Creating a Horror Village

[Hayley]

I'm about to go to the grocery store, but I'll happily fill my pockets with gyroids and drop them off when I get back c:
I don't care about the price; whatever's cool with me :3

Sounds good! I've added your FC also and I'll leave my gate open! Let me know a price though

 

[MyLifeIsCake]

Haha that sounds even better! Tell you what, find as many as you can and we can work out a price

I've got quiet a few... even a poltergoid! Word of advice, play with their sounds a bit. I've been testing them, and the tall lullaboid, mini clankiod, and squat dinglod sound espically creepy like ritualistic music or something.

edit: I can be over in a bit Have you finished digging holes?

 

[Hayley]

I've got quiet a few... even a poltergoid! Word of advice, play with their sounds a bit. I've been testing them, and the tall lullaboid, mini clankiod, and squat dinglod sound espically creepy like ritualistic music or something.

edit: I can be over in a bit Have you finished digging holes?

That's such a good idea! Poltergoids look the most creepy in my opinion.

All the holes are dug! How much would you like? And if you want any of my villagers (excluding chester) feel free to get chatting!

 

[violetneko]

Hmm 5k for all 18 I'm bringing later?

 

[zilke]

love the idea!

here are some general, horror town suggestions..
do not, i repeat, DO NOT just depend on the "gore" or "blood" factor to scare your visitors. i've visited several dream towns that attempt at making it spooky and scary, but they don't let the story - if there is one - do the talking. they just place axes around the house and make all the furniture look bloody and expect me to have nightmares for the next couple of days.
um, no. >.>

if you have a story that speaks for itself and keeps the visitors guessing - and scared, then you are guaranteed to have a haunting and successful dream town.

i also think that the entire town should be part of the story, not just the houses. and when i say entire, i mean ENTIRE. change the villagers house and clothes! leave clues on the beach! do something, anything to make your dream stand out.

I think part of what makes Aika so effective is the subtle story progression. They didn't do so well setting up a natural path for going through the village (3rd and 4th houses getting mixed up). I think mazes are a good tool for a horror village, because people may get caught up in the maze and be caught off guard by something they come across.

I think a psychological horror story would work better for the format than a slasher (you can't exactly plan for something to jump out).

 

[MyLifeIsCake]

That's such a good idea! Poltergoids look the most creepy in my opinion.

All the holes are dug! How much would you like? And if you want any of my villagers (excluding chester) feel free to get chatting!

Yeah sorry for the delay... I'll be over in a sec... -.- wifi issues...

 

[Hayley]

Hmm 5k for all 18 I'm bringing later?

How about 10k and two items from this list? Same goes for MyLifeIsCake

Other items
- Double Neck Guitar (custom)
- Fireworks Table
- Lovely Phone
- Wedding Cake
- Pic of Katie
- Space Shuttle
- Tall Display Case
- HHA Pennant
- Astro Chair (custom) x2
- Astro Table (custom)
- Star Projector
- Ten Billion Barrel
- Aurora Screen
- Silver HHA Plaque
- Metroid

Clothes and Accessories
- HHA Jacket
- Cool Dress
- Bulb Bopper
- Ladder Shades
- Floral Knit Dress
- Hero's Cap
- Snorkel Mask
- Kappa Cap
- Straw Hat
- Lion Dance Mask

 

[zilke]

I'm looking at the spread sheet and I think I can order a lot of what you need. The sloppy clock is in my Retail right now, and I have the Alpine series, the Nook clock, some kitchen things, the Hula girl, palm tree lamp, and 3 mannequins. Feel free to PM me with a list of things you still need and I can start ordering them.

 

[Hayley]

I'm looking at the spread sheet and I think I can order a lot of what you need. The sloppy clock is in my Retail right now, and I have the Alpine series, the Nook clock, some kitchen things, the Hula girl, palm tree lamp, and 3 mannequins. Feel free to PM me with a list of things you still need and I can start ordering them.

Perfect! Thank you, I've PM'd you

 

[violetneko]

My double neck guitar and firework table? I can order a space shuttle and star projector. I'll be over soon with the 18 gyroids and the guitar and table.

 

[Hayley]

My double neck guitar and firework table? I can order a space shuttle and star projector. I'll be over soon with the 18 gyroids and the guitar and table.

Haha sorry I should have been more clear - that's what I'll give you! I've already got them

 

[BlooShroom]

Hey,Looked through my catalog-Here's everything I can order you!

Spoiler: Items for Paradise ^-^

alpine panel catalog
alpine kitchen cart catalog
palm tree lamp x2
bear pole
mini poltergoid
crane game x3
arcade machine x2
tea set(?)
toaster
minimalist stuff(?)
raccoon clock
hospital tv
clear model
vision tester
3 lamp
cushion x10
tall display case x10
glass display case
bear cap x3
bandages x2
cat cap
bunny hood
frog cap
mummy?s mask x4

Wasn't sure if you bought some of these items already and haven't updated the list, so I didn't order anything yet. Let me know if you don't need anything and I'll cross them off my list
I'm happy to help but I'm not sure if I can afford all of this haha, some bells would be appreciated~

Also, you unfortunately cannot trade mannequins. The game doesn't let you drop them on the ground or put them in a letter They're on your spreadsheet but I wasn't sure if you found this out already,hopefully it's a minor setback!

 

[OldHill]

Paradise reminds me of my favorite book, Showdown! The little valley of Paradise got ransacked by this evil guy who professes to be "'good" but he ends up making the town mad and turning it into destruction and all this dark stuff.

 

[Hayley]

Hey,Looked through my catalog-Here's everything I can order you!

Spoiler: Items for Paradise ^-^

alpine panel catalog
alpine kitchen cart catalog
palm tree lamp x2
bear pole
mini poltergoid
crane game x3
arcade machine x2
tea set(?)
toaster
minimalist stuff(?)
raccoon clock
hospital tv
clear model
vision tester
3 lamp
cushion x10
tall display case x10
glass display case
bear cap x3
bandages x2
cat cap
bunny hood
frog cap
mummy’s mask x4

Wasn't sure if you bought some of these items already and haven't updated the list, so I didn't order anything yet. Let me know if you don't need anything and I'll cross them off my list
I'm happy to help but I'm not sure if I can afford all of this haha, some bells would be appreciated~

Also, you unfortunately cannot trade mannequins. The game doesn't let you drop them on the ground or put them in a letter They're on your spreadsheet but I wasn't sure if you found this out already,hopefully it's a minor setback!

Hey, I need everything apart from the kitchen cart! Let me know how much you want
I found out about the mannequins yesterday! So annoyed by this! Thank you.


I've also made a short presentation about what to expect from paradise

 

[MyLifeIsCake]

How's it going on the village? I dug up almost ten more gyriods, in case you wanted to buy some more...

 

[Sleepy]

May I suggest K.K. Comrade be used somewhere? It gives me chills, especially the cover of it. It looks and sounds like music directly out of World War II Europe.

 

[ShinyYoshi]

I'd like to suggest K.K. Island instead of K.K. Surfin'. It sounds more island-y and relaxed. But that's just a suggestion.
And, I'd like to suggest using K.K. Sonata. When used correctly, it sounds like all is over and you just need to give up.

Your presentation looks awesome so far!

 

[Hayley]

Thank you all for your suggestions!

MyLifeIsCake - It is going well! I have my main room full of gyroids so I think I'll be alright for now! Although I may contact you later just in case.

Sleepy - I never thought of that one! I love the sound of it so will definitely use it in one of the houses.

ShinyYoshi - I too wasn't that thrilled with Surfin' K.K., so I'll use Island K.K. instead. I adore K.K. Sonata! I've put that for the second house's main room. I'm pleased you enjoyed the presentation, I've spent quite a bit of time on it!