The Lurking Horror

[Lurking Horror Image] In The Lurking Horror, you are a student at G.U.E. Tech. You have braved a snowstorm to get to the Computer Center and finish work on an assignment. But the snowstorm has turned into a raging blizzard, and has trapped you in a complex of buildings late at night. You are not alone, fortunely ... or perhaps, unfortunately. Thus you begin the story, unaware that anything may be wrong beneath or within the veneer of the quiet campus.

Overview

Title The Lurking Horror
Author Dave Lebling
Difficulty * Standard
Product Code IH1
* Difficulty level as rated by Brian Reilly in SPAG #3.

Release Information

Release Date
(Serial Number)
Release Number Z-Code Version
870506 203 Standard (3) ¹
870912 219 Standard (3) [with sound] ²
870918 221 Standard (3) [with sound]
¹ Release found in the PC and Mac versions of The Lost Treasures of Infocom I.
² Release found in the Apple version of The Lost Treasures of Infocom I.

Game Statistics

Rooms 71
Words 773
Objects 44
Opcodes 12398

Packaging Details

The Lurking Horror used the newer standard box format (much the same as the standard "book-like" box but with a slipcase containing a cardboard tray which contained all the package elements). It contained "G.U.E. at a Glance" (G.U.E. Tech guide), a G.U.E. Tech student ID card, and a red rubber centipede (between 2 sheets of clear plastic).

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Last revised: Tue Feb 6 11:08:27 EST 1996 / Peter Scheyen <pete@csd.uwo.ca>