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THE FLAXMAN LOW 12-STEP PLOT FORMULA

STEP ONE: A friend with a haunted house writes to the occult detective. (The detective gladly agrees to look into things.)

STEP TWO: The haunted house is described.

STEP THREE: The haunting is described and illustrated with the most recent manifestations.

STEP FOUR: The history of the house is given, usually involving the originally builder or an evil tenant.

STEP FIVE: The occult detective expounds his/her philosophy.

STEP SIX: The occult detective checks out the house and has first encounter with phenomena.

STEP SEVEN: The friend wants to quit the investigation but the occult detective insists on proceeding.

STEP EIGHT: Strange equipment or information arrives. (The occult detective prepares for a second encounter.)

STEP NINE: The occult detective lets slip some tantalizing clues. (But does not fully explain.)

STEP TEN: The occult detective has second and final encounter with the phenomena.

STEP ELEVEN: The occult detective explains everything to the friend.

STEP TWELVE: The house is destroyed.

 <>This little story is about ghostbusters, X-Files, movies on DVD that have detectives like Sherlock Holmes and feature villains like Fu Manchu. Even Cthulhu and the other Mythos critters would enjoy it.

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