The Dare II - The Revenge of Robert Northstun

[Daniel Regenbogen]

The 2012 Aspen Nights Halloween Project has opened!

 

The Dare II: The Revenge of Robert Northstun

Every small town has its share of sordid secrets, and Plainville is no exception to the rule. Like many of the town’s children, Brian and Tommy were told the tales of ancient cults, dark rituals and missing children. Their parents assured the boys that such fanciful stories were but urban legends, local myths perpetuated by imaginative youth and older residents to scare the boys. Brian’s grandfather Daniel Wilson wove a masterful tale of an enigmatic philanthropist named Robert Northstun, who spread his wealth around town freely, in exchange for certain… sacrifices. While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, Brian remembered a shortcut that would take them to a lavish costume party at the Dunwich Mall.  Before the boys could reach their intended destination, a younger boy dared them to explore Wolf Hill, the alleged location of the notorious Northstun Manor. Once there, the boys were afflicted with shocking visions of the past, murderous children and marauding spirits.  The boys ultimately reached the safety of the Dunwich Mall, believing their terrifying adventure was over. They were wrong, it’s only just begun.

Brian and Tommy arrived at the Dunwich Mall to find a horrific sight of blood and fear, their peers falling to grotesque, indescribable creatures and the same craven spirits they encountered at Northstun Manor. The boys did their best to help some survivors flee into the darkness, only to see them meet their end at the hands of other horrors. Still though, Brian and Tommy did their best to stand against the darkness. Groups of twisted children who call themselves ‘The Unseen Ones’ seem to be spearheading the destruction across the town, for tonight Plainville’s lost children have returned. As Plainville has discovered, you can’t bury the sins of the past.

Brian and Tommy like the other survivors, must either succumb to the ‘Unseen Ones,’ surrendering their humanity forever, or fight against the odds. Fortunately, there is an opposing force fighting against Robert Northstun’s ‘Unseen Order,’ lead by Brian’s grandfather David Wilson. However, under the full ‘Hunter’s Moon,’ David’s own dark secrets shall be revealed, and sacrifices will have to be made. The fight for the souls of Plainville’s children has begun.

Search Plainville for clues like journal entries, laptops, iPads, letters, diary entries and newspaper articles that unravel a horrific eighty-year old conspiracy. We invite you to face the same horrors as Brian and Tommy − if you dare!  

PS: The original short story "The Dare" that last year’s Aspen Halloween Project was based on can be found here: http://www.new-jericho.com/77-site-news/68-the-dare


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