Halloween Chronicles: Cursed Family Walkthrough

• Welcome to the Halloween Stories: Cursed Family Walkthrough

• A Halloween visit with distant relatives becomes more than you bargained for!

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• This document contains a complete Halloween Stories: Cursed Family game walkthrough featuring annotated screenshots from actual gameplay!

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Walkthrough Menu

• General Tips
• Chapter 1: Fair
• Chapter 2: Basement
• Chapter 3: City Square
• Chapter 4: Rosetta's House

General Tips

• This is the official guide for Halloween Chronicles: Cursed Family.
• 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: Fair

• Read note; take ELECTRICAL TAPE and AMULET ON A CHAIN (A).
• Take wish cauldron and LOCKPICK; place AMULET ON A CHAIN; take TICKET (B).
• Take tasks book and SPUR; use TICKET (C).

• Play HOP; earn NOISEMAKER (D).
• Use NOISEMAKER; earn BELL (E).
• Place BELL (F).

• Take SCRAPER, map, and HAMMER; use LOCKPICK; take 1/2 DOOR HANDLES and WIRE (G).
• Use WIRE and ELECTRICAL TAPE; take 1/4 PUMPKIN EMBLEMS and 2/2 DOOR HANDLES (H).
• Use DOOR HANDLES (I).
• Go forward.

• Talk; earn PANEL FRAME (J).
• Use SPUR; earn 2/4 PUMPKIN EMBLEMS and IRON PEG (K).
• Place PANEL FRAME (L).

• Easy solution (M).
• Hard solution (N).

• Take NOTEBOOK AND PEN (O).
• Use NOTEBOOK AND PEN; earn COMBINATION (P).
• Walk down.
• Place COMBINATION; solution (Q).
• Read diary; take BOX KEY (R).

• Use IRON PEG and HAMMER; take BROKEN FLASHLIGHT and 3/4 PUMPKIN EMBLEMS (S).
• Go forward.
• Use BOX KEY; take AWL and 4/4 PUMPKIN EMBLEMS (T).
• Walk down.

• Use PUMPKIN EMBLEMS; take LEATHER HAT and BAT BROOCH (A).
• Use BAT BROOCH (B).
• Play HOP; earn RIDE CAR BUTTON (C).
• Go forward.
• Place RIDE CAR BUTTON (D).

• Take GRAPPLING HOOK; use SCRAPER; take BATTERIES (E).
• Use GRAPPLING HOOK (F).
• Take SKELETON ARM and FLASHLIGHT BUTTON (G).
• BATTERIES and FLASHLIGHT BUTTON on BROKEN FLASHLIGHT; earn FLASHLIGHT.
• Use FLASHLIGHT (H).

• Easy solution (I-J-K).

• Hard solution (L-M-N).

• You earn GLOVE.
• Select; use LEATHER HAT; take VISITING CARD and 1/3 LETTERS (A).
• Use GLOVE; take HANDKERCHIEF and MAGIC WAND (B).
• Use SKELETON ARM; take EXTINGUISHER HOSE and 2/3 LETTERS (C).
• Walk down.

• Use AWL; earn 3/3 LETTERS (D).
• Place LETTERS; take CHAIN and NEWSPAPER (E).
• Use NEWSPAPER and MAGIC WAND; select newspaper; use key on lock (F).
• Go right.

• Use HANDKERCHIEF (G).
• Play HOP; earn SULLIVAN'S RING (H).
• Use SULLIVAN'S RING; take CORKSCREW and BROKEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER (I).

• Take 1/2 BEADS; use CORKSCREW; take SAW and EXTINGUISHER TRIGGER (J).
• EXTINGUISHER HOSE and EXTINGUISHER TRIGGER on BROKEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER; earn FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
• Use FIRE EXTINGUISHER (K).
• Go forward.

• Use SAW; open shutters; take LETTER OPENER and BROKEN RECORD (L).
• Use VISITING CARD; take SKULL (M).
• Use CHAIN; take SEALED LETTER and CORK (N).
• LETTER OPENER on SEALED LETTER; take SEATING PLAN.
• Use SEATING PLAN (O).

