Theatre of Cruelty
| Theatre of Cruelty | |
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| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 28 November 2008 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Kelly Horan |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Horror |
| Locations |  City  Farm |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Polite |
| Accessibility | Colour: no. Graphics: no. Sound: no. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Z-code |
| License | Freeware |
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How it begins
It is September 21, 1912. You are Thomas Needham, a teacher who has been assigned to the village of Aberwick, in the heart of Essex. You have just arrived at the town, and you have very little enthusiasm for this place, which seems to you like the sticks. Your first order of business will be tracking down the previous village teacher, and visiting the church, which is where you will be teaching in lieu of a schoolhouse.
You are currently standing on the gravel road which leads into the village. Your inventory contains a journal.
Trivia and Comments
This game was inspired by the following entry from H. P. Lovecraft's commonplace book: "Disturbing conviction that all life is only a deceptive dream with some dismal or sinister horror lurking behind."
Versions
Competition release
Date: 28 November 2008
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- Theatre of Cruelty - Thread about the game at the TIGSource forums (Archived by the Wayback Machine on October 15, 2009)
Date: 28 November 2008