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
The one in Marshfield Grove was still standing But it was boarded up and locked tight The one in Hilltop Cemetery and this one in Evergreen had fallen down decades ago Mitch swept the light over the stones He stopped when a pair of eyes shined back at him from a space between the rocks A raccoon 10
