Chapter 1 A Gripping Fog Stan Summer wasn’t sure what he was seeing The evening was dark The moon was not up but a red glow was coming from somewhere in the cemetery Very odd he thought He left his skateboard on the back steps of his house Then he walked toward Hilltop Cemetery It began at the edge of his yard Stan checked his pockets He had a pen and his notepad a À ashlight and half of a candy bar 6
He swept the beam of light across the dark yard Then he shut it off and began to walk As he entered the cemetery he stopped The red glow was coming from the other side of the hill Was it a re He sniffed but he didn’t smell smoke Could it be a police car Or an ambulance He took out his notepad and began to write Stan’s Journal Sunday December 10 8 45 p m Red glow in cemetery Beyond Deadman’s Hill No unusual sounds or smells I’m on my way to check it out Deadman’s Hill was one of Stan’s favorite spots In the winter it was great for sledding steep and smooth On summer nights he liked to lie on the hill and look at the stars It didn’t scare him that the hill was in a 7
