Note: The halloween event described in this chapter was not the real halloween event of 2006. I made it up because this story was written in july of 2006, don't forget ; )

Halloween came slowly. Well it finally arrived, and I logged in to see what the Halloween drop was.

This year Jagex had devised a Haunted House, turning Mezlar's maze into a Haunted House for 3 days. Questers doing the Dragon Slayer quest would just have to wait. Jagex designed a large labyrinth of mazes, ghosts, goblins, zombies, and more! The Monsters were always 2 combat levels under yours which you attacked them, and if you died in the House, you would respawn outside the Haunted House, retaining all of your items. Those who made it to the end would receive a special piece of furniture for their house, and the ability to make haunted themed walls for their home.

The piece of furniture was either a Spooky Chair that followed you (like in Draynor Manor), a Ghost guard for your dungeon, or even a Spooky-Themed bed for your bedroom. And the thing that surprised everyone, was that the drops were tradeable! And of course, at midnight, every duplicated Party Hat would be deleted. I decide... I should wear the real party hat and say that it is a dupe. I could tell the difference because dupes and real Party Hat's didn't stack. I put it on at Falador Bank, then headed for the Haunted House.

I brought sharks for food, and a few super attack, strength, and defense potions. As well as a Prayer potion. As I approached the Haunted house, level 60's and below followed me and started asking "how do you do this?" I just answered with "I don't know." As soon as I walked in, the room went dark, I groaned, then walked back to the bank to get my bulls-eye lantern.

Back at the Haunted House again, I stepped inside, and the room went dark. I held up my lantern to reveal a level 84 Dark Spirit, covering the chandelier that provided light for the room. I quickly killed him, then ran up the stairs to the next room.

It was a puzzle, quickly solved, so I could go to the second half of the second floor. Where I had to kill 3 level 84 ghosts. Going up the ladder again, on the third floor I had to fight shades, going from level 20 to level 80, until the last one came, which was level 172, but it only teleported me to the basement, where I fought zombies that crawl out of the ground. When I was done, a small puzzle, not much unlike the cage random event for Thieving laid before me. Solving it allowed me to venture up into a garden where my reward could be claimed.

I was rewarded with the ability to use the "Haunted theme" and a Spooky Chair. Yes! Just what I had wanted. I went to my house over in Rimmington as fast as possible to put it down. Then I remembered that my Party Hats would disappear that night, and was happy no longer.