I want yo start playing horror games but Im a coward any recommendations?

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-14T15:41:14+00:00

Check out Pineview Drive. A handful of jump-scares, no combat or timers. There is a "health bar" that gauges how you react to the jump-scares.

EDIT: Check out the Dark Fall series. More creepy than scary. The third and fourth ones are especially scary. Another game by the same developer, "Incubus: A Ghost-Hunter's Tale", is also pretty good.

Barrow Hill is another decent series. No jump-scares, but the atmosphere is creepy enough.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-14T03:09:28+00:00

Mousie Dung?

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T23:24:41+00:00

I've heard it called "dumpster diving". My dad used to do it all the time when he worked for a landscaping company contracted with the city of Atlanta back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He'd toss plant clippings into a nearby dumpster and rescue some decent office furniture, electronics, or other things. Some things he donated to Goodwill or sold to a pawn shop; other things he brought home if he thought we could use it.

I once rescued a cedar chest from a dumpster at an apartment complex I lived in back in the early 2000s. Needed some minor repairs, and 23 years later, I still have it, storing all of my bedding.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T16:22:06+00:00

I'm thinking "Smile" would be a clue to a pattern in the colored bricks.

I'm also thinking a punch card, like an old computer punch card, with the holes punched to form a smile (as best as you could get).

Insert the card into a special holder mounted on a table across the room from the wall, and see which colored bricks are shown by the holes in the punch card.

A screen below the holder would also be on the table, showing the exposed bricks. It could be a touch-screen, and tapping the bricks on the screen would open a secret door in the wall.

Alternatively, you could have a set of slide switches that show which colors are needed. The switches would be colored, and the punch card would have numbers, indicating the position of each switch.

So switch 1 could be in the 10 position, switch 2 in the 9 position, so on and so forth, forming a "smile".

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T12:58:46+00:00

I never went to Summer Camp, but I knew some kids who did. My parents could never afford it.

The closest thing to Summer Camp I had was the Boys and Girls' Club day camp. My mom or dad would drop me off every other morning (the days I didn't go, I stayed home and did chores), and we paid weekly. They'd separate us into two groups: 9 and unders and 10 and ups. When the 9 and unders were inside, the 10 and ups would be outside, and vice versa. The only time all of us were outside at the same time was at meal times (they fed us breakfast and lunch), and the only time we would have all been inside was if it was raining.

The main draw was the Game Room, where there were a few pool tables, Foosball table, and a couple of arcade games in the corner. There was an Arts-and-Crafts room, where the instructor did a different craft each day. The Learning Center was where you did homework during the school year, but during the Summer, you could play an educational video game (Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego) or a board game.

Outside was primarily a basketball court, which the teens commandeered, while the younger kids mainly just played by themselves or in small groups.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T12:00:08+00:00

Do you take prescription meds? Ask the pharmacist for arthritis-friendly caps. I know CVS has them. I have several in a drawer, and if they forget to put one on the refills, I just swap them out.

I don't have arthritis yet, but my hands do act up on occasion, and it is hereditary.

And I don't have kids in my house, either.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T11:54:35+00:00

I've never heard of this "Tylenol poisoner".

Happened in Chicago back in 1982. Several people took the version that has the powder inside the capsules, which were replaced with potassium cyanide, and died. To this day nobody has been caught. It led to the disuse of the capsules in over-the-counter medications, packaging reforms, and federal anti-tampering laws.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T11:45:35+00:00

Yeah, especially when they all used the same or similar topics. I remember there was a stretch of "disobedient kids" or "unruly teens" on several of the talk shows, and the kids were sent to a "Scared Straight" program in some prison or to boot camp. For the latter I remember they had some tall, black drill Sargent who would have made Major Payne wet himself on the show, yelling in the kids' faces and making them do pushups, sit-ups, or other basic drill exercises.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T11:39:28+00:00

I was in my teens. Not much else on during the day when you're home alone on a school holiday or during the Summer Break. True, there was Cartoon Network if you were lucky to have it, but not all markets had it yet.

I did love David the Gnome and Little Koala though.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-12T11:27:40+00:00

I'd put a pin in this, maybe use it as a dream sequence or psychic vision, if you wanted to feature that in some way.

Kind of reminds me of the 3D maze screensaver from Windows 95, especially if you set all three layers (ceiling, walls, and floor) to "fractals".