• Solution (P); take DECORATIVE FORK.
• Walk down 2x.

• Use DECORATIVE FORK; take 1/3 PIANO KEYS and 2/2 BEADS (A).
• Place BEADS; take 1/2 GEARS (B).
• Go left.

• Use SKULL; take GLUE and 2/3 PIANO KEYS (C).
• Use CORK; take MAGNET and BRUSH (D).
• GLUE and BRUSH on BROKEN RECORD; earn VINYL RECORD.
• Walk down, right.

• Use VINYL RECORD; take BOOK (E).
• Place BOOK; take RULER and 3/3 PIANO KEYS (F).
• Go forward.

• Use MAGNET; take GLUE and 2/2 GEARS (G).
• Place PIANO KEYS (H).
• Select 1-3 (I).

• Easy solution 1-6 (J).
• Hard solution 1-7 (K).
• Take SHOE and LYDIA FIGURINE.
• Walk down 2x; go left.

• Place GEARS (L).
• Play HOP; earn ROSE AMULET (M).
• Place ROSE AMULET; take LOCKPICK and WALTER FIGURINE (N).
• Walk down, right, and forward.

• Place LYDIA FIGURINE and WALTER FIGURINE; take BASEMENT KEY (O).
• Walk down.
• Use BASEMENT KEY (P).

• Easy solution (Q).
• Hard solution (R).
• Enter trapdoor.

Chapter 2: Basement

• Take EMPTY BUCKET (A).
• Take BONE; use EMPTY BUCKET and RULER; take WATER (B).
• Use WATER; take SAW (C).

• Use SAW; earn SHARP HORN (D).
• Use SHARP HORN and SHOE (E).
• Go forward (F).

• Take 1st TOY ACROBAT and 1/2 DOOR HANDLE (G).
• Use LOCKPICK; move clothing; take CIRCUS PENDULUM and 2/2 DOOR HANDLE (H).
• Use GLUE and DOOR HANDLE; take JACK and 2nd TOY ACROBAT (I).

• Use JACK (J).
• Play HOP; earn AXE (K).
• Use AXE (L).
• Go forward.

• You earn DAGGER.
• Take INCOMPLETE PUMP (M).
• Take 1/3 BOARD GAME PIECES; use DAGGER; take 2/3 BOARD GAME PIECES (N).
• Use BONE; take HOSE (O).
• HOSE on INCOMPLETE PUMP; earn WATER PUMP.
• Place and select WATER PUMP; take 3/3 BOARD GAME PIECES and STONE (P).

• Place BOARD GAME PIECES (Q).
• Easy solution (R).
• Hard solution (S).
• Take MEDICINE (T).

• Give MEDICINE; earn LIGHTER (A).
• Walk down 2x.
• Use LIGHTER; take CIRCUS WHEEL, RED FLOWERS, and SMALL BOX (B).
• CIRCUS WHEEL and 2 TOY ACROBATS on CIRCUS PENDULUM.
• Place CIRCUS PENDULUM; take LEVER and 1/2 BOX INLAY (C).
• Go forward.

• Use LEVER (D).
• Go right.
• Use STONE; take FISHING ROD and SPOON (E).
• Open drawer; take 1/2 BAT AMULETS and MOTH WING (F).

• Read notes; select instructions (G).
• Place MOTH WING (H); use match (I) on (H); move (H) to (J).
• Place RED FLOWERS (K); use (K) on (J).
• Select (L).
• Use SPOON (J); use (J) on (M); take FERTILIZER (M).
• Use FERTILIZER; take PIPE and 2/2 BAT AMULETS (N).
• Walk down 2x.

• Place BAT AMULETS (O).
• Play HOP; earn AWL (P).
• Use AWL; take CHAIN (Q).
• Use CHAIN; take AWL and 2/2 BOX INLAY (R).
• BOX INLAY on SMALL BOX; take NAIL FILE.
• Go forward 2x.

• Use NAIL FILE; take FISHING REEL (A).
• FISHING REEL on FISHING ROD.
• Use FISHING ROD; take POWER SWITCH (B).
• Walk down.

