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The Tell-Tale Heart Escape Room

Kari Mitchell

Created on October 10, 2025

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Transcript

Edgar AllAn Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart

Horror Escape room

START

Introduction

"A ghost is trapped in this house, condemned to wander until it recovers all its memories. To help you find it, you must first overcome all the tests and obtain the missing objects in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to get caught yourself…"

Explore the house

Inventory

Suspense is a key element in the plot of the story. It maintains interestand heightens the feeling of mystery. Suspense compels the reader to read on, to discover what happens next, and how things turn out.

Tone and Mood are essential for creating emotion for the reader. Tone is the narrarator's attitude toward the subject, while Mood is how the events have made you FEEL.

"For it was not the old man that vexed me, but his Evil Eye."

Something went wrong… or someone saw you.

Shadows insist on coming out... Go back… if you still can.

Find the key to continue

Continue exploring the house

Inventory

You found a secret message

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Remember these notes and play them on the piano in the correct order

...Keep playing

...A more

Start again...

You found a new item for your inventory

Continue exploring the house

Inventory

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Use the magnifying glass to search for the code and then insert it into the typewriter

224

Enter the secret code

Code

You found a briefcase under the floor boards...

It's locked and needs a key...look in the inventory for something to open it

Oops… the ghost doesn't recognize this place.

Your memories dissolve and the path disappears. Return before the echo follows you…

Congratulations

You have recovered all the ghost's memories! Now you can finally rest and you can escape from the house!

Are you sure you want to exit?

You will lose all progress so far...

Back

Exit

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