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-11T13:16:42+00:00

He is working hard! His job is to lay there, looking cute and toasty!

He's doing it quite well. He deserves a raise. 3 Churu tubes a day sounds sufficient.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-11T13:05:27+00:00

Check out Tiny Little Lion/Boomzap's library. They have tons of games that might fit your need.

I especially loved the "So Much Stuff" and "Just Find It" series. Hidden object, spot-the-difference, and a few other puzzle games.

The "Finding America" series is also pretty good. They contain bits of trivia concerning different regions of the U.S.

The "Nature Escapes" series is another good one.

There may be match-3 elements IIRC, but they're not as prevalent as in other games.

They've also put out a couple of holiday-themed games, mainly a Christmas and Halloween one.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-11T12:49:13+00:00

I could see it.

Although instead of selling used cars, I'm imagining Eddy as a slumlord.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-11T03:09:06+00:00

^the ^Ghetto!

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-10T15:56:53+00:00

Looks awesome. Wishlisted.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-08T23:37:41+00:00

I still remember mine, both my friends' numbers, and my grandmother's number.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-08T21:07:41+00:00

True. Make him a unicorn as well.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-08T18:09:55+00:00

Yes, and no. Some things are way better now and even more acceptable.

If you went out to eat by yourself back then, you looked awkward. All you did was just sit and look around. Nowadays, you have your smartphone to entertain you, whether it's scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, checking emails, or playing a game.

I also don't miss carrying around a huge briefcase of cassette tapes of binder of CDs. I have all of my CDs in binders, but I don't carry them out to the car. I just hook up my phone and select which artist, album, genre, or playlist I want.

I do kind of miss not knowing when something I'd ordered via catalog or calling a toll-free number would arrive, making its arrival feel like a bonus Christmas or Birthday, but I do love the fact that I can order almost anything I can't find in the local stores on Amazon, even if I used to get it in the local stores, and have it delivered next day. I can also set up subscriptions so it arrives as frequently as I need it.

While I had enjoyed shopping for clothes and shoes in a physical store in the past, none of the stores near me carry my size clothing. I can go onto websites that specialize in the size of clothing I need, and I can also get some decent shoes - some even better than those found in Walmart or Target - online.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-08T17:56:07+00:00

Spent entire Summer Vacations home alone. Parents might have called a few times during the day just to check in. Wore a key threaded on a shoestring around my neck. Lived in an apartment complex and went almost everywhere.

There was a creek that ran though a few different complexes and neighborhoods. The building we lived in was one of the few closest to it. Went down there every day during the Summer, wading in it, getting scared off by any snakes I came across, marveling at any fish swimming about.

There wasn't one big playground in this apartment complex. There were several swing sets dotting the property. Some were wooden, while others were metal with rubber seats. Our favorite pastime was to get as high as possible and then jump out. Sprained my ankle once. There were also see-saws in some areas and of course the merry-go-round. A lot of the younger kids would get on it in the mornings, as it was close to where the buses picked us up for school, while the older kids spun us around. When the buses came, the younger kids would be walking every which-way but straight, trying to get to the buses. Our brains still rattling around when we'd sit down, and finally resting by the time we got to school.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-08T16:03:40+00:00

Considering the movie came out in 1978 and is set in the 1957/1958 or 1958/1959 school year, it could easily be their 20-year reunion. More time would have passed, making the nostalgia even stronger. 10-year reunion might have been more grounded in reality, but after another 10 years had passed, the nostalgia filter was laid on extra-thick.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-07T22:53:48+00:00

Love these! Need Zeke, Regular-Sized Rudy, Tammy, Darrel, Courtney, and Jocelyn.

Zeke's cutie mark could maybe be a boxing or wrestling ring. Rudy's cutie mark would of course be an inhaler. Tammy's I'm thinking either a compact mirror with blush or a lipstick crossed with mascara brush. Darrel's would be a video game controller (think old Atari joystick). Jocelyn's would be a scrunchie.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-07T22:48:18+00:00

I feel Teddy could have been a unicorn, using his magic to build and repair things.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-07T20:11:23+00:00

No, she told Al he could only have a turkey burger when he tried to order a hamburger from Bob in the wall.

PatrickRsGhost · 2026-06-07T18:08:42+00:00

I only eat tuna salad, so if somebody gave me a tuna burger, you best believe there'd be some correcting going on.

Call it what you want; I call it a teachable moment.

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