The Belbury Files

The Belbury Files is a 2000 computer game developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. The game is based on the Halloween Gang series of books by Elliot Strange and serves as a prequel to a pilot for its television adaptation The Halloween Kids.

Most prints of the game included a copy of Belbury and You, a personal app that included a life planner, address book, some built in mini-games, a password saver, a calendar and a personal journal, and also contained screensavers.

The game was pulled from shelves after Route 90 Publishing, then the owner of the Halloween Gang, threatened to sue Simon & Schuster over using the brand. As a result, it has become quite rare.

Development
The game was developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. Strange had contracted Simon & Schuster to rerelease the Halloween Gang series of books after he broke ties with Route 90. While working on the Halloween Kids pilot, Strange wanted to create a game to preface it. The game contains animated cutscenes which were done by Mercury Filmworks and Studio B Productions. Interestingly, both studios would aid in production on the show.