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Escape Room E.A. Poe

Bethany Lawlor

Created on October 30, 2025

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Transcript

HORROR ESCAPE ROOM

EDGAR ALLAN

POE

start

Introduction

"A ghost is trapped in this house, doomed to wander through it until he recovers all his memories.To help him find them, you must first pass all the tests and get the missing items in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to get trapped yourself too..."

Explore the house

Inventory

01

POE was born....

In Boston in 1809.

In London in 1890

In New york in 1820

02

He has two surnames because

His family was noble.

He was adopted.

he used an pseudonym.

03

What kind of student was he?

Not keen ok studying.

Intelligent but lazy

Brilliant but troubled.

04

What are his works?

Poems and short stories

Short stories.

Novels and short stories

It's not correct...

Find the key to continue

Continue exploring the house

Inventory

01

Which fact in NOT true about E.A. Poe?

He was depressed and addicted to Alcohol

He was poor

He became an unknown author

His wife died

02

His theory of the single effect stated that...

Stories should be short enough to be read without interruption

Stories should be read only once

Writers shouldn't write more than 1 story about the same topic.

Language should cover a wide range of topics

03

What genre did Poe help invent besides horror?

Historical Fiction

Romance Novels

Science Fiction

Detective stories

04

What literary technique did Poe pioneer that challenges readers to actively interpret narratives?

Unreliable Narrators

Linear Plot Structures

Traditional Third Person Narrators

Completely objective storytelling

You found a secret message

♪♬ø

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

01

...Keep playing

02

...One more

03

Try again...

You found a new item for your inventory

Continue exploring the house

Inventory

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Use the magnifying glass to find the code and then insert it into the typewriter.

224

Introduce el código secreto

Código(224)

How did Poe describe his most famous poem, 'The Raven'?

01

A song of 'mournful and never-ending remembrance'

A political statement

A comedy about birds

THE TELL-TALE HEART

02

it is about madness and sense of guilt.

The protagonist is killed.

it is a story of peacefulness

What unique approach did Poe use in crafting short stories that set him apart from other writers of his time?

03

Focusing on the unity of effect and ensuring every word contributes to the story's purpose

He avoided horror elements completely

Writing extremely long novels

A briefcase appeared...

congratulations

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

Sure you want to go out?

You will lose all the progress so far...

Back

Exit

Inventory

Inventory

Inventory

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Inventory

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Oh, no. Fallaste...