The Lurking Horror

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The Lurking Horror was Infocom's 27th piece of interactive fiction (and the only horror game). It was written by Dave Lebling, the co-author of every Zork title, and Enchanter, as well as the sole author of Starcross, Suspect, and Spellbreaker.

The Lurking Horror
Author(s)	Dave Lebling
Publisher(s)	Infocom, Activision
Release date(s)	05-Jun-1987
Authoring system	ZIL
Platform(s)	Z-code 3
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Commercial
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

Contents 1 How It Begins 2 Notable Features 3 Infocom Versions 3.1 Release 203 3.2 Release 219 3.3 Release 221 4 Activision Re-Releases 5 Links 5.1 General info 5.2 Reviews 5.3 Spoilers

How It Begins

You must finish the last term paper (deadline tomorrow!). All the computers in the dorm are in use, so you endured a snowstorm to travel to the institute's computer laboratory. However, the snowstorm turned into a blizzard and you decided to remain in the complex for the night, working on the report. Now you are in the Terminal Room (lonely but for a hacker whom you are familiar with). It goes without saying that you are carrying the aforesaid assignment.

Notable Features

• It was one of Infocom's first titles to feature sound (for the Amiga and Atari ST versions only).

Infocom Versions

Release 203

• The Lurking Horror (Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code 3).
  • Release 203 / Serial number 870506.
  • IFID: ZCODE-203-870506
    IFID links: IFDB, Babel metadata, Babel download. (Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.)

Release 219

• The Lurking Horror (Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code 3).
  • Release 219 / Serial number 870912.
  • For Amiga only. Requires an interpreter with sound capabilities (not only beep).
  • IFID: ZCODE-219-870912
    IFID links: IFDB, Babel metadata, Babel download. (Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.)

Release 221

• The Lurking Horror (Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code 3).
  • Release 221 / Serial number 870918.
  • For Amiga only. Requires an interpreter with sound capabilities (not only beep).
  • IFID: ZCODE-221-870918
    IFID links: IFDB, Babel metadata, Babel download. (Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.)

Activision Re-Releases

• The Lurking Horror is included on the following Activision collections:
  • The Lost Treasures of Infocom Volume I
    • Release 203 (IBM/Macintosh) | Release 219 (Amiga)
  • The Infocom Collections: The Mystery Collection
  • Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom
    • Release 203 (IBM/Macintosh)

Links

General info

• The Lurking Horror - at Peter Scheyen's Infocom Homepage.
• The Lurking Horror manual in PDF format - at The Infocom Documentation Project.
• The Lurking Horror - at IFDB.
• The Lurking Horror - at Wikipedia.
• The Lurking Horror - at MobyGames.
• The Lurking Horror - at Infocom Gallery.
• The Lurking Horror - at Infocom - The Master Storytellers.

Reviews

• The Lurking Horror - at SPAG.

Spoilers

• The Lurking Horror - at Graeme Cree's The Infocom Bugs List.