~1 minute readCritically Speaking...Multi-Systems
The Lurking Horror
THE LURKING HORROR (NA/⭐⭐⭐⭐) is a departure for Infocom and the story's author, Dave Lebling: a modern horror story inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. You are cast as a student at the mythical G.U.E. Tech (modeled losely on M.I.T., the training ground of so many Infocom authors). Late on a snowy night, you are working on a term paper which is due the next day when you seem to slip into a dream state. From that point, reality and fantasy blend, and a strange force seems to lure you downard into the catacomb passages of the G.U.E. basements. There you meet the dread creatures of your worst nightmares. Unknown horrors hide in every corner, but you must explore them all and solve the clever puzzles. The descriptions are so vivid that you may have a few nightmares of your own! The tension builds and explodes -- and then builds again. This is irresistibly heady stuff, especially for anyone who enjoys reading horror stories. No horror story you read in a book could ever be quite as alive in your mind as this one that seems to be happening to you. (Solo play; Keyboard; Blank disk required.) Available for Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Atari XE/XL, C64/128, IBM, Macintosh.
Recommended (MSR $39.95 except Atari XE/XL, C64/128 at $34.95)
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