Paranormal Files: The Tall Man Walkthrough

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Walkthrough Menu

• General Tips
• Chapter 1: A Disappearance
• Chapter 2: The Forest
• Chapter 3: The Mining Town
• Chapter 4: The Railroad Station
• Chapter 5: The Mines

General Tips

• This is the official guide for Paranormal Files: The Tall Man.
• This guide won't tell you when to zoom into a location; the screenshots show each zoom scene.
• Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. Only the locations of the HOPs will be shown.
• Use the Map to fast travel to a location.

Chapter 1: A Disappearance

• Talk; take FOLDER (A).
• Open FOLDER for HOP; take HOUSE KEY.
• Talk; take ADDRESS (B).
• Use ADDRESS (C).

• Talk (D).
• Open bag; take COMPUTER MICROCHIP (E).
• Use HOUSE KEY; take GARDEN CLAW (F).
• Take WOODEN TILES 1/4; take ELIZA'S LOCKET with GARDEN CLAW (G).

• Use ELIZA'S LOCKET (H); take LIPSTICK and COMPACT MIRROR (I).
• Use COMPACT MIRROR (J).
• Solution (K).
• Go (L).

• Take RUBY EYE and BROKEN LAPTOP CHARGER (M).
• Take HAIRPIN (N).
• Take EMERALD EYE (O).

• Take WOODEN TILE 2/4; place RUBY EYE and EMERALD EYE (P).
• Play mini-HOP; take DOORKNOB (Q).
• Place DOORKNOB (R); take SOLDERING TOOL, ATV-STORAGE BUTTON and BRUSH (S).
• Walk down.

• Use HAIRPIN (T); take CELL PHONE and SCREWDRIVER (U).
• Go (V).
• SCREWDRIVER, COMPUTER MICROCHIP and SOLDERING TOOL on BROKEN LAPTOP CHARGER; take LAPTOP CHARGER.
• Place LAPTOP CHARGER; receive SAFE CODE (W).

• Access safe (X).
• Solution (Y). Press Z.
• Receive CELL PHONE.
• Take GOLD PENDANT (A).
• Walk down.

• Offer GOLD PENDANT (B).
• Take POCKETKNIFE and USB CABLE (C).
• Go (D).

• Use POCKETKNIFE (E); receive LEMON.
• Use LEMON and BRUSH (F).
• Go (G).

• Take NICKY'S DIARY (H).
• Play HOP in NICKY'S DIARY; take LAPTOP PASSWORD.
• Go (I).
• Place LAPTOP PASSWORD and open folder. Place USB CABLE and CELL PHONE; take PHONE WITH FOREST MAP (J).
• Go (K).
• Place PHONE WITH FOREST MAP (L).
• Go (M).

Chapter 2: The Forest

• Take ATV-STORAGE BUTTON (N).
• Take STONE (O).
• Take BENT NAIL 1/6 (P).
• Take WOODEN TILES 3/4 (Q).
• Walk down.

• Place ATV-STORAGE BUTTON x2; take MACHETE and RUBBER BOOTS (R).
• Go (S).
• Use MACHETE (T).
• Play HOP (U); receive HAMMER.
• Take BENT NAIL 2-3/6 with HAMMER (V).
• Go to Living Room.

• Take FILE and BENT NAIL 4-6/6 with HAMMER (W).
• Go to Bridge.
• BENT NAIL and HAMMER on STONE; take NAILS.
• Use FILE; take PLANKS (X).
• Place PLANKS, NAILS and HAMMER (Y).
• Use RUBBER BOOTS (Z).
• Go (Z).

• Take FISH ORNAMENT (A).
• Take STICK (B).
• Take CLOTH (C).
• Take ELLIOT'S VIDEO CAMERA (D).
• Go to Living Room.

• Place ELLIOT'S VIDEO CAMERA (E).
• Solution (M): (K-L)-(G-K)-(I-J)-(F-I)-(F-G)-(11-2)-(8-3)-(9-5)-(9-6)-(11-7)-(9-8)-(12-9)-(12-10)-(12-11)-(12-1).
• Receive PHONE WITH CODE.

• Place PHONE WITH CODE (N).
• Solution (O): (6-7)-(2-1)-(1-6)-(3-2)-(2-1)-(4-3)-(3-2)-(7-4)-(4-3)-(5-4)-(4-7)-(1-4)-(4-5)-(7-4).
• Take LIGHTER FLUID and WOODEN TILES 4/4 (P).
• Go to Bridge.

