Leon and Todd are the two main protagonists of the twenty-third short story in Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill your Bones, The Bad News.
History[]
Leon and Todd loved to play baseball. When they were young, they both played on their town's baseball team; Todd as the second base player while Leon was the pitcher. Upon retirement, they spent most of their time watching baseball games on TV and talking about baseball.
One day, Leon and Todd wondered if baseball existed in heaven. Todd believed that the person who entered heaven first should notify the other somehow. Ironically enough, Todd evidently passed away and entered heaven as Leon patiently waited to hear from Todd.
Leon found Todd sitting in his room one day and was excited to see him and immediately asked what it was like in the afterlife before asking about baseball in heaven. In response, Todd told Leon he had good news and bad news: the good news being that baseball did indeed exist in heaven, having fine teams while Todd played second base on his team similar to how he used to play in his youth. The bad news was that Leon was scheduled to pitch the next day.[1]
General information[]
Physical appearance[]
Leon and Todd are never described during the story. Despite this however, they're shown as skeletons wearing baseball-playing-attire in the illustration for the story, of course symbolizing that they're undead. The letter C logos on their caps indicate they're fans of the Cincinnati Reds.
References[]
| Protagonists | ||
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| The Uncle • The Man • Ted Martin • Sam Miller • The Preacher • Joseph Blackwell • Doreen | ||
| John Sullivan • Ida • Three Fishermen • Dolores and Sandra • Ellen • Susannahh • Richard • Sally Truitt• Larry Berger • Leon and Todd | ||
| Ed Cox • Sam and Bob • George Flint • Tom Conner • Peter Rothberg • Thomas Milner • John Dent • Lucy Morgan • Rosemary Gibbs • Ruth Steinberg • The Driver | ||
| Stella Nicholls • Ramón Morales • Chuck Steinberg • Auggie Hilderbrandt | ||
| Creatures | ||
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Scary Stories |
The Corpse • Jangly Man • Bloody Head • The Thing • Jim • White Wolf • The Haunt • Alligators • Wendigo • Basket Woman • Slithery-Dee • Aaron Kelly • Cats • Bloody-Fingered Ghost | |
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More Scary Stories |
The Undead • Ghastly Face • Ghost Ship Pride • Little Black Dog • Old Lady • Daisy Clark • The Creature • Cat Witch • The Voice • Church Ghosts • Leon and Todd • Bone Ghost • The Chair | |
| Boo Man • Death • Rich Woman Ghost • Kate Faherty • Black Dog • Footstep Ghost • Cat-Eyed Men • Harold the Scarecrow • Dead Hand • Addie Fitch • Wolf Girl • Pale Lady • Sewer Rat • Man with a Sharp Knife • Poltergeist • Ghost Woman • Anne • Horrible Thing • The Head • Raspberry Sound-Making Ghost | ||