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The Halloween Festival Phantom
Every autumn, the local village celebrates
the Halloween Festival. It is the biggest
night of the year.
The streets are full of pumpkins, candles,
costumes, music and food stalls. Families,
children and teenagers all come together
to enjoy the night.
But this year, something is very wrong…
Decorations have been torn down.
Treats have been stolen from the food
stalls.
The famous pumpkin display has been
smashed to pieces.

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The Halloween Festival Phantom
Several witnesses say they saw a strange,
ghostly figure moving through the festival.
Some call it The Halloween Festival
Phantom.
Nobody knows the truth. Is there really a
ghost haunting the festival? Or is someone
dressed as a phantom and causing trouble
on purpose?
If the mystery is not solved soon, the whole
festival could be ruined.
Your mission: Become detectives. Read
the suspects’ alibis, find the lies and
discover who the Phantom really is –
before it’s too late!

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Characters
Jonas
Monika
Betsy
Sebb
Aidan
Jade

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Click on a character to reveal their alibi.
Jonas
Monika
Betsy
Sebb
Aidan
Jade
Click to Accuse

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Jonas
Before you can read the alibi, you must complete a task.
But will your question be a trick or a treat?
Click the button below to find out.
Trick or Treat

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Trick!
Uh oh! Solve the tricky challenge below to unlock the alibi.
Can you solve the riddle?
Reveal Answer
By day I’m hidden, quiet and still,
But at night I roam the forest and hills.
When the full moon rises, I howl with might,
Half-man, half-beast, I prowl the night.
Answer: werewolf
Read Jonas’s Alibi

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Jonas
I don’t really enjoy Halloween, so I wasn’t
dressed up like the others. Monika kept
trying to give me a costume earlier, but I
said no – I was only there to help with the
fortune-telling tent, not to mess around. I
stayed at the tent most of the evening,
sorting cards and trying to entertain the
children. I saw Jade rush past at one
point, looking like she was in a hurry, but I
didn’t stop her. I didn’t see any phantom
myself, and honestly, I wouldn’t be
surprised if it was just another silly prank.
Do you think Jonas is
guilty?

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Monika
Before you can read the alibi, you must complete a task.
But will your question be a trick or a treat?
Click the button below to find out.
Trick or Treat

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Trick!
Uh oh! Solve the tricky challenge below to unlock the alibi.
Unscramble the Halloween words.
• dnloarcu
cauldron
• ocmokbitrs
broomstick
• bbwcoe
cobweb
• ueehdosatnhu
haunted house
• vgdaeayrr
graveyard
Reveal Answer
Read Monika’s Alibi

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Go Back
Monika
I spent the evening at the costume stall,
helping children choose outfits and
accessories. I did try to convince Jonas
to wear something, but he refused and
looked in such a bad mood. While I was
tidying up, I noticed that some of the
white sheets we use for ghost costumes
were missing, but I didn’t think much of it
at the time – it gets so busy! I also saw
Sebb walk past all dressed up, heading
towards the scary movie stage. Apart
from that, I didn’t really see anyone else
except Aidan. His mummy costume
looked fantastic!
Do you think Monika is
guilty?

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Betsy
Before you can read the alibi, you must complete a task.
But will your question be a trick or a treat?
Click the button below to find out.
Trick or Treat

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Treat!
Lucky you! This is a treat – an easy task to unlock the alibi.
Choose the correct options.
1. Halloween is celebrated on…
Reveal Answer
A) 30th November
B) 31st December
C)31
31ststOctober
October
C)
2. Halloween was originally celebrated in…
A) South Africa
B)Ireland
Ireland
B)
C) Brazil
Read Betsy’s Alibi

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Go Back
Betsy
I was at the face-painting stall and it was
completely chaotic! I was so stressed
because there were so many children
waiting. In the middle of everything, I had
to help Sebb paint his face green for his
Frankenstein costume – it took ages
which stressed me out more! While I was
working I heard people screaming about
some missing treats from the food stalls
but I didn’t have time to ask what was
happening. I was too busy with the paints
and brushes to look around.
Do you think Betsy is
guilty?

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Sebb
Before you can read the alibi, you must complete a task.
But will your question be a trick or a treat?
Click the button below to find out.
Trick or Treat

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Trick!
Uh oh! Solve the tricky challenge below to unlock the alibi.
Are the statements true or false?
1. Pumpkins are always orange. False
Reveal Answer
2. Halloween started from the Celtic festival
called Samhain. True
3. People used turnips, not pumpkins, in old Irish
Halloween traditions. True
4. Bats are a type of bird. False
5. A group of witches is called a coven. True
Read Sebb’s Alibi

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Sebb
I just love Halloween! I’d prefer not to be
working so I could enjoy it all. I got a
great toffee apple before work at the
treat stall – it was delicious! Then I had
to get my face painted by Betsy. She
looked really stressed and hardly said a
word to me. After that, I started walking
towards the scary movie area. I didn’t
notice anything unusual and I definitely
didn’t see a phantom but I wouldn’t be
surprised if there was one around! The
only strange thing was Jade running past
me in her vampire cloak – she looked like
something was wrong. That caught my
attention, but otherwise, everything
seemed normal.
Do you think Sebb is guilty?

