FRIGHT FEST #3: House Party Murders - Edgar Allan Poe, Jr.

THE STORY: Wayne Schofield is planning a house party for his friends at his estate in Wilmington, Delaware. But business takes precedence and he heads to Philadephia leaving his friends to set up and instruct the servants on what to do. Little does Wayne know that two of the servants hired are imposters, thieves looking to rob the guests when time is appropriate. Also, among his closest friends two marriages are on the rocks and philandering lovers are in attendance providing ample opportunity for jealous rages to be unleashed. When Jack Skinner, Wayne's business partner, gets the feeling that the butler who speaks like an extra from a gangster movie is not the real McCoy he confronts the imposter and violence erupts. Soon the house party guests are not only dealing with flowing champagne and high spirits but exploding bullets and flying knives.THE CHARACTERS: The first few chapters are overloaded with detailed exposition about the bed hopping quintet of main suspects. Hope and Jack…