The Magic Castle in the hills above Hollywood Boulevard is the headquarters and private clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc., a worldwide organization devoted to the art of magic. Its membership consists of amazing magicians as well as those who just love magic. If you ever have the chance to go there for the evening, DO. It’s mysterious, haunting, spellbinding, a little creepy, and fun like nothing else.

The Magic Castle was the inspiration for the Mystic Isle Mysteries, our new series debuting this fall from Gemma Halliday Publishing with Mystic Mayhem. Our series takes place in the bayou near New Orleans, Louisiana on Mystic Isle where The Mansion at Mystic Isle is open for guests to check-in. As to whether you’ll be checking out, that remains to be seen. It’s a resort similar to the Magic Castle only Mystic Isle is dedicated to not only all that’s magical but also the paranormal. Its guests experience the skills of magicians, mediums, fortunetellers, astrologers, and much more. Of course, none of it is real—or is it?

The Evidence Suggests: Things aren’t always what they seem in the Louisiana bayou or maybe in the Hollywood Hills either.