Summary of Sometimes the Rumors Are True: Do you believe in rumors? The story of Evanescent's Mental Health Institution was a rumor that lurked around the town of Mentis. Everyone in town knew not to go near the area. Some parents used the story to keep their children away from the woods. However, these stories did not stop five teens from trying to spend Halloween night there. Annabeth, Louis, Brandon, Elizabeth, and Dylan decided they wanted to prove these rumors wrong. Do they survive the creatures lurking in the dark and prove the stories are just rumors? Or do they become another casualty at the Evanescent's Mental Health Institution