## I. The Cemetery

The Pine Grove Cemetery in the silence of night hours holds a spectacle that could make your blood run cold. When the moon is its only illumination, a headless phantasm is seen sauntering amidst the still graves. This specter is no ordinary ghost; it’s said to be a woman, named Frances, harkening back to the mid-19th Century.

Frances was no ordinary woman of her time either. She was celebrated as a remarkable huntress, whose skills were a common talk amongst town folks. But life had a tragic twist in store for her, in the form of an appalling hunting accident that befell her with a chilling outcome – she was beheaded. The mystery of her demise is so riveting that it haunts the Pine Grove Cemetery in the form of her headless specter.

There’s the word around town, corroborated by countless witnesses, about this spectral figure that emerges near a specific mausoleum. She is described to be donning a hunting outfit bereft of any signs of the current day fashion. However, the eeriness spins into a frenzy when anyone dares to approach her. She simply vanishes into thin air.

## II. An Encounter from The Past

One such spine-chilling encounter revolves around Helena, an adventurous photographer who visited Pine Grove in the late ’80s, spurred by tales of the spectral huntress. Despite warnings from locals, her curiosity got the better of her, leading her to an investigation one fateful night alone.

Armed with her Polaroid, she began scouting the area near the mausoleum. Just as midnight arrived, Helena witnessed a chilling sight; she saw Frances, or at least what was supposed to be Frances.

Her hands immediately flew to her camera to capture the paranormal before her. Predictably though, the ghostly figure dissolved into nothingness as soon as the Polaroid flashed. Despite the terrifying experience, Helena managed to obtain a blurry image – that of a woman clad in a Victorian-era hunting outfit with a blank space where the head should have been.

## III. The Dark Legend

Helena’s story stirred up an old town legend about the misfortunate life and death of Frances, unbeknownst to many. This tale was recounted to Helena by a local historian.

It was said that Frances, despite being a woman, was an excellent hunter. Her skills impressed the town folks enough to consider her one of their best. Even so, few admired and many were envious of her prowess. Among these envious folks was a man named Roger, who claimed to be the best hunter until Frances’s appearance.

To safeguard his pride, Roger challenged Frances to a hunting duel, a challenge she accepted. The day arrived and they ventured into the woods, but only Roger returned that day. He carried a horrifying tale of Frances being attacked and decapitated by a bear. However, skeptical locals felt otherwise – they suspected foul play.

## IV. A Tale Carved in Stone

As Helena delved deeper into her investigation suite driven by the legend of Frances, she started digging into the local archives and pouring over old pieces of correspondence. She found something chilling – a letter left by Frances.

In the letter, Frances accused Roger of duplicitous intentions and feared he might attempt to kill her under the guise of the hunting duel. Suddenly, the town legend and Roger’s suspicious tale took a turn towards a more sinister narrative.

## V. An Eerie Resolution

Years passed by, and Helena’s story became a riveting yet spine-chilling folklore uniting the townsfolk. She left the town, but never stopped searching for the truth behind Frances’s eerie presence in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Despite the passage of time, the figure of the headless huntress, Frances, continues to haunt the cemetery. Now, it seems, her haunting presence is not merely a gloomy reminiscence of an unsettling tragedy but a chilling demand for justice unresolved to this day.

As the dark night yet again devours Pine Grove Cemetery into its velvety embrace, the spectral figure of the headless huntress reemerges, still in search of her missing head or perhaps in the search for long-due justice.