• Use PIPE and POWER SWITCH; take CANDLE STICK and COIN (C).
• Place CANDLE STICK; take RAG and BROKEN SAW (D).
• Go right.

• Use RAG (E).
• Solution (F).
• Take GAMEPAD (G).
• Use GAMEPAD (H).

• Hit only one-eyed monsters (I); solution is randomly generated.
• Easy level must hit 8, while hard level must hit 10.

• Take BRIDGE HANDLE (J).
• Walk down, forward.
• Use BRIDGE HANDLE (K).
• Go right.

• Take SCREW and PAPERCLIP (L).
• Use PAPERCLIP and AWL; take SHEARS (M).
• Use SHEARS; earn TWIG (N).
• Use TWIG (O); twig becomes 1/2 RODS.
• Go forward.

• Read note; take SAW BLADE and 1/2 HANDKERCHIEF AND MAGIC DUST (A).
• Remove old blade from BROKEN SAW; add SAW BLADE and SCREW; earn SAW.
• Use COIN (B).
• Play HOP; earn HORSE EMBLEM (C).
• Place HORSE EMBLEM; take 2/2 RODS and CABLE (D).

• Use SAW; move items; take 1/2 ROPE AND HOOK and 2/2 HANDKERCHIEF AND MAGIC DUST (E).
• Use HANDKERCHIEF AND MAGIC DUST; select; take PIGEON (F).
• Walk down.

• Use PIGEON; earn FLASHLIGHT and CROSSBOW (G).
• Use CROSSBOW (H).
• Go right.

Chapter 3: City Square

• Take 1/3 DARTS (I).
• Take BOTTLE; use RODS; earn 2/3 DARTS (J).
• Take 3/3 DARTS and TORN CABLE (K); select manhole cover.

• Use DARTS (L).
• Easy solution (M).
• Hard solution (N).
• Take UV FLASHLIGHT (O).
• Walk down, forward.

• Use UV FLASHLIGHT (P).
• Select 3-5-7-1-4 (Q).
• Take KEY and 1/4 BEAD STRINGS; read book (R).
• Use KEY; take INSULATING TAPE (S).
• TORN CABLE and INSULATING TAPE on CABLE; earn SEARCHLIGHT CHARGER.
• Walk down, right.

• Place SEARCHLIGHT CHARGER; take 2/2 ROPE AND HOOK, 2/4 BEAD STRINGS, and TORN GLOVE (A).
• Use ROPE AND HOOK; take BATTERY and 3/4 BEAD STRINGS (B).
• BATTERY on FLASHLIGHT.
• Walk down.

• Use FLASHLIGHT (C).
• Play HOP; earn CAT FOOD (D).
• Use CAT FOOD; take CORKSCREW (E).
• CORKSCREW on BOTTLE; earn CORK.
• Go forward.

• Use CORK; take RAKE, NAILS, and 4/4 BEAD STRINGS (F).
• Place BEAD STRINGS (G).
• Easy solution; position as shown (H).
• Hard Solution; drag to position in order (N-I-K-M-J-L-N-I).
• Take MAGIC STONE (O).
• Walk down, right.

• Open cover; place MAGIC STONE (P); earn MOTORCYCLE KEY.
• Use MOTORCYCLE KEY (Q).

• Take STICK; use RAKE; take BOARDS (A).
• Take BOW and NEEDLE AND THREAD (B).
• NEEDLE AND THREAD on TORN GLOVE; earn FIREPROOF GLOVE.
• Use FIREPROOF GLOVE; earn ARROW TIP and HAMMER (C).

• Use BOARDS, NAILS, and HAMMER (E).
• Go left.
• Select (F).

• This mini-game is randomly generated.
• Select the green spheres (G) until the scale is full (H).

• Talk; earn 1/3 SPIRIT AMULETS (J).
• Take LANTERN HANDLE (K).
• Take OILCAN; use LANTERN HANDLE; take LANTERN (L).
• Take ROPE and SHEET (M).
• Use SHEET; take BANDAGES (N).
• OILCAN and BANDAGES on STICK; earn TORCH.
• Walk down.

• Use TORCH (O).
• Use TORCH (P).
• Go right.

