Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Speaking with the Dead Walkthrough

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General Tips

This is the official guide for Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Speaking with the Dead.
This guide will not mention each time you have to zoom into a location; the screenshots will show each zoom scene.
Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. This guide will not show HOP solutions. It will identify the location of the HOP and the inventory item acquired.
This guide will show solutions for non-random puzzles. Please read the in-game instructions for each puzzle.
In this game, you will sometimes have to select the new scene to trigger dialog, cut-scenes, or tasks prior to interacting with the scene.

Chapter 1: Near the Loyalles' House

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Speaking with the Dead

Take 1st PHOTO PART (A).
Talk (B).
Take KEYS (C).

Take SATCHEL and STAR EMBLEM; play HOP; take 1/3 METAL PLATES (D).
Select SATCHEL; select (F-I)-(J-E)-(H-F)-(G-J); take MEDICINE EMBLEM and solution.
Take ROUND EMBLEM (K); use KEYS (L).
Select (M). Turn key; read paper; take 2/3 METAL PLATES; read letter (N).

Take 1/2 DEER DECORATIONS; place ROUND EMBLEM and STAR EMBLEM (O).
Solution (P).
Play HOP; earn 3/3 METAL PLATES (Q).
Use METAL PLATES; solution (R).
Go left.

Take CLOCK KEY (S).
Press and hold (T).
Take 5th PHOTO PART (U).
Take MEDICINE BOX (V).

MEDICINE EMBLEM on MEDICINE BOX.
Select A-D-B-G-B-C-E-G-D-B-C-G.
Select 4x; take SMELLING SALTS (H).

Use SMELLING SALTS; take 1/3 DOOR SPHERES (I).
Take 2/2 DEER DECORATIONS; use CLOCK KEY; take 2/3 DOOR SPHERES (J).
Place DEER DECORATIONS; select K-Lx2-Mx2; take 3/3 DOOR SPHERES (N).

Place DOOR SPHERES; solution (O).
Go left.

Talk (A).
Select window (B).
Talk (C).
Walk down 2x.

Play HOP; earn EXTINGUISHER (D).
Go left 2x.
Use EXTINGUISHER (E).
Solution (F-G)-(G-H)-(H-I)-(G-J)-(I-K)-(L-M).

Talk; take 1/2 BRONZE OWLS (N).
Take BIRD EMBLEM (O).
Take LIT CANDLE and 1/2 BIRD TILES (P).
Take DIARY; play HOP; earn BROKEN OWL (Q).

BIRD EMBLEM on DIARY; solution (R). Take 3rd PHOTO PART and 2/2 BIRD TILES; read diary.
Restore BROKEN OWL; take 2/2 BRONZE OWLS (S).
Talk (T).
Place BRONZE OWLS (U); play HOP; earn 1/2 ORNATE HANDLES.

Place BIRD TILES; solution; take 2/2 ORNATE HANDLES (V).
Place ORNATE HANDLES; open door (W).
Go forward.

Talk (A).
Take EYE GEM (B).
Read note; place EYE GEM; select 1-6; take CROWN EMBLEM (C).
Select, open door, remove old candle, and place LIT CANDLE (D).
Play HOP; earn NECKLACE.

Play HOP; earn GEMS (E).
GEMS on NECKLACE.
Place NECKLACE; take HEART EMBLEM (F).
Place CROWN EMBLEM and HEART EMBLEM (G).
Go forward.

Chapter 2: Hall

Take UTILITY KEY (H).
Select (I); play HOP; take BROKEN LADDER.
Select (J).
Take ELECTRICAL TAPE; use UTILITY KEY. Play HOP; earn 1/2 RAVEN EMBLEMS (K).

Use ELECTRICAL TAPE 4x; select wires 2x; take 2/2 RAVEN EMBLEMS (L).
Place RAVEN EMBLEMS (M).
This minigame is randomly generated; your solution may vary (N).

