Stillwater Hall at night

A Mystery by Mae Fernwood

The Ghost
Isn't Gary.

Find the one true phantom among 45,000 possibilities.

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The Mystery of Stillwater Hall

A haunting older than memory itself.

For generations, the phantom of Stillwater Hall has drifted through its corridors — unseen, unnamed, and unrelenting. Investigators have come and gone, leaving behind only fragments: cryptic clues, crossed-out names, and the cold certainty that the ghost is not Gary.

Now the evidence is yours. Twenty clues. Forty-five thousand names. One phantom waiting to be called by their true name — and finally set free.

20 clues. 45,000 names. One answer.

— Eliminated Suspects —

Archibald
Beatrice
Cornelius
Dorothea
Edmund
Florinda
Gideon
Harriet
Isadora
Jasper
Lavinia
Mortimer
Neville
Octavia
Percival
Rosalind
Silas
Theodora
Ulysses
Vivienne
Wallace
Xanthe
Yvette
Zebediah
Algernon
Brunhilde
Caspian
Delphine
Erasmus
Felicity
Godfrey
Hyacinth

"The ghost is not among these. Keep searching."

— Investigator's note, 1887

The Investigation

How to Name the Ghost

I

Study the Clues

Twenty fragments of evidence left behind by prior investigators. Each one narrows the field. Read carefully — the phantom leaves no second chances.

II

Search the Names

A manifesto of 45,000 names tied to the old manor. Cross-reference. Eliminate. The truth is buried somewhere in these pages.

III

Name the Ghost

When you are certain — when the evidence points to one name and one name only — submit your answer. The hall has waited long enough.

The phantom waits.

Do you know their name?

Stillwater Hall has kept its secret for centuries. You may be the one to finally set it free.

Name the Ghost

Stillwater Hall has waited long enough.