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ZOOM MEETINGS
There will be 2 zoom meetings:

  • Oct 23rd at 8pm et (Day 6)
  • Oct 24th at 2pm et (Day 7)

The zoom links will be buttons in the appropriate daily unit when it is released.

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The reveal for the daily riddles will be in our facebook group.

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The Journey Through the Haunted Realms

7 Days (October 17th to October 24th)

Collect 7 symbols by solving daily riddles and puzzles, each tied to a spooky archetype and location. On Halloween, use all 7 to solve the final mystery.

MAP

Step into a world where shadows whisper and forgotten forces stir. The Mystery Map & Clue Tracker is your personal guide through a week-long immersive Halloween adventure an experience unlike anything you've encountered before.


Over the course of seven days, you’ll journey through seven haunted realms, each tied to a powerful spooky archetype beings older than myth, more ancient than Samhain itself. These archetypes guard riddles, puzzles, and secrets that have been buried in time.

Each day, you’ll receive a new challenge in the class site so check back daily. Solve it to earn a symbol and uncover a piece of the greater mystery. As you progress, you’ll mark your answers and symbols on your Mystery Map, slowly revealing a hidden path.

On our Halloween Hidden Gene event night, those who have collected all seven symbols will face the Final Mystery a puzzle that weaves together everything you’ve uncovered. Only the most observant and daring will be able to solve it.

This is more than a game. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime journey into forgotten lore, ancient archetypes, and the thrill of the unknown.

You’ve taken the first step. You’ve joined the few brave enough to seek the truth behind Halloween’s forgotten origins.

Now, in your hands, you hold the Mystery Map & Clue Tracker a sacred guide through the haunted realms. This isn’t just a game. It’s a layered experience crafted to awaken ancient knowledge, challenge your intuition, and prepare you for the final revelation.

Over the course of seven days, you’ll embark on a journey through haunted realms and forgotten lore. Each day brings a new challenge, a new symbol, and a deeper layer of mystery.

What You’ll Encounter

  • The Hollow Seer, who speaks in riddles and sees beyond time.
  • The Trickster, who hides truth behind laughter.
  • The Gravekeeper, who guards the memories of the dead.
  • The Mirror Witch, who shows you what you fear to see.
  • The Timekeeper, who counts down to the final hour.
  • The Librarian, who traps secrets in webs of knowledge.
  • And finally… the Final Mystery, where all paths converge.

On Halloween night, the veil will lift.
The symbols will align.
And you will be part of a moment that transcends tradition a return to the roots of the season, where mystery, memory and magic converge.

 You’re not just attending. You’re awakening. Welcome to the Mystery Channel Halloween Event. Let the journey begin...

The Hollow Seer’s Hut

Day 1 ( October 18th): The Hollow Seer Speaks…

You awaken in a mist-covered forest, drawn by whispers that echo through the trees. The moment you stepped into this experience, something shifted. The air grew colder. The wind carried voices you couldn’t quite understand. And then… the path appeared...

You don’t remember how you got here only that you were meant to.
The trees around you are ancient, their twisted limbs clawing at the sky. A thick mist clings to the forest floor, curling around your boots like smoke. The moon above is veiled, casting a silver glow that barely cuts through the gloom.

Drawn by a soundless pull, you follow a narrow trail until you see it. A crooked hut nestled between gnarled roots and moss-covered stones. Its windows flicker with candlelight, and the scent of dried herbs and old parchment hangs in the air.

You step closer. The door creaks open before you touch it.

Inside, the Hollow Seer waits.

She speaks without words, her voice carried on the wind. Her eyes, clouded and ancient, meet yours. A test. A beginning.

“I am born in silence, yet scream in the night.
I vanish with light, but thrive in fright.
What am I?”

Your Challenge
Solve the Seer’s riddle to earn your first symbol and begin your journey through the haunted realms. On your Mystery Map, locate The Hollow Seer’s Hut and this is your starting point.  The Seer has opened the door. Now it’s up to you to walk through it.

  • In the space next to this location
  • Write down the answer
  • Draw or paste the symbol next to it when you receive the symbol 

As you progress through the week, each location will reveal a new archetype, a new symbol, and a new piece of the final mystery.

At 8PM est, the Hollow Seer will reveal the answer for those who couldn’t solve it. Join the conversation, share your guesses, and see how others interpreted the riddle.

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The Path from Prophecy to Play

Day 2 ( October 19th): The Masked Carnival

The Hollow Seer’s riddle still echoes in your mind, its meaning lingering like mist in the air. With the first symbol etched onto your map, you step away from her hut, the candlelight fading behind you. The forest seems to shift as you walk, the trees bending and twisting, guiding you toward something… different.

The path narrows, then opens suddenly into a clearing bathed in flickering lights and strange music. The scent of popcorn and smoke fills the air, but something is off. The laughter you hear is hollow, stretched too thin, echoing unnaturally through the night.