• Place WOODEN TILES (Q).
• Solution (R): Sx3-(9-10)-(Tx2)-(8-9)-(4-7)-(1-4)-(11-1)-(5-8)-(2-5)-(1-2)-(4-1)-(1-11)-(Sx2)-(2-1)-(1-4)-(3-2).
• (2-1)-(5-2)-(2-3)-(8-5)-(5-2)-(9-8)-(8-5)-(10-9)-(9-8)-(6-9)-(9-10)-(Tx2)-(10-9)-(9-6)-(8-9)-(5-8)-(6-5)-(3-6).
• (2-3)-(5-2)-(8-5)-(7-8)-(4-7)-(5-4)-(6-5)-(9-6)-(8-9)-(9-10)-(Tx3)-(10-9)-(5-8)-(6-5)-(3-6)-(2-3)-(1-2)-(11-1).
• Take FLINT WITH STRIKER (U).
• Go (V).

• CLOTH, LIGHTER FLUID and FLINT WITH STRIKER on STICK; take LIT TORCH.
• Throw LIT TORCH (W).
• Go (X).

• Take TRUNK KEY (Y).
• Take BATTERY (Z).
• Take NUT (A).
• Walk down.

• Use TRUNK KEY (B); take KEROSENE LAMP, CODE CYLINDERS 1/2 and TOOLBOX EMBLEM (C).
• Walk down.
• Use TOOLBOX EMBLEM (D); take BROKEN JACK and TACKLE BOX SLIDER (E).
• Go to Woods.

• Place TACKLE BOX SLIDER (F). Play mini-HOP; take NET (G).
• Use NET (H).
• Go (I).

• Place KEROSENE LAMP.
• Take STAKES (J).
• Take OIL (K).
• Take ROD (L).
• Walk down twice.

• ROD, NUT and OIL on BROKEN JACK; take JACK.
• Place JACK; take CODE CYLINDERS 2/2 and GLOVE (M).
• Go (N).
• Place CODE CYLINDERS; enter 3-7-9. Take FISH ORNAMENT, ZIPPER SLIDER and BANDAGE (O).
• Go (P).

• Place ZIPPER SLIDER (Q).
• Play HOP (R); receive ROPE LADDER.
• Walk down.
• Place HAMMER, STAKES and ROPE LADDER (S).
• Take FISH ORNAMENT (T).
• Go (U).

• Place FISH ORNAMENT x3 (V). Take TOTEM PART, FIRST-AID INSTRUCTIONS and FIRST-AID KIT KEY.
• Use FIRST-AID KIT KEY; take ANTISEPTIC (W).
• Walk down twice.

• Place TOTEM PART (X).
• Create rows of the same color (Y).
• Take BOWL WITH WATER (Z).
• Go (A).
• BOWL WITH WATER, BANDAGE and ANTISEPTIC on FIRST-AID INSTRUCTIONS; take FIRST-AID SUPPLIES.
• Offer FIRST-AID SUPPLIES (B).

Chapter 3: The Mining Town

• Talk (C); take OLD ROAD MAP (D).
• Take THERMOS; use GLOVE and OLD ROAD MAP (E).
• Play mini-HOP.
• Go (F).

• Take BLACK RAVEN (G).
• Take MASK DECORATION (H).
• Take BROKEN MASK (I).

• MASK DECORATION on BROKEN MASK; restore and take MASK.
• Take REGISTER BUTTONS 1/4; place MASK (J). Take TOWN KEY and MINER FIGURINES 1/2 (K).
• Use TOWN KEY (L).
• Go (M).

• Take WICK (N).
• Take IDOL HEART and MINER FIGURINES 2/2 (O).
• Take WHITE RAVEN; place MINER FIGURINES (P).
• Play HOP (Q); receive CART WHEEL.
• Take FORKED BRANCH (R).
• Walk down.

• Place IDOL HEART; take CELTIC INSIGNIA and BRONZE RAVEN (S).
• Go (T).
• Place BLACK RAVEN, WHITE RAVEN and BRONZE RAVEN. Find pairs (U).
• Take GLASS CUTTER EDGE (V).

• Place CART WHEEL and CELTIC INSIGNIA; take GEARS 1/3 and GLASS CUTTER HANDLE (W).
• GLASS CUTTER EDGE on GLASS CUTTER HANDLE; take GLASS CUTTER.
• Read note; receive REGISTER BUTTONS 2/4. Use GLASS CUTTER and FORKED BRANCH (X).
• Take WHEEL PEG and SPOON (Y).
• Place WHEEL PEG (W).
• Go (Z).

• Take BACKPACK (A).
• Take THICK BRANCH (B).
• Use SPOON; receive WAX and BALLERINA FIGURINE (C).
• Take BELT (D).
• Take CROWBAR (E).
• Walk down twice.

