Long Ago ... Deep in the Black Forest of Bavaria Something Horrible is About to Happen ... Yet Again For many years, the little town of Stottledore has been cursed; cursed as if the town must pay for a great sin. For you see, every time a child turns 10, they are at risk of vanishing. Nobody knows how they vanish or where they go. The people only know that it is the work of the Norks ... evil creatures ... unseen ... who live among them ... stealing children on their 10th birthday. For one day of their lives, the children are at risk. Get through that one day and you are safe. Thomas Bilch is the woodcutter for the Prince and his daughter Christine is almost 10. Thomas lost his sister to the curse and vows his family will never be a victim of the Norks ever again. He has a plan. He knows of a place deep in the forest, known to no one, sealed behind a thick door, surrounded by granite and invisible from the ground. It is the safest place in the whole world ... or is it? Mysteries of the Black forest tells of an evil queen, a brave young girl and a time traveling father who never gives up. There are many creatures from the darkest places of the imagination ... reanimated dead, vampires, almost extinct travelers from another dimension and more. There is good magic and dark magic and even a chamber of terrors. Throw in a bit of musical genius, transforming dolls and a forever love story and you have just a few of the ... Mysteries of the Black Forest