• Take OAR (A).
• Take 2/3 SPIRIT AMULETS and ARROW (B).
• ARROW TIP, ROPE, and ARROW on BOW.
• Use BOW; take 1/2 MOSAIC PARTS and BARREL (C).

• Use OAR and BARREL (D).
• Play HOP; earn WELL HANDLE (E).
• Place and select WELL HANDLE; take BUCKET and CHISEL (F).
• Walk down, left.

• Use CHISEL; earn 3/3 SPIRIT AMULETS (G).
• Place SPIRIT AMULETS; take VIDEO CAMERA and MATCHES (H).
• Open LANTERN; use MATCHES.
• Walk down, right.

• Use LANTERN; take SYRINGE and SOCKET WRENCH (I).
• Use SOCKET WRENCH; take SHOVEL (J).
• Walk down.

• Use SHOVEL; take 2/2 MOSAIC PARTS (K).
• Place MOSAIC PARTS (L).
• Solution (Qx3-S-N-P-Ox2-Mx2-Rx2).
• Take MAGIC AMULET (T).
• Go left.

• Use MAGIC AMULET (U).
• Take TOOTHBRUSH and CODE (V).
• Walk down, right.
• Place CODE (W).

• Easy solution Cx3-G-E-F-Ex2-F-Bx3-F-E-Fx2-Ex2-G-Dx3-Gx2-Ex3.
• G-Cx2-G-D-F-E-G-Ex2-G-A-G-E-F-Ax3-F-E-Fx2-B-F-Ex3.
• Hard solution J-M-L-Nx2-Kx3-M-L-M-I-Mx2-L-Mx2-I-Mx2-L-Mx2.
• I-Mx2-Lx2-Nx2-I-M-H-N-L-M-L-M-K-Mx2-Lx2-N-Jx3-N-L-M-J-M.
• L-Mx2-K-M-Lx3-Nx2-Hx3-Nx2-L-Nx2-H-M-L-M-J-Nx2-Lx3.
• Take GRAPPLING HOOK.

• Use GRAPPLING HOOK (D).
• Go right (E).

• Take BATTERY, WRENCH, and 1/4 NUTS (F).
• Use BUCKET; earn NIGHT VISION LENS and 2/4 NUTS (G).
• BATTERY and NIGHT VISION LENS on VIDEO CAMERA.
• Use VIDEO CAMERA (H).
• Play HOP; earn PUMP (I).
• Use PUMP (J).
• Go forward.

• Use SYRINGE; earn MOTOR OIL (K).
• Use MOTOR OIL and TOOTHBRUSH; earn TWO-PRONGED FORK (L).
• Take 3/4 NUTS and GARLIC (M).
• Use TWO-PRONGED FORK; earn BLANKET (N).
• Use BLANKET (O).
• Go right.

• Take PUMPKIN BOMB and 4/4 NUTS (P).
• Use NUTS and WRENCH; take VALVE, BROOM, and 1/3 PLATES (Q).
• Take 2/3 PLATES (R).
• Place VALVE (S).

• Easy solution Cx3-Bx2-Ax2.
• Hard solution Bx2-Cx3.
• Take FLAMMABLE LIQUID (D).
• Read directions on PUMPKIN BOMB; add FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
• Walk down 2x.

• Use PUMPKIN BOMB (E).
• Take MAGNET; place GARLIC (F).
• Go forward.

• Use MAGNET; earn 3/3 PLATES and FISHHOOK (G).
• Place PLATES; use BROOM; take PITCHFORK and HAT (H).
• Go right.
• Use PITCHFORK; earn TOWEL and KNIFE (I).
• Walk down.

• Use KNIFE (J).
• Play HOP; earn TREASURE MAP (K).
• Use TREASURE MAP (L).
• Move leaves; take BIG SAW and TOOLBOX (M).
• Go right.
• Use BIG SAW (N).
• Go right.

Chapter 4: Rosetta's House

• Use FISHHOOK; take 1/2 BAT FIGURINES (A).
• Take 2/2 BAT FIGURINES (B).
• Use HAT and BAT FIGURINES; take KNOCKER and NEEDLE AND THREAD (C).
• Use KNOCKER (D).
• Go forward.