• Take IRON PIPE with CROWBAR (F); take REGISTER BUTTONS 3/4 (G).
• Go (H).
• REGISTER BUTTONS 4/4 from BACKPACK.
• Place REGISTER BUTTONS (I).

• Solution (J).
• Take OLD KEY and GEARS 2/3 (K).

• Place BALLERINA FIGURINE and OLD KEY; take SHARP PIN and CANDLE MOLD (L).
• SHARP PIN on BACKPACK.
• Solution: start (M), finish (N).
• Take MATCHES and NEWSPAPERS.
• Go (O).

• Place NEWSPAPERS, MATCHES, CANDLE MOLD and WAX (P). Place WICK; take MEMORIAL CANDLE (Q).
• Place MEMORIAL CANDLE; use MATCHES. Solution 1 (R).
• Solution 2 (S).
• Play HOP.

• Take MINER HELMET and CHAPEL KEY (T).
• Use CHAPEL KEY (U).
• Go (V).

• Take NOTEBOOK (W).
• Take IRON SCREW (X).
• Take LUMBERJACK EMBLEM (Y).
• Take LATCH DOWEL (Z).
• Take ANGEL ARCHER (A).
• Walk down twice.

• Place LATCH DOWEL; take BLACKSMITH EMBLEM and SANDPAPER (B).
• Go (C).
• DEATH EMBLEM from NOTEBOOK.
• Place DEATH EMBLEM, BLACKSMITH EMBLEM and LUMBERJACK EMBLEM (D).

• Solution (E): Fx2-G-Fx3-G-Fx3-G-Fx3-G-Fx3-G.
• Take STAFF (H).
• Go (I).

• Use STAFF (J); open skull (K).
• Take AMBER AMULET (L).
• Walk down.

• Place AMBER AMULET; take WOOD CARVING SET (M).
• Walk down twice.
• WOOD CARVING SET and SANDPAPER on THICK BRANCH; take AXE HANDLE.
• Take AXE with AXE HANDLE (N). Take ANGEL TRUMPETER (O).
• Go forward twice.

• Use AXE (P).
• Go (Q).
• Solution 1 (R).

• Solution 2 (S).
• Solution 3 (T).

Chapter 4: The Railroad Station

• Receive MOSAIC SHARDS 1/4.
• Take SOARING ANGEL (U).
• Take CLAY (V).
• Take BROKEN GEAR (W).
• Go to Inside Chapel.

• Place ANGEL ARCHER, SOARING ANGEL and ANGEL TRUMPETER; take MOSAIC SHARDS 2/4 and TOWN CREST (X).
• Go to Railroad Station.
• Place TOWN CREST (Y); take BIRD WHISTLE and DUSTER (Z).
• Go to Inside Chapel.

• Use DUSTER; take MOSAIC SHARDS 3/4, PINCERS and SUITCASE DIAL (A).
• Go to Railroad Station.
• Use SUITCASE DIAL and LIPSTICK; take MOSAIC SHARDS 4/4 and GOLDEN IDOL (B).
• Go to Inside Chapel.

• Place MOSAIC SHARDS (C).
• Play HOP (D); receive TIN INGOT.
• Walk down.
• Place TIN INGOT, CLAY and BROKEN GEAR; use PINCERS on pot and take GEARS 3/3 (E).
• Go (F).

• Place BELT and GEARS (G).
• Take COMPASS (H).
• Go to Railroad Station.

• Place COMPASS; take DOOR HANDLE (I).
• Go to Inside Chapel.
• Place DOOR HANDLE (J); take GRAPPLING HOOK and NUT (K).
• Walk down.

• Throw GRAPPLING HOOK (L).
• Open shutters for a mini-HOP (M); take WRENCH (N).
• Go (O).

• Take HANDCAR HANDLE with WRENCH (P).
• Place IRON PIPE, SCREW and NUT; use WRENCH. Place HANDCAR HANDLE (Q).

• Solution 1 (R).
• Solution 2 (S).
• Solution 3 (T).

Chapter 5: The Mines

• Take HAMMER (U).
• Use BIRD WHISTLE; take WOODEN CHEST (V).
• HAMMER on WOODEN CHEST; take MINER CUP and HUT KEY.
• Take MINERALS 1/3. Use HUT KEY (W).
• Go (X).

• Take CLOTH (Y).
• Take GLASS SHARD with CLOTH; take BROKEN FIREWORK (Z).
• Take TROLLEY TOKEN (A).
• Use MINER HELMET. Play HOP (B); receive FILE.
• Walk down.

• Use FILE; take SIGNET RING. Take WICK with GLASS SHARD (C).
• Place TROLLEY TOKEN (D); take PAPER and SILVER IDOL (E).
• Go (F).

