AN ASCII HAUNTING / 002

BLACKTHORN HOUSE_

THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN.

WASD to walk / move the mouse to look
LIGHTING THE WINDOWS_
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MOVE
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LOOK
A VISITOR'S GUIDE

Do come inside.

Follow the path, climb the porch steps, and walk through the open front door. The rooms and upper floor are yours to explore.

W A S D
Walk forward, backward, and sideways
Mouse
Click the scene, then move to look
Esc
Release the mouse
Arrow keys
Turn and look without a mouse
Shift
Walk faster
L
Switch your lantern on or off
V
Micro / fine / large characters
C
Moonlight / amber / silver
R
Return to the front gate
F
Fullscreen, where supported

On a phone, use both thumbs: the left joystick moves you, the right turns your view. You can also drag the scene to look. Turn the phone sideways for a wider view.

If mouse capture is unavailable, move the cursor across the scene to look. If movement is slow, press V for larger characters.

Visual references & artwork

Blackthorn House is fictional. Architecture and interiors reference Chambers Mansion, the Foster-Thomason-Miller House, and the Marion Carll Farmhouse.

Public-domain portraits courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent's Madame X and Henry G. Marquand; Thomas Eakins's Mrs. Mary Arthur; William Lydston Jr.'s Portrait of a Child. They serve as the fictional household's ancestral pictures.