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The Lurking Horror was rated by Game Spy as the 10th scariest game ever made.
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Halloween is coming up so let's give this creepy text adventure ago and play together.
We will play here in this thread as a regular forum game. I will type out the story and you will post the commands/actions.
You can post basic actions such as
If you ever get stuck you can ask for help but try to avoid that until everyone is completely stumped.
You have 100 posts to complete the game in, if you post an action that the game does not understand it will not count as a post and, of course, my posts will not count towards the 100 moves. You receive 5 points for each game goal you complete. There are 20 goals for a total of 100 possible points.
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And let the game begin!
The Lurking Horror
An Interactive Horror
You've waited until the last minute again. This time it's the end of the term, so all the TechNet terminals in the dorm are occupied. So, off you go to the old Comp Center. Too bad it's the worst storm of the winter (Murphy's Law, right?), and you practically froze to death slogging over here from the dorm. Not to mention jumping at every shadow, what with all the recent disappearances. Time to find a free machine, get to work, and write that twenty page paper.
Terminal Room
This is a large room crammed with computer terminals, small computers, and printers. An exit leads south. Banners, posters, and signs festoon the walls. Most of the tables are covered with waste paper, old pizza boxes, and empty Coke cans. There are usually a lot of people here, but tonight it's almost deserted.
A really whiz-bang PC is right inside the door.
Nearby is one of those ugly molded plastic chairs.
Sitting at the terminal is a hacker whom you recognize.
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