• Place SIGNET RING; take LIGHTER and CORKSCREW (G).
• Use CORKSCREW; take GUNPOWDER with MINER CUP (H).
• Walk down.

• WICK, GUNPOWDER and PAPER on BROKEN FIREWORK; take FIREWORK.
• Use FIREWORK (I).
• Use LIGHTER (J).
• Catch lights (K).
• Go (L).

• Take POWER BUTTON (M).
• Take AWL (N).
• Take GOLD COIN (O).
• Open hatch; take FAUCET VALVE (P).
• Walk down.

• Use AWL (Q); take EMPTY OILER, CARABINER and BANKNOTE HALF (R).
• Go (S).
• Place EMPTY OILER and FAUCET VALVE; take INSECT EMBLEM and FULL OILER (T).
• Walk down and forward.

• Place CARABINER and use FULL OILER (U).
• Go (V).
• Talk for a HOP (W).
• Take BROKEN FLASHLIGHT (X).

• Take SILVER COIN; take HOT WATER with THERMOS (Y).
• Take MINERALS 2/3 (Z).
• Take SHOVEL (A).
• Take FLASHLIGHT COVER (B).
• Walk down.

• Use HOT WATER; play mini-HOP. Take MURAL PARTS 1/4 and PAINTBRUSH (C).
• Walk down.
• Use SHOVEL; take DRY GLUE and LOCKER KEY (D).
• Go (E).

• Use LOCKER KEY; take BANKNOTE HALF and BATTERY (F).
• BANKNOTE HALF, DRY GLUE, HOT WATER and PAINTBRUSH on BANKNOTE HALF; take BANKNOTE.
• Place GOLD COIN, SILVER COIN and BANKNOTE (G).
• Find the cards shown (H).
• Take BRONZE IDOL (I).
• Go to Fork.

• Place GOLDEN IDOL, SILVER IDOL and BRONZE IDOL (J).
• Go (K).

• Take LONG CANE (L).
• Take EXPLOSION SIGN (M).
• Try to take disc; take MURAL PARTS 2/4 (N).
• Walk down.

• Use LONG CANE. Take MINERALS 3/3 and INSECT EMBLEM (O).
• Go (P).
• Place MINERALS (Q).
• Solution (R): W-Vx2-Ux2-Vx2-Ux2-Tx2-S-T-Ux2-Tx2-Wx2-Vx2-Tx2-Ux2-Tx2-Wx2-Tx2-Sx2-Wx2-Tx2-U-Vx2-Ux2-Tx2-Sx2-T.
• Take DEER FIGURINE and SACRIFICIAL DAGGER (X).
• Walk down twice.

• Use SACRIFICIAL DAGGER. Take STONE ORB (Y).
• Go to Room of Antiquities.
• Place STONE ORB; take RUNE DISC and STEEL RING (Z).
• Use STEEL RING; take TWEEZERS (A).
• Walk down.

• Take INSECT EMBLEM with TWEEZERS (B).
• Go to Old Hut.
• Place INSECT EMBLEM x3 (C); take BEAR FIGURINE and STONE HEARTS 1/3 (D).
• Go to Inside Mine.

• Place DEER FIGURINE and BEAR FIGURINE; take MURAL PARTS 3/4 and HERBICIDE (E).
• Go (F).
• Use HERBICIDE; take MURAL PARTS 4/4 and STONE HEARTS 2/3 (G).
• Go (H).

• Place MURAL PARTS (I).
• Play HOP (J); receive PEARL FLOWER.
• Walk down.
• Place PEARL FLOWER; take STONE HEARTS 3/3 (K).

• Place RUNE DISC and STONE HEARTS. Solution (L).
• POWER BUTTON, BATTERY x2 and FLASHLIGHT COVER on BROKEN FLASHLIGHT; take FLASHLIGHT.
• Use FLASHLIGHT (M).
• Go (N).

• Talk (@); take COBBLESTONE (#).
• Play mini-HOP; take IMPROVISED LADDER RUNGS (O).
• Take BROKEN LADDER (P).
• IMPROVISED LADDER RUNGS and COBBLESTONE on BROKEN LADDER; take IMPROVISED LADDER.
• Put IMPROVISED LADDER back (P).
• Remove moss; take DANGER SIGN (Q).
• Walk down twice.

• Place EXPLOSION SIGN and DANGER SIGN; take DYNAMITE (R).
• Go to Underground Lake.
• Place DYNAMITE (S).
• Offer LIGHTER (T).

• Solution (U).

• Solution (V).
• Congratulations, you have completed Paranormal Files: The Tall Man!

Created at: 2018-12-14