Halloween Stories: Defying Death Walkthrough

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Chapter 1: Halloween Store

Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take JAWS, STASH BUTTON, BAT EMBLEM, EYE, and BROKEN CHAINSAW (A).
  • Select hose (B); take SNAKE HOSE.
  • Place STASH BUTTON (C). Play HOP; receive SKULL BUCKET.
  • Place SKULL BUCKET and use SNAKE HOSE; take FUEL (D).
  • Use JAWS (E); take STARTER and WRENCH.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use WRENCH (F). Play HOP; receive CHAINSAW BLADE.
  • CHAINSAW BLADE and STARTER on BROKEN CHAINSAW. Remove cap and add FUEL. Take CHAINSAW.
  • Use CHAINSAW (G).
  • Go (H).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Receive COSTUME and VIDEO COVER PART 1/3.
  • Place COSTUME (I).
  • Take HORN, BONE, REAPER FIGURINE, and COLLAR (J).
  • Place BONE and COLLAR (K); take FANG (L).
  • Place HORN, EYE, and FANG (M).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (N).
  • Take VIDEO COVER PART 2/3 and BLACK BOOK.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place BLACK BOOK (O); take VIDEO COVER PART 3/3 and BAT EMBLEM (P).
  • Place VIDEO COVER PART 3/3; take BATTERY and BAT EMBLEM (Q).
  • Place three BAT EMBLEMS (R).
  • Solution (S-T-U).
  • Go (V).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Receive SPRING.
  • Look at 2 notes, photo, and newspaper (orange).
  • Take BROKEN ELECTRIC CANDLE (W).
  • Place SPRING and REAPER FIGURINE (X); select reaper figurine; take TED'S STONE and MONSTER'S HAND (Y).
  • Walk down.
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  • Place MONSTER'S HAND (blue); take KEY CARD and SWORD (A).
  • Go to Ted's House.
  • Use KEY CARD (B). Play HOP; receive LIGHTBULB.
  • Select BROKEN ELECTRIC CANDLE; place BATTERY and LIGHTBULB and take ELECTRIC CANDLE.
  • Use SWORD and place ELECTRIC CANDLE (C). Play HOP; receive TED FIGURINE.
  • Place TED FIGURINE (D); take TRUCK KEY (E).
  • Walk down twice.
  • Use TRUCK KEY (F).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take BLADE 1/3, BLADE 2/3, ROPE, DOOR HANDLE, and WEDGE (G).
  • Use WEDGE (H); receive BLADE 3/3.
  • Place BLADE 3/3 (I); take BIRD SKULL and COBBLESTONE (J).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use COBBLESTONE and WEDGE (K); receive AXE BLADE.
  • DOOR HANDLE on ROPE; take GRAPPLING HOOK.
  • Use GRAPPLING HOOK (L).
  • Enter (M).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take OXYGEN CYLINDER, MASK, PHOTO, and SAW TOKEN (N).
  • Place BIRD SKULL; take ENGINE OIL and FIRST AID KEY (O).
  • Use FIRST AID KEY; take SYRINGE and TAPE (P).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use ENGINE OIL; take MAGNET and COCKTAIL STRAW (Q).
  • Use MAGNET (R). Play HOP; receive SCREW TOKEN.
  • Place SCREW TOKEN and SAW TOKEN (S).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (T): (1-2-3-7-2)-(4-7-5-6)-(4-5-3-1).
  • Take CLIPPERS.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use CLIPPERS (U); receive UMBRELLA HANDLE.
  • Walk down.
  • UMBRELLA HANDLE on AXE BLADE; take AXE.
  • Use AXE (V).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (W): (1-6).
  • Enter (X).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Select scene.
  • Take BELT (Y).
  • MASK and BELT on OXYGEN CYLINDER; take OXYGEN MASK.
  • Use OXYGEN MASK on scene.
  • Remove note (Y1).
  • Take HOURGLASS DECORATION, STAINED-GLASS PART, STAINED-GLASS PART, and MUSIC CLUE 1/2 (Z).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use SYRINGE (A). Play HOP; receive HOURGLASS.
  • Place two STAINED-GLASS PARTS and TAPE (B); take RUNE (C).
  • Place RUNE; take MUSIC CLUE 2/2 (D).
  • Place MUSIC CLUE 2/2 (E) and use COCKTAIL STRAW (F).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (G).
  • Take DEATH AMULET and HOURGLASS DECORATION.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place two HOURGLASS DECORATIONS on HOURGLASS; take SAND.
  • Use SAND (H).
  • Take ROY'S STONE (I).

