chapter 1 MIDNIGHT CHIMES PRIVATE Mitch’s notes Marshfield cemeteries November 21 Just after midnight What’s going on in Evergreen Cemetery Church bells are chiming in the old chapel’s ruins It hasn’t had a service in a hundred years There 6
isn’t even a chapel anymore Just a foundation I’m going to check it out Mitch Morris opened his bedroom door His parents were deep sleepers They snored through almost anything Just in case he tiptoed past their room and down the steps Mitch slipped through the living room into the kitchen Pulling open a drawer he grabbed a flashlight He tested the beam and put it in his coat Then he stepped out the back door and eased it shut 7
The moon lit the piles of dried leaves Mitch crossed the backyard and climbed over the low rock wall into the graveyard Living close to the cemetery meant that he’d seen many scary things in his life The church bells weren’t scary But it was strange that they were ringing in the middle of the night Someone or something was active All four graveyards in the town of Marshfield were known to be haunted Mitch had met spirits in every one of them His four friends had too 8
Mitch Amy Stan Barry and Jared lived on the edges of cemeteries They often battled ghosts vampires and other scary beings They called their group the Zombie Hunters But tonight Mitch was alone He hurried up the dark hill Mitch shined his light on the church foundation All was quiet now Each of the four cemeteries had its own chapel Only one was in use The stone church near Woodland Cemetery was active It had services every Sunday 9
