"Time and Again" is a short story by American writer Breece D'J Pancake, first published in 1977.
This American Gothic tale tells the story of an aging murderer, a farmer who feeds the bodies of his victims to his hogs.
It can also be found in the anthology American Gothic Tales, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Weeks, but when he leaves the old house he left the kitchen light burning just in case his boy returns.
As the man walks out of the house towards his snowplow, the hogs that he owns start to squeal because they believe it is feeding time.
Weeks' snowplow and tells the boy to hide because he could get in trouble for picking up hitchhikers.