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--> ''"In many ways GTH is a very dark story – but we are a company that designs for ages 10 and up. Our goal in this particular game was to design a game that would engage the younger players, but [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids really]] [[AdultFear scare]] the older players. That’s why you have to [[ShrugOfGod connect some of the dots on your own as a player.]]"''

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--> ''"In many ways GTH is a very dark story – but we are a company that designs for ages 10 and up. Our goal in this particular game was to design a game that would engage the younger players, but [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids really]] [[AdultFear scare]] really]] scare the older players. That’s why you have to [[ShrugOfGod connect some of the dots on your own as a player.]]"''

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[[AC: The Haunted Carousel]]
* The GameOver scene where [[spoiler: Elliot catches Nancy.]] [[spoiler: He walks up to her with his arms outstretched wearing a terrifying SlasherSmile as the screen fades to black.]]
-->[[spoiler: "You're toast ''now,'' Nancy..."]]



* The option to poison Katie with tainted ingredients in a sandwich.
* [[spoiler: "Say goodnight, Nancy..."]]

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* The option to poison Katie with tainted ingredients in sandwich ingredients. You get a sandwich.
GameOver sequence if this happens, but that won't necessarily stop you from [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential doing it again.]]
* [[spoiler: "Say ''"Say goodnight, Nancy..."]]
"'']]



* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer number of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.

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* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers made their money through slavery (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer number of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.believed.
** The game takes place on an old plantation in the deep south of Georgia, and it's mentioned that the Thorntons have a "long and bloody history." Even if slavery is never mