Little Fears: Original Edition

Description: The kids of Leytley Creek elementary are off on an expedition to LaFey National Park, a nature preserve 50 or so miles from the city of Troy. After a long drive, the kids jump off the bus and get ready for some wilderness adventure. It’s strange, though: the birds are silent, and there’s nothing to catch in the lake. Worst of all, the groundskeeper has gone missing. Oh well, he’ll turn up in good time. . .

Description: The campers had a run in with some weird kids last night. Were they children? They looked like children. In any case, the scheduled hiking trip today turned up a weird little site in the middle of the campgrounds. When one of the campers stayed there too long, she felt like she was being watched. What’s going on here?

Description: Middle-schoolers Tommy Clarke and Regina Kai are headed into school in the rural suburban town of Mount Pleasant, North Dakota, on the last day of school before Winter Break. Everything starts normally, until the entrance hall of their school becomes an endless hallway full of unmarked doors. Tommy and Regina have been plunged into the heart of a nightmare. Their only hope is to unravel the mystery before it consumes them forever. This game, run in Little Fears, was spawned from an idea that Matt had for a Road Trip side-encounter. He wrote up the session and promptly never used it in Road Trip. Instead, he revised it into the psychological horror genius you have before you.

Little Fears: Nightmare Edition

Description: Once again, disturbing things are afoot in Mt. Pleasant, and it’s up to Tommy and Regina, with their new friends Dawn and Alisa, to set them right. Kids are getting hurt, in very strange ways. A bully’s bike breaks while he’s riding down a steep hill. A girl has gone missing. And whatever is doing this is just getting started. This session was written by Nate for the Little Fears scenario contest, and can be found (for free!) on the Little Fears Facebook page. Check it out, but don’t spoil yourself! Side Chatter

Description: Welcome one, welcome all, to the Polk County Annual Harvest Festival! We’ve strung up the lights, pitched the tents, and set the carnival rides whirling. It’s the beginning of Autumn. The apples are red and ripe and the dough is all fried. The first winds of Fall are blowing. But beneath the merriment and festivities, just underneath the good smells drifting on the late August wind, there is something foul. Seeds have been planted. Harvest, and the time of reap, comes soon.
Episode Time: 3:42:01

Description: Christmas is a magical time of anticipation and wonder for children around the world. The night before Christmas is all too long and the night after so short. Some children love Christmas so much, they want it to never end. What is it about this time of year that entrances so many people? Is there a magic inherent to the season or is it really just the collective will of countless believers pooling their want into a single night? With so many children putting so much effort into a single wish, surely it can’t go unanswered forever. There must be a tipping point, the snowflake that causes the avalanche. For most, like so many childhood dreams, the wish goes unfulfilled. For one little boy though, that wish seems have come true. He must be the luckiest kid in the world, right?
Episode Time: 1:52:45

Description: Welcome to Ellerbe’s Manor for Wayward Children. I’m sure you signed your contract, but did you read the fine print? Oh, don’t worry about the locked doors and the barred windows: they’re there for your protection. The Manor is here for you, and so are its caretakers and staff. Of course, they only come at night. Can you survive until the stroke of midnight?
Episode Time: 2:48:43

Description: Dawn is breaking, and Gene and Nicky have survived the night. They fought off a strange monster who appeared to be made of hamburger, and began uncovering the keys to the secrets of the manor. The keys correspond to several of the locked doors. Now Gene and Nicky have to investigate as much as possible while the sun is still shining. Because when night falls, the orphanage is fair game for the monsters who watch it carefully. Can the children survive the night? This session unfortunately ends suddenly due to recording corruption. This is addressed in the finale. Our apologies.
Episode Time: 2:22:04

Description: The manor is insidious, constantly setting its inhabitants on the edge of madness. Gene and Nicky have so far heroically resisted, but how long can they hold out? They attempt an escape, only to find that they should have read the fine point in their contracts. The time of midnight is drawing close. Can the children keep their heads – and their souls?
Episode Time: 3:24:28