Chapter 2: Corridor

Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Connect all stones while avoiding the flying souls: (A-B)-(B-C)-(C-D)-(D-E)-(E-F)-(F-G)-(G-A).
  • Receive TED'S STONE.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take FLASK, SKULL 1/3, and WHIP (H).
  • Look at 2 notes (I).
  • Use WHIP (J); receive BLACK FLAME. Take AMMO (K).
  • Place DEATH AMULET; take MULTI-PURPOSE WEAPON (L).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place BLACK FLAME (M). Play HOP; receive UNBEARABLE PAIN.
  • AMMO and UNBEARABLE PAIN on MULTI-PURPOSE WEAPON; take DEADLY WEAPON.
  • Use DEADLY WEAPON (N); receive MULTI-PURPOSE WEAPON.
  • Go (N).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Receive SKULL 2/3.
  • Take HAND TOKEN, ARM BONE, ARROW, and CHAIN (O).
  • Use FLASK (P); receive SLIME.
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place SLIME and ARROW (Q); take POISONED ARROW.
  • Go (R).
  • POISONED ARROW on MULTI-PURPOSE WEAPON; take LOADED WEAPON.
  • Use LOADED WEAPON (S).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • The solution is random (T).
  • Take TENTACLE and SPIKED KEY (U).
  • Use SPIKED KEY (V).
  • Enter (W).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Give PHOTO (X).
  • Receive GRACE'S BAG.
  • Take SCYTHE (Y).
  • Walk down.
  • Take BANDANA from GRACE'S BAG.
  • Use BANDANA and ARM BONE (Z). Receive CHEWING GUM.
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use SCYTHE (A); receive DEMONIC WINGS.
  • Use TENTACLE; take TRANQUILITY POTION and PROTECTIVE COVERING (B).
  • PROTECTIVE COVERING and CHAIN on DEMONIC WINGS; take DEMONIC SHIELD.
  • Use DEMONIC SHIELD (C). Play HOP; receive REAPER'S HEART.
  • Return to Ritual Hall.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Give TRANQUILITY POTION (D). Receive NIPPERS.
  • Use NIPPERS (E); receive WIRE and take SKULL 3/3.
  • Place REAPER'S HEART (F); receive GRACE'S STONE and RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS.
  • Play HOP (G); receive TORCH.
  • Place TORCH (H); receive BURNING TORCH.
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use CHEWING GUM and place SKULL 3/3 (I).
  • Solution (J).
  • Receive MIRROR and MIRROR SHARD 1/4.
  • Go (K).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • WIRE on GRACE'S BAG; look at ID card; take MEASURING TAPE and CHALK.
  • MIRROR, BURNING TORCH, and CHALK on RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS; take RELEASE KIT.
  • Place RELEASE KIT and select 3x (L).
  • Receive MIRROR SHARD 2/4 and CAMPUS CREST.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take SOUL INK and MIRROR SHARD 3/4 (M).
  • Place HAND TOKEN; take POSTER and MIRROR SHARD 4/4 (N).
  • Place POSTER (O) and play puzzle.
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  • Solution (1-7). Solved Image (P).
  • Take SCROLL and MAGNIFYING GLASS.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place SCROLL and SOUL INK; take TELEPORTER HALF (Q).
  • Place MIRROR SHARD 4/4 and TELEPORTER HALF; take TELEPORTER STONE (R).
  • ROY'S STONE, TED'S STONE, and GRACE'S STONE on TELEPORTER STONE; take SOULS TELEPORTER.
  • Place SOULS TELEPORTER (S); receive COLLEGE ADDRESS.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take VACUUM BOTTLE, FLOUR, CAR BATTERY, DYNAMITE, and FOOT PUMP (T).
  • Place DYNAMITE and use CAR BATTERY (U). Play HOP; receive LADDER.
  • Place LADDER (V); take SIEVE (W).
  • MEASURING TAPE on SIEVE.
  • Select valve (X). Use SIEVE (Y). Play HOP; receive VALVE.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place VALVE (A); take BASEMENT KEY (B).
  • Use BASEMENT KEY (C).
  • Go (D).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take PALETTE EMBLEM, COIN, and ACID (E).
  • Place VACUUM BOTTLE (F); receive WATER.
  • Use WATER (G); take HOT WATER.
  • Use ACID; take WRECKED TIRE (H).
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use PALETTE EMBLEM; take PATCH and PAINTBRUSH (I).
  • Go (J).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place FLOUR, HOT WATER, and PAINTBRUSH; take GLUE WITH PAINTBRUSH (K).
  • GLUE WITH PAINTBRUSH, PATCH, and FOOT PUMP on WRECKED TIRE; take TIRE.
  • Place TIRE (L).
  • Place COLLEGE ADDRESS (M).