Talk; take HAMMER (A).
Use HAMMER; play HOP; earn NAILS (B).
NAILS on BROKEN LADDER; use HAMMER 6x; take LADDER.
Place LADDER; select latch (C).
Go forward.

Select scene 2x.
This mini-game is randomly generated.
Locate green card and select to hit opponent 3x (D).
Choosing a red card allows your opponent to hit you (E).

Talk (@).
Take 1/2 EAGLE TILES (F).
Take 2/2 EAGLE TILES (G).
Read note; take 1/2 BOOK TILES (H).

Take HANDLE; place EAGLE TILES; slide up (I).
Take 2/2 BOOK TILES (J).
Place BOOK TILES; solution (K). Read book; take INSTRUCTIONS.
Select (L).

Restore items (M).

Take GEARS KEY and 1/2 LION EMBLEMS (A).
Use HANDLE; take KEY PART and AMMONIA (B).
Take 2/2 LION EMBLEMS (C).

Place LION EMBLEMS; drag up; take 6th PHOTO PART, BROKEN WATCH, and 1/2 METAL CROSSES (D).
Open BROKEN WATCH; play HOP; earn GEARS.
GEARS on GEARS KEY; stack gears and gears key; take BOOK LOCK (E).
Use BOOK LOCK; take GEAR LOCK SOLUTION (F).
Walk down.

Place GEAR LOCK SOLUTION; select H-G-H-Gx2.
Take 2/2 METAL CROSSES (I).
Walk down.
Play HOP; earn KNIFE (J).
Return to Laboratory.

Place METAL CROSSES; select 1-8; use AMMONIA (K).
Take DISASSEMBLED KEY (L).
KEY PART on DISASSEMBLED KEY; take WORKSHOP KEY.
Walk down 2x.
Use WORKSHOP KEY; go forward (M).

Chapter 3: Workshop

Take OILER (N).
Use KNIFE; play HOP; earn 1/3 FUSES (O).
Take PAGE FRAGMENT (P).
Turn over photo; take LIGHTNING TOKEN (Q).

Remove lampshade; take TOOLBOX and LIGHTER FLUID (A).
Place LIGHTNING TOKEN; take 2/3 FUSES (B).
Take 3/3 FUSES (C).
Go to Laboratory.

Place PAGE FRAGMENT; take INSTRUCTIONS (D).
Place FUSES (E).
Solution (F).

Take BOILER ROOM KEY (G).
Go to Workshop.
Use BOILER ROOM KEY (H).
Go left.

Take 1/3 TOKEN PARTS (I).
Take 1/3 JEWEL BOX TOKENS and 1/4 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS (J).
Take EMPTY LIGHTER (K).

Use KNIFE; select pairs (L).
Take 2/3 TOKEN PARTS (M).
Take 3/3 TOKEN PARTS from EMPTY LIGHTER; use LIGHTER FLUID; take LIGHTER.
Take 1/2 GEAR TOKEN HALVES; place TOKEN PARTS (N).

Solution (O).
Go right.

Use LIGHTER (A-B).
Move pillows and blanket; read notes; take 1/2 ANIMAL TOKENS and 1/2 GATE LATCHES (C).
Take 2/2 ANIMAL TOKENS (D).
Take 2/2 GEAR TOKEN HALVES (E).

Take 2/3 JEWEL BOX TOKENS; place ANIMAL TOKENS; solution (F).
Take JEWEL BOX and 2/2 GATE LATCHES (G).
Place GATE LATCHES; slide 1-2; select (J-K-M-K-M-U)-(I-H-I-K-M-K-T).
(N-S-Q-S-Kx2-Q-O-N-Ix2-O-V)-(O-N-O-S-Kx2-Qx2-W); take VALVE.
Walk down.

Take 4th PHOTO PART (A).
Walk down.
Use GEAR TOKEN HALVES; take ANKH (B).
Restore book image; place ANKH; take TOOLBOX KEY (C).
Play HOP; earn 3/3 JEWEL BOX TOKENS (D).