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Aidan
Before you can read the alibi, you must complete a task.
But will your question be a trick or a treat?
Click the button below to find out.
Trick or Treat

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Treat!
Lucky you! This is a treat – an easy task to unlock your alibi.
Name the Halloween costumes in the pictures.
Reveal Answer
vampire
witch
zombie
skeleton
Read Aidan’s
Alibi

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Go Back
Aidan
I spent most of the night inside the
haunted house, making sure people didn’t
get too scared. It was so dark in there, I
could hardly see anything. I did pass
Monika earlier and she looked great in
her witch costume. She told me Jonas
was in a terrible mood and hadn’t
dressed up at all, which surprised me –
who doesn’t wear a costume to the
Halloween festival? Apart from that, I
didn’t see much, though I thought I heard
some shouting outside.
Do you think Aidan is
guilty?

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Jade
Before you can read the alibi, you must complete a task.
But will your question be a trick or a treat?
Click the button below to find out.
Trick or Treat

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Trick!
Uh oh! Solve the tricky challenge below to unlock the alibi.
Find the odd one out in each line.
Reveal Answer
1. spooky - fangs
fangs - creepy - eerie
2. tombstone - coffin - graveyard - scarecrow
scarecrow
3. spell book - cauldron - skull - potion
4. candy
candy - wand - cloak - mask
5. demon - monster - jack
jack o’
o’ lantern
lantern - ghost
Read Jade’s Alibi

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Go Back
Jade
I was helping with the spooky disco,
making sure the music and lights worked.
At one point the speakers broke, so I had
to run across to the scary movie area to
get a replacement. I was looking for Sebb
to help me but he wasn’t there. On my
way back, I noticed the pumpkin display
has been smashed – pumpkins were
everywhere! Near the mess, I spotted a
white sheet thrown on the ground with
green paint all over it. I didn’t think much
of it then, but now hearing about all this
phantom stuff, it seems a bit suspicious.
Do you think Jade is guilty?

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Click on a character to accuse them.
Jonas
Monika
Betsy
Sebb
Aidan
Jade

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Go Back
Jonas is… NOT guilty!
Jonas isn’t guilty. Even though he was
grumpy and refused to wear a
costume, he spent the whole evening
at the fortune-telling tent. His bad
mood doesn’t mean he caused trouble
– he simply doesn’t like Halloween.

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Monika is… NOT guilty!
Monika isn’t guilty. She was busy at
the costume stall all night. It’s true she
noticed some white sheets missing
but she didn’t take them. She was only
helping people find costumes.

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Betsy is… NOT guilty!
Betsy isn’t guilty. Maybe she was
acting a bit strange and unusual but
only because she was stuck at the
face-painting stall, stressed with a
long line of children.

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Sebb is… guilty!
“Alright fine…it was me! I just love
Halloween so much and wanted to make
it spooky and scare people! I thought
dressing as the phantom would be fun,
but I went too far.”
He pretended nothing unusual happened
and tried to say he saw other people acting
strangely. However, he was the only one
with green paint on him from his
Frankenstein costume – the same green
paint that was found on the phantom’s
white sheet. He was near the food stalls
after the treats disappeared, and he wasn’t
at the scary movie tent when he should
have been. Sebb is behind the festival
chaos.
Discussion Questions

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Aidan is… NOT guilty!
Aidan isn’t guilty. He worked inside the
haunted house where it was dark and
noisy, so most people didn’t see him
and he couldn’t see much either. He
was surprised Jonas didn’t wear a
costume, but that was all he noticed.

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Jade is… NOT guilty!
Jade isn’t guilty. She was running
around in a hurry and stressed, but
only because the speaker had broken
and she needed a new one. She was
also near the smashed pumpkins and
the white sheet on the ground, but she
wasn’t there when it happened.

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Discussion Questions
1
Do you celebrate Halloween in your country? How?
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What do you think is the best part of Halloween? Do you find Halloween more fun
or scary? Why?
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If you could design your own Halloween festival, what activities would you
include?
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What’s the best Halloween costume you have ever seen or worn?
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Do you prefer funny costumes or scary costumes? Why?
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What is your favourite Halloween candy or treat? Do you think Halloween is too
much about candy nowadays?
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Do you enjoy trick-or-treating or do you think it’s just for children?
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Do you like watching scary films? Why or why not?
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Are there any other holidays in your country that are similar to Halloween?
10 Why do you think people in different countries like to celebrate spooky traditions?

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Happy Halloween!