The Winchester Mystery House: A Chilling Interactive Adventure

By Matt Doeden

Experience the Winchester Mystery House as you've never seen it before—up close and personal! YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this haunted house's twisted stairways and hidden hallways. Follow the path of a modern-day visitor in this thrilling nonfiction title.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781515725855

Matt Doeden

Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Introduction

THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE

A Dark History ofTHE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE

Fast Facts about Winchester Mystery House

Timeline

Glossary

Other Paths to Explore

Read More

Internet Sites

Copyright

Back Cover

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INTRODUCTION

YOU are about to enter the Winchester Mystery House. The massive maze-like home was built over nearly four decades with one sole purpose — to ward off evil spirits. And now you're inside. What will you find? Will you try to escape or delve deeper into the mansion? Will you uncover the mysteries of this haunted house? And if you do, will you make it out alive?

Follow the links at the bottom of each page. The choices YOU make will change the outcome of the story. After you read one path, go back and read the others for more haunted adventures! Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice to make a different decision.

THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE

Hey, Amir, thanks again for helping me get this job. I can't believe I actually get to work here. I've read all about this place.

Amir flashes you a grin. No problem.

Amir's dad owns a landscaping company. When Amir told you the company had landed a job in the gardens of the famous Winchester Mystery House, you knew that you wanted in. You’ve always been fascinated by the paranormal.

Shrubs, fountains, and statues decorate the gardens of the Winchester Mystery House.

I never knew you were so excited about gardening, Amir says. We get a job at a haunted house and suddenly you can't wait to start pulling weeds. Now pay attention to what you're doing. Those rose bushes are more than a hundred years old. Watch out for the…

Ouch! you shout as something sharp cuts at your finger.

… thorns, finishes Amir.

Between the afternoon heat of the California sun and the sight of your own blood beading up on your finger, you start to feel a bit dizzy.

Whoa, you're looking a little pale there, Amir says, coming to your side and grabbing you by the arm. You feel your knees buckling, and darkness creeps in at the edges of your vision. Amir helps you to the ground, fanning you with his work gloves.

The white door seen on the second story of the Winchester Mystery House is the infamous Door to Nowhere.

You look like you’re going to faint, Amir says. I think you need to cool off.

Amir glances over his shoulder. His father has taken the company van to check on another job. There's nowhere for you to get out of the heat, except inside the house.

Guess we don’t have anywhere else to go, Amir says, gesturing.

We're not supposed to go inside, remember? you argue. The instructions were quite clear. The house is off limits.

Amir shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders. I don’t think it'll be a problem, he says. "The house is closed today. No tours.