• Earn CUP.
• Use CUP; earn WATER (E).
• Use WATER and TOWEL; take 1/2 CLOCK HANDS and WET INVITATION (F).
• Take VACUUM CLEANER; use WET INVITATION on dryer; earn INVITATION (G).

• Select; give INVITATION (H).
• Easy solution (I).
• Hard solution (J).
• Go left.

• Earn SCISSORS.
• Use SCISSORS; take TRIDENT and PAPER CLIP (K).
• PAPER CLIP on TOOLBOX; take SAW.
• Use SAW; take PLIERS (L).
• Use PLIERS; earn 2/2 CLOCK HANDS (M).
• Walk down.

• Place CLOCK HANDS; take 1/3 TOY AMULET and DUST POCKET (N).
• NEEDLE AND THREAD and DUST POCKET on VACUUM CLEANER.
• Walk down.
• Use VACUUM CLEANER; earn RUBBER TOY (O).
• Give RUBBER TOY; take MACHETE HANDLE and 2/3 TOY AMULET (P).
• Use TRIDENT; take 3/3 TOY AMULET, GRINDSTONE, and 1/2 CODE (Q).
• Go forward, left.

• Place TOY AMULET (R).
• Play HOP; earn TRAIN (S).
• Place TRAIN; select; take DRAWER HANDLE (T).
• Walk down.

• Use DRAWER HANDLE; take TRIANGULAR RULER (A).
• Use TRIANGULAR RULER; take SPINNING TOP (B).
• Go left.
• Use SPINNING TOP and select; take NAIL CLIPPER and 2/2 CODE (C).

• Place CODE (D).
• Select 1-3 (E).
• Select 3-4-7-9-F.
• Take CAR KEYS (G).
• Walk down 2x.
• Use CAR KEYS (H).

• Take 1/2 LIFTING DEVICE and MACHETE BLADE (I).
• GRINDSTONE and MACHETE BLADE on MACHETE HANDLE; earn MACHETE.
• Use MACHETE; take BAS-RELIEF FRAGMENT (J).
• Place BAS-RELIEF FRAGMENT (K).

• Solution (L).
• Take SPIDER AMULET.
• Place SPIDER AMULET (M).
• Go forward.

• Use NAIL CLIPPER; earn THICK RAG (N).
• Take 1/2 MAGICIAN'S EYES and BELLOWS (O).
• Use THICK RAG; take SAW (P).
• Use SAW (Q).
• Go forward.

• Earn BAG OF RUNES.
• Take KNIGHT and RESIN KNIFE (A).
• Use RESIN KNIFE; earn RESIN (B).
• Use BAG OF RUNES; take 2/2 MAGICIAN'S EYES (C).
• Walk down 2x.

• Place MAGICIAN'S EYES (D).
• Take DREAMCATCHER and 2/2 LIFTING DEVICE (E).
• Use LIFTING DEVICE; take PLIERS and KNIGHT HALF (F).
• RESIN and KNIGHT HALF on KNIGHT.
• Go forward.

• Use PLIERS; earn BELL (G).
• Place KNIGHT (H).
• Play HOP; earn CELL KEY (I).
• Use CELL KEY; take SCOOP and JAR (J).
• Go forward.

• Use SCOOP; remove lid; select and take OBELISK TOP (K).
• Place OBELISK TOP; take AMULET MOLD (L).
• Use BELL; earn FEATHER (M).
• Walk down 2x.

• Use BELLOWS and AMULET MOLD; move (N-O); take SHIELD EMBLEM.
• Place JAR and DREAMCATCHER; select 1-4; take SPIRITS (P).
• Go forward.

• Place SHIELD EMBLEM; take HOURGLASS (Q).
• Go forward.
• Place FEATHER, SPIRITS, and HOURGLASS (R).

• Solution (H-E)-D-(H-G)-D-C-Bx3-(F-G)-Cx2-(H-G).
• Bx2-(F-G)-Ax2-(E-H)-(H-G)-A-(E-H).
• Congratulations! You have completed Halloween Chronicles: Cursed Family!