Chapter 3: Library

Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take BROKEN RACKET, LABEL 1/4, CLIPS, and STUDENT NAMEPLATE 1/3 (A).
  • Use COIN; take NUMERIC KEYPAD (B).
  • Place CAMPUS CREST; take LETTER OPENER and KNOWLEDGE FIGURINE (C).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use LETTER OPENER (D); receive STUDENT NAMEPLATE 2/3. Take FLAG (E).
  • FLAG and CLIPS on BROCKEN RACKET; take SCOOP NET.
  • Use SCOOP NET (F); receive STUDENT NAMEPLATE 3/3.
  • Place NUMERIC KEYPAD and STUDENT NAMEPLATE 3/3 (G).
  • Select (H).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (I).
  • Receive LIBRARY CARD.
  • Go (J).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take LABEL 2/4, GLASS FRAGMENT 1/3, BOOK OF DEATH, and TABLET (K).
  • Use LIBRARY CARD (L). Play HOP: receive INK CARTRIDGE.
  • Place INK CARTRIDGE and COIN (M). Select paper (N); take ORIGAMI.
  • Place ORIGAMI (O); take STUDIES FIGURINE (P).
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place KNOWLEDGE FIGURINE and STUDIES FIGURINE (Q).
  • Solution (E-D)-(C-E)-(B-C)-(D-B)-(F-D)-(G-F)-(E-G)-(C-E)-(A-C)-(B-A)-(D-B)-(F-D)-(E-F)-(C-E)-(D-C).
  • Take LABEL 3/4 and STYLUS.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place MAGNIFYING GLASS (H).
  • Place TABLET and use STYLUS; take CODE (I).
  • Go (J).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place CODE; solution (K). Take LABEL 4/4 and AMULET OF LIFELESS FORCE (L).
  • Place LABEL 4/4 (M). Play HOP; receive AMULET OF ETERNAL DARKNESS.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place AMULET OF LIFELESS FORCE and AMULET OF ETERNAL DARKNESS on BOOK OF DEATH; take SILVER LOCKET and TERMS OF DEAL.
  • Give TERMS OF DEAL (N); receive CONTINENT.
  • Place CONTINENT (O); take SPIDER REPELLENT (P).
  • Use SPIDER REPELLENT (Q).
  • Enter (R).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take GLASS FRAGMENT 2/3, SPINDLE, RODS, BROKEN LADDER, and KNITTING NEEDLES (S).
  • Look at note (T).
  • Place SILVER LOCKET; take TRIMMER and HINGES (U).
  • Use TRIMMER (V); receive WOOL.
  • Place WOOL and SPINDLE; take YARN (W).
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • RODS and HINGES on BROKEN LADDER; take LADDER.
  • Place LADDER (X).
  • Play puzzle (Y).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (Z): (Dx2-Rx3-Ux2-Rx2-U-Lx2-U-Lx4)-(U-Lx2-Dx3-L-D-R-D-Lx2).
  • Take EMPTY LAMP and GOLD BULLION.
  • Go to Mystic Lab.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place GOLD BULLION; take LIQUID GOLD (A).
  • LIQUID GOLD and KNITTING NEEDLES on YARN; take GOLDEN WING.
  • Place GOLDEN WING (B); take GLASS FRAGMENT 3/3 and STAR AMULET (B1).
  • Place GLASS FRAGMENT 3/3 (C).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Receive PARTY PASS.
  • Use PARTY PASS and enter (@).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take WICK, EYE PATCH, and LICORICE (D).
  • Look at note (E).
  • Place STAR AMULET; take JAW LEVER and COCKED HAT (F).
  • Use EMPTY LAMP (G); receive OIL LAMP.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place EYE PATCH and COCKED HAT (H). Play HOP; receive DOOR REMOTE CONTROL.
  • Use DOOR REMOTE CONTROL (I).
  • Enter (J).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Take FLYING BROOM, SPIDERWEB TOKEN 1/3, and MINIATURE BUS (K).
  • Use JAW LEVER (L). Play HOP; receive JAR.
  • Walk down.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place JAR (M); receive INSECTS. Take CURTAIN TIEBACK (N).
  • Use CURTAIN TIEBACK; take BAT KEY and FRUIT JELLY WORM (O).
  • Go (P).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Use BAT KEY and INSECTS; take SPIDERWEB TOKEN 2/3 and CANDY SQUARE (Q).
  • Place LICORICE, FRUIT JELLY WORM, and CANDY SQUARE (R).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Solution (S).
  • Take FIRE STRIKER and WITCH'S HAT.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place WITCH'S HAT and FLYING BROOM; take HYPNOCIRCLE and SPIDERWEB TOKEN 3/3 (T).
  • WICK and FIRE STRIKER in OIL LAMP; take BURNING LAMP.
  • Place SPIDERWEB TOKEN 3/3 (U), and then BURNING LAMP.
  • Go (V).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Pull curtain; take PHOTO 1/3 (W).
  • Use HYPNOCIRCLE on doll; take WEDDING RINGS and PHOTO 2/3 (X).
  • Place WEDDING RINGS and MINIATURE BUS (Y). Play HOP; receive DYLAN'S STONE.
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • Place DYLAN'S STONE; take PHOTO 3/3 and SOUL LANTERN (A).
  • Place PHOTO 3/3; take WINDOW HANDLE (B).
  • Place WINDOW HANDLE (C).
  • Place SOUL LANTERN (D).
Halloween Stories: Defying Death
  • The solution is random. The order in which the cards appear (E) is always the same, but the order in which they are requested (F) is random.
  • Congratulations, you've completed Halloween Stories: Defying Death!