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Poltergeist                                                                              Mummy
        Tables and chairs are flying                                                             Brought back to life by
        through the air, and you                                                                 an archaeologist who broke
        can hear pots and pans                                                                   into an ancient Egyptian
        smashing to the floor in                                                                 tomb and carelessly
        the kitchen. There is definitely                                                         revived an ancient curse,
        a poltergeist around. These                                                              the mummy is clearly very
        invisible spirits like to let                                                            angry about something.
        off steam by causing                                                                     But if you’d like some
        a commotion.                                                                             after-dinner entertainment,
        Take cover!                                                                              he’s an excellent wrap artist.
















































             Vampire                          Ghoul
             Don’t expect garlic on the menu   This gloomy fellow has just
             when you dine with vampires,     dropped in from the graveyard,
             as they can’t stand the smelly   where he likes to hang out with
             stuff. If a vampire is looking pale   the local corpses and skeletons.       Woman in white
             and interesting, he hasn’t tasted   He groans a lot, and it’s never
             human blood for a while. If you   easy to cheer him up. However,             Feel a chill in the air?
             want to stop him from dining     he does love snacking on piles              The temperature drops when
             on you, be sure to have          of bones, so don’t bother                   ghosts like this shadowy lady
             a crucifix ready.                passing him the vegetables.                 are around. Ghosts can walk
                                                                                          straight through solid walls,
                                                                                          and they have often endured
                                                                                          tragic deaths and seem to be
                                                                                          searching for something…
                                                                                          the salt and pepper perhaps?



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