of the live witches on the Spook's property. When the Spook leaves on an errand, Alice calls Tom with the Spook's bell. She scares away some boys who are harassing Tom in exchange for a favor, to be redeemed whenever she pleases. Alice is her name, and deceit is her game.

While hauling groceries back from town, Tom meets a witchy-looking girl in pointy shoes. Then the Spook assigns Tom one of his first glamorous apprenticeship duties: grocery shopping. Real estate agents would attempt to sell this place as 'full of old-world charm,' but we think it's downright spooky. And oh, here's the garden where evil witches are buried alive.

Like, here's the kitchen where an invisible boggart cooks meals. The Spook gives Tom a tour of his property. Tom survives the night and lives to travel to the Spook's home in Chipenden. The Spook tests Tom right away, forcing him to spend the night inside a haunted mansion. Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice) Summaryįorced to leave his family farm to make a career for himself, our narrator Tom Ward becomes the apprentice of a witch- and ghast-fightin' madman, the Spook.

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