You’ve arrived at the Masked Carnival, a twisted carnival where laughter echoes unnaturally. 


Tattered banners flutter overhead. Masks of every shape and emotion hang from crooked posts smiling, weeping, screaming. A carousel spins slowly, though no one rides it. The Trickster appears from behind a curtain, his grin impossibly wide, his eyes unblinking.

He bows with exaggerated flair and gestures to a row of masks.

“Welcome, traveler,” he says. “You’ve passed the Seer’s test. But beware here, not all faces tell the truth. Some hide it. Some twist it. And some… reveal more than you’re ready to see.”

He offers you a game. A puzzle. A chance to earn your next symbol.

Match the masks to their emotion:
One hides the truth. Which is it?

Find The Masked Carnival on your Mystery Map.

In the space beside it, record your answer. Draw or place the symbol when you receive it.

You’ve now collected your second symbol. Who else saw through the illusion? But the Trickster’s laughter still rings in your ears… and the masks seem to watch you as you leave.

At 8pm est, the Trickster at the Masked Carnival will reveal the answer for those who couldn’t solve it.

Join the conversation, share your guesses, and see how others interpreted the riddle.

The Forgotten Graveyard

Day 3 ( October 20th): Voices from the Grave…

Leaving the Carnival Behind

The Trickster’s laughter fades as you step away from the carnival grounds. The masks no longer watch you, but you feel their presence lingering like echoes in your mind. You’ve earned your second symbol, but the path ahead grows darker.

The forest closes in once more, the flickering lights replaced by shadows. The music is gone, replaced by a heavy silence. You walk with purpose now, guided by something deeper an instinct, a pull, a whisper from the Hollow Seer that still hums beneath your thoughts.

The trees thin, and the ground beneath your feet turns to stone and soil. Iron gates rise before you, rusted and twisted, barely holding back the weight of time. You’ve arrived at the Forgotten Graveyard.

Fog rolls over cracked stones and crooked gates. Here, the air is still. The wind does not blow. The world feels paused, as if holding its breath.

Rows of tombstones stretch into the mist, each one cracked, worn, and nameless. The Gravekeeper stands among them, cloaked in shadows, his face hidden beneath a hood. He watches silently, guarding memories long buried. He does not speak. He simply gestures to a stone freshly carved with a riddle.

Riddle: “I walk without breath, I speak without sound. I hold memories lost, deep underground.”

This is not just a puzzle. It is a moment of reflection. A confrontation with the past.
To earn your next symbol, you must answer not just with logic but with reverence.

Find The Forgotten Graveyard on your Mystery Map.

In the space beside it, record your answer and place the symbol when you receive it.

You now hold three symbols.
Three truths.
Three pieces of the final mystery.

But the Gravekeeper watches still…
And the next path lies beyond the graves, where mirrors wait to show you what you fear to see.

Share a spooky story in the comments to earn a bonus clue.

The Mirror Forest

Day 4 ( October 21st): Reflections lie....

The Mirror Forest The Journey Continues... 

You leave the Forgotten Graveyard with the Gravekeeper's silence still echoing in your thoughts. The weight of memory clings to you as you follow a narrow path that winds deeper into the forest.

The air grows colder. The trees begin to shimmer, not with light, but with reflection. You've entered the Mirror Forest. Here, reality bends. Every tree trunk is a mirror. Every shadow is your own. The Mirror Witch watches from behind the glass, her eyes always matching yours, her voice a whisper in your mind. She offers no greeting, only a challenge, a riddle.

"Spot the difference in two mirrored images. One detail is wrong. What is it?"

This is a test of perception. Of truth. Of seeing what hides in plain sight.  

Your Challenge:
The Mirror Forest Mark Your Map Find The Mirror Forest on your Mystery Map. Record your answer and place the symbol when you receive it  The Mirror Witch's gift. You now hold four symbols. Four truths. Four pieces of the final mystery. Beyond the forest, the clock begins to tick

Post your guess and a mirror reflection to unlock the hint.

The Clocktower of Whispers

Day 5 (October 22nd): Time is Running Out…

You continue walking. The forest doesn’t feel like it did before...

The mirrored trees no longer shimmer with curiosity they watch. Their reflections twist slightly as you pass, showing not just your face, but flickers of memories you don’t remember living. A girl with silver eyes. A hand reaching through glass. A scream swallowed by silence.

You try not to look too long.

The path narrows, winding between trees that lean in too close. Their bark pulses faintly, like veins beneath skin. You remember the Mirror Witch’s warning: “Not all reflections are yours.” But what if some are?

A soft wind brushes your cheek, carrying the scent of frost and forgotten things. Then you see it.

