Della and Oscar don’t like being messed with, which is why I have turned to a dog on All Hallows’ Eve. Remember Winston, my friend Lizzy’s pooch? I declared him an honorary cat last Spring but since then he’s undergone a startling transformation into the HELL HOUND OF PORTLAND:

This second picture has some sort of supernatural thing going on. Anyone buying that? Actually, Sir Winston started squirming like a cat. That gave him instant street cred with Della Street:

Now that you’re scared by that beast, BOO from Crowded House: