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So you've spent the day avoiding black cats and giving builders' ladders an extremely wide bearth, but just sometimes it can be fun to live dangerously - ideally within the safe confines of your PC.

Test your nerve with our selection of spooky games.

1. Spooky! Nancy Drew - Curse of Blackmoor Manor

All is not well in Blackmoor Manor, a Fourteenth Century English mansion haunted by a tragic past. You, as Nancy Drew, embark on your first international adventure to visit Linda Penvellyn, your neighbor's daughter and newlywed wife of a British diplomat. A mysterious malady keeps Linda hidden behind thick bed curtains. Is she hiding from something or someone, or is a more menacing threat stalking her?

2. Brave the haunted Mystery Case Files - Ravenhearst

Rumors surrounding the history of stately Ravenhearst Manor have circulated for decades. The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind this unsettling place, yet the pages are missing. Players assume the role of Master Detective to unlock secrets held within Ravenhearst, scouring 32 rooms in the manor for cleverly hidden clues.

3. Dark mystery in Mysteryville

Something very strange is going on in the town of Mysteryville and, as an ace reporter for Countryside Life Magazine, it's up to you to find the truth. It seems the town cats are disappearing under suspicious circumstances. Visit the Mysteryville shops, question the residents and examine every detail in your search for the answers behind this feline mystery.

4. Escape the monsters in Alicia

Can Alicia escape from the magical caves and save the angels? Fight a variety of enemies including monstrous guardians using your magical spells and weapons in this Dungeon themed platform game.

5. Alien Disco Safari

Included, because any game that manages to include aliens AND disco dancing, clearlyhas to be on to something good

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