Game art from Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials . This Midnight Mysteries hidden object game presents a supernatural explanation for the death of the author/novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne , tying it to a convoluted mix of historical politics, ancestry, and Native American spirits. Hawthorne was said to be deeply affected by his ancestors' roles in the Salem Witch Trials , and his novel (featured in this game) " The House of Seven Gables " is said to be related to his feelings of guilt for their actions, which gained them and their descendents land and fortune. This novel is given a more direct correlation to the Salem Witch Trials in the story presented in this game.