A mirror, freestanding, untouched by vines or dust. It stands in the center of a clearing, framed by twisted roots and moonlight. You feel drawn to it, though your feet hesitate.

You step closer. Your reflection blinks. You don’t. It tilts its head, studying you with a quiet intensity. Then it speaks not aloud, but inside your mind. “You followed her path. Now you must walk your own.” The mirror ripples, and the forest behind it changes. No longer silver and shadow, but golden and burning. A different forest. A different fate. You reach out, and the glass is warm.

Do you step through?

YOU STEP THROUGH THE MIRROR...

The warmth fades instantly. You’re no longer in the forest. The silver trees are gone, replaced by towering stone walls and the grinding sound of gears. The air smells of rust and old time. Above you, the Clocktower looms its spires clawing at the sky, its face cracked but still ticking.

You feel it before you see it the pressure of time. It presses against your chest, whispering in your ear, “You are late.”

The ground beneath your feet is a mosaic of shattered hourglasses. Sand trickles upward, defying gravity, swirling around your boots like fog. You walk forward, drawn by the rhythm of the ticking.

Inside the tower, the walls breathe. Each tick echoes like a heartbeat. You climb the spiral staircase, each step heavier than the last, until you reach the chamber.

He is waiting...

The Timekeeper stands in shadow, cloaked in robes stitched from calendar pages and watchbands. His face is hidden behind a mask of clock hands, all spinning in different directions. He does not speak. He gestures. A parchment floats toward you, ink appearing as if written by invisible hands.

Riddle: “I tick but never tock. I move but never walk. I count but never speak.”

Mark the Clocktower on your map. Record the answer and mark the symbol when it is revealed. You now hold five pieces of the final mystery.

The Webbed Library

Day 6 (October 23rd): The Librarian Knows…

You emerge from the Clocktower. The forest is gone...

In its place stands a sprawling ruin, wrapped in webs and silence. The Webbed Library. Its doors creak open as you approach, and the scent of dust and forgotten knowledge fills your lungs. Dusty tomes and tangled webs fill the ancient library. A figure moves between the tall shelves, cloaked in webs, eyes like polished obsidian. The Librarian, cloaked in cobwebs, offers a final test of knowledge.  She does not speak. She gestures to a scroll, unfurling it with fingers that seem to stretch too far.

ZOOM MEETING: OCT 23RD AT 8PM ET

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Puzzle:
Unscramble the ancient word: RTAEHC

Hint: It’s who you become when you solve the mystery.

Mark the Webbed Library on your map. Record your answer and the symbol when you receive it You now hold six pieces of the final mystery.

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The Final Mystery

Day 7 (October 24th): The Mystery Awaits…

The veil thins...

The symbols glow. The haunted realms converge. Tonight, you face the final challenge, not to escape the nightmare, but to understand it. To awaken. One that only the truly observant can solve.

ZOOM MEETING: OCT 24TH AT 8PM ET

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Reimagining the Final Cipher Word

Let’s look at what each symbol and location represents:

  • Seer’s Hollow – Vision, prophecy, the beginning of awareness.
  •  Masked Carnival – Trickery, identity, illusion.
  •  Forgotten Graveyard – Memory, death, ancestral echoes.
  •  Mirror Forest – Reflection, duality, hidden truths.
  •  Clocktower of Whispers – Time, urgency, fate.
  •  Webbed Library – Knowledge, secrets, entanglement.
  •  Pumpkin of Revelation – Revelation, transformation, the veil thinning.

These symbols together don’t just spell a fear—they spell a journey of becoming.

Challenge: Using all 7 symbols and locations, decode the final message hidden in your map. Rearrange the symbols in the order they appeared. Each symbol corresponds to a letter.
Solve the final word: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Gather Your Symbols and Locations, You should have collected one symbol per day, each tied to a specific location:

  • Day 1 – Seer’s Hollow
     Symbol: Crystal Orb
    ➤ Represents A (Awareness)

  • Day 2 – Masked Carnival
     Symbol: Masquerade Mask
    ➤ Represents W (Wanderer)

  • Day 3 – Forgotten Graveyard
    Symbol: tombstone

  • Day 4 – Mirror Forest
    Symbol: Cracked mirror
    ➤ Represents K (Knowledge)

  • Day 5 – Clocktower of Whispers:
    Symbol: Hourglass
    ➤ Represents E (Epiphany)

  • Day 6 – Webbed Library
    Symbol: Spider Web
    ➤ Represents N (Narrative)

  • Day 7 – Final Mystery
    Symbol: Pumpkin of Revelation
    ➤ Represents E (Enlightenment)

  • Final Convergence
    The moment all symbols align
    ➤ Represents D (Destiny)

Complete your map with the final symbol and answer. Use all seven symbols to solve the final cipher. Submit your answer to unlock the final reward.

Zoom Replay: Day 7