Open JEWEL BOX; add JEWEL BOX TOKENS and select.
Solution (E); earn 1/2 PICTURE TILES.
TOOLBOX KEY on TOOLBOX; select pairs (F-G).
Take ADJUSTABLE WRENCH (@).
Walk left.

Select; use OILER and ADJUSTABLE WRENCH; place VALVE (H).
Go left.
Take CANDLE (I).
Use CANDLE and LIGHTER; close and turn lantern; take 2/2 PICTURE TILES (J).
Take CACHE KEY (@).

Take PENCIL; place PICTURE TILES; solution (K).
Take 2/4 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS (L).
Use PENCIL (M); play HOP; take CACHE CLUE.
Use CACHE KEY; read newspaper; take 1/3 PHOTO FRAGMENTS and NEWSPAPER (N).
Walk down.

Place CACHE CLUE; select 1-3; take BOOK TOKEN and CHEST KEY (O).
Go right.
Use CHEST KEY (P).
Play HOP; earn; PHOTO FRAGMENT (Q).
Talk; take 2/3 PHOTO FRAGMENTS (R).
Walk down, left.

Place BOOK TOKEN (A).
Drag token along path (B).
Take GLUE (C).
Use NEWSPAPER (D) and PENCIL (E); take WAITING ROOM KEY. Use WAITING ROOM KEY (E); open door.
Go right.

Chapter 4: Waiting Room

Talk 2x (F).
Move pillow, read newspaper; take 3/4 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS (G).
Take CLOCK KEY (H).

Take 4/4 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; use CLOCK KEY; take CHEMICAL CLUE (I).
Place CHEMICAL ELEMENTS and CHEMICAL CLUE; solution (J).
Go forward.

Talk; take HOUSE PHOTO (K).
Take GARDEN SHOVEL (L).
Talk; take HOURGLASS TILE (K).
Select 1-5; take 1/3 GREEN GEMS (M).
Select; play HOP; earn 3/3 PHOTO FRAGMENTS (N).

PHOTO FRAGMENTS on PHOTO FRAGMENT; restore photo (O); use GLUE; take SAFE CODE.
Walk down.
Pan down; use HOURGLASS TILE; take TOP HAT (P).
Walk down.

Use SAFE CODE; turn dial to 0-4-3-7; take COUCH ARM KNOB (Q).
Go right.
Place COUCH ARM KNOB; take 2/3 GREEN GEMS (R).
Go forward.
Place TOP HAT; take STONE TILE and CITY MAP (S).

HOUSE PHOTO on CITY MAP; find the differences; take HOUSE DIRECTIONS (T).
Use HOUSE DIRECTIONS (U).

Solution (V).

Take HOOK (A).
Take RIBBON and 1/4 CLOCK BUTTONS (B).
Place STONE TILE; take CLOCK CRANK (C).
HOOK on RIBBON; earn RIBBON WITH HOOK.

Select cart and play HOP; earn 1/3 GATE GEARS (@).
Read note; take 2/4 CLOCK BUTTONS (D).
Use RIBBON WITH HOOK; earn 3/4 CLOCK BUTTONS (E).
Take 4/4 CLOCK BUTTONS (F).

Use CLOCK CRANK; take 3/3 GREEN GEMS (G).
Place CLOCK BUTTONS; select 1-4; take 2/3 GATE GEARS (H).
Walk down.
Use GARDEN SHOVEL and GREEN GEMS; take 3/3 GATE GEARS (I).
Go forward.
Place and select GATE GEARS (J).
Go forward.

Take VALVE (K).
Take 1/2 TURTLE JEWELS (L).
Take 1/2 BENCH TILES (M).
Take 1/3 LIGHTBULBS (N).

Use VALVE; take 2/3 LIGHTBULBS, 2/2 BENCH TILES (O).
Take DOOR SOLUTION (P).
Place BENCH TILES; select 1-3; take 3/3 LIGHTBULBS (Q).
Place LIGHTBULBS; select (R).

