From the journal of Jon Quayle Cornelius. Our first day of investigations in Strangerville have revealed much, and all of it a complete mystery. First; what strange illness has befallen members of this community? Second; what do their cryptic messages of open eyes and mothers mean? Third; what happened to our refrigerator?  As Cornelius wrote those words in his investigation journal he could hear David cursing in the kitchen. "Damn, all that food we'd left out that didn't get stolen with our fridge has gone off!" he said.  "There's nothing to eat, Cornelius." David threw the bowl of rotting salad in the bin and stormed out of the kitchen. "I'm not hungry anyway." replied Cornelius.  "I'm more interested in why it was taken in the first place" "And by whom" interjected David.  "I can't think on an empty stomach.  There's a diner down the road; I'm going to get dressed and get breakfast there.  Are ...

"My name is Doctor Jon Quayle Cornelius and I am what is known as a New Wave scientist and parapsychologist.  A little over a month ago I received a request from the Department of Paranormal Research in America for my help in investigating a mystery they had encountered in the town of Strangerville.  They couldn't tell me much but what they were able to piqued my interest so I am taking a leave of absence from my work at Cambridge University and travelling to the United States to do some field work in trying to solve this mystery. My companion in this investigation is David Wright.  A promising young history postgraduate and expert in the arcane who was born and raised in nearby Sim City.  His local knowledge will be invaluable in my investigations. What we're up against I don't know at this stage but I feel it is my duty as a scholar to keep a journal of our findings for posterity." "The place has barely changed since I was last here, Cornelius" said Da...