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Elephant Games revisits the classic tales of Edgar Allen Poe in the next eerie entry in the Halloween Stories series!

Every Halloween, restless spirits are given an opportunity to complete the unfinished business that’s keeping them from moving on. In one particular case, a famous author has been tied to their ghostly form for 100 years – Edgar Allan Poe. The masterful writer of the grim and macabre has one more story to tell, but year after year, something is missing.

Fortunately, this year, Death himself has a plan to help the lost soul. Professor Allen R. Newman, a lifelong fan and expert on Poe’s work, is recruited to help the author complete his final story, even if it means surviving some of his most infamously spooky stories in the flesh! Do you have the courage to experience some of the most terrifying tales ever told? There’s only one way to find out!

Experience some of Edgar Allan Poe’s scariest stories!
Solve brain-teasing puzzles!
Frightfully fun Hidden Object scenes!
For additional features, check out the Collector's Edition

Game System Requirements

OS: Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10/Windows 11

CPU: 1.6 GHz

RAM: 1024 MB

DirectX: 9

Hard Drive: 574 MB

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HE'S JUST A POE BOY FROM A POE FAMILY 🐦‍⬛

PostedNovember 1, 2024

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fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021

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4 / 5

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4 / 5

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4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Completed Game in about 4.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate (GR8 story for Advanced players too)

Professor Newman has always admired Edgar Allen Poe's literary talents, but he never dreamed that he would someday meet the man responsible for his successful career... after all, Poe has been dead for over a hundred ...Show more

Completed Game in about 4.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate (GR8 story for Advanced players too)

If Death summoned you, would you answer the call? During Halloween, lost souls are able to complete their unfinished business, allowing them passage to the afterlife. Death believes the Professor's expansive knowledge of Poe's literary work will help Edgar complete his last novella and move on.

To complete his novella, Poe needs three Inspirational Sparks: a beginning, a climax, and a denouement. Unfortunately, Professor Newman must enter the realms of three of Poe's creepiest novels, beginning with "The Masque of the Red Death,"... where the moral of the story is that death is inevitable!

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒/𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒: (𝐂𝐄 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲)
There are no Morphing Objects once again, a feature that Elephant Games have always had in the past...#NEVERMORE 🐦‍⬛

There are 25 pumpkins that convert to Puzzle Pieces. The puzzle pieces allow you to assemble a single Jigsaw Puzzle with Halloween shapes within the Secret Room. I thought Elephant Games did a great job of obscurely hiding these pumpkins within the scenes.

There are also 12 Collectible Poe Novels. NOTE: you get an opportunity to return to scenes to find missing collectibles & puzzle pieces in the Expedition Room.

𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒:
The Hidden Object Scenes are varied with Listed Items, Interactive Lists, Fragmented Finds, Silhouetted Shapes, Matching Items, Multiples of the Same Object, and Keywords in Sentence Finds as well. There are a ton of quick Mini HOs as well, where you are tasked with finding six objects that match the silhouetted shapes shown in a zoom zone.

𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈-𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒/𝐏𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐋𝐄𝐒:
I really enjoyed most of the mini-games because most of the puzzles required a bit of thought or thinking a few steps ahead to solve. A couple of my favorite was the one where you switch between two characters to swap and unlock circular sections of the scene. The other one I liked requires sliding squares to complete a path, but the squares continue moving until they hit an obstacle.

𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑: (𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲)
I had to answer the door when Death came a-knockin' in the main game, but now I get/have to play as Death himself!...this could be fun, tee-hee-hee. It seems my original character, Professor Newman, knocked on Death's door one too many times, so apparently, I have to help the Professor move on myself!

There are five additional Mini-Games and seven Hidden Object Scenes that take place over six additional scene locations. You will continue your search for the final Collectibles and Pumpkins to complete the Jigsaw Puzzle. After completing the Bonus Chapter, the Expedition Room becomes available, which allows you to search for any missing collectibles and pumpkins.

𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐒:
7 Wallpapers, 1 Screensaver, 5 Music Soundtracks, 10 Achievements, 12 Collectible Edgar Allen Poe Novels, and 25 Hidden Pumpkins that convert to Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces to assemble a single Jigsaw Puzzle in the Secret Room (the puzzle pieces can be assembled as you find each piece, it isn't necessary to wait until game completion) 13 replayable Mini-Games, 13 replayable Hidden Object Scenes, an Expedition Room which allows you to return to the scenes to search for missed collectibles & puzzle Pieces, 3 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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