Solution (S).
Go forward.

Take CORKSCREW, DRAWER KEY, and CHEST KEY (A).
Take WIRE from CORKSCREW.
Take 1/2 WOODEN TILES (B).
Use DRAWER KEY; take 2/2 TURTLE JEWELS, VASE BASE, and SHEARS (C).
Go forward.

Chapter 5: Basement

Talk; take SECRET CODE (D).
Take 2/2 WOODEN TILES; use CHEST KEY; select 1-5 (E).
Open chest; take 2nd PHOTO PART and BROKEN HARPOON (F).

Take 1/3 MACHINE PARTS; select (G).
Use SECRET CODE; select 1-4; take WRONG CODE (H).
Select pairs; take HARPOON PART and VINEGAR (I).
Walk down.

Place WOODEN TILES; solution (J).
Take 2/3 MACHINE PARTS and HARPOON ARROW (K).
HARPOON ARROW and HARPOON PART on BROKEN HARPOON; take HARPOON.
Walk down.

Use SHEARS (L); play HOP; earn VASE PARTS.
VASE PARTS and GLUE on VASE BASE; solution (M); take VASE.
Place VASE; take JEWELED TURTLE (N).
TURTLE JEWELS on JEWELED TURTLE; open and take 3/3 MACHINE PARTS.
Go forward.

Place PHOTO PARTS, WRONG CODE, and MACHINE PARTS; select (O).
Play HOP for the symbols; connect symbols as shown (P-S); earn CORRECT CODE.
Go forward.

Place CORRECT CODE; select 1-4 (A).
Take GUN (B).
Go forward.

Take LANTERN DISC (C).
Use HARPOON (D).

This mini-game is randomly generated; use (E) as a guide to locate boards (F).

Restore boards (G).
Take CORKSCREW HANDLE (H).
CORKSCREW HANDLE on CORKSCREW.
Walk down.

Take RULER; use VINEGAR (I); play HOP; earn SCROLL.
Read SCROLL; take WELL CLUE.
Use CORKSCREW; take 1/2 FLOWER LOCK PARTS (J).
Go forward.

Use RULER 4x (L); play HOP; earn GEAR.
Place WIRE; swap positions (M).
Restore GEAR; take BELT EMBLEM (N).

Move boxes (O-P)-(Q-P)-(R-P).
Take BROKEN LANTERN (S).
Place WELL CLUE; select brick 2x; read book; take 2/2 FLOWER LOCK PARTS and GLOWING MUSHROOMS (T).

Place FLOWER LOCK PARTS; restore image (A); take VALVE.
Place VALVE; select B-G-C-F-H-I-D-E.
Go forward.

Talk; use GUN (J).
Take 1/3 MURAL PARTS; use BELT EMBLEM; take MONOCLE (K).
Disassemble MONOCLE; tale LENS.
Take SKULL CHEST (L).
Take 1/2 ANIMAL TOKENS (M).

Open panel; take SKULL TOKEN (N).
SKULL TOKEN on SKULL CHEST; select 1-3 (O); take TONGS and 2/2 ANIMAL TOKENS.
Use TONGS; earn 2/3 MURAL PARTS; take SIGNET RING (P).
Use SIGNET RING; take 3/3 MURAL PARTS (Q).
Walk down.

Place MURAL PARTS; solution (A).
Take RUBBER GLOVES (B).
Place ANIMAL TOKENS; solution (C).
Take INSULATION TAPE (D).
Open BROKEN LANTERN; use TONGS, LANTERN DISC, LENS, and GLOWING MUSHROOMS. Close door; take LANTERN.
Go forward.

Use LANTERN, INSULATION TAPE, and RUBBER GLOVES (E).
Solution (F).
Congratulations! You have completed Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Speaking with the Dead!

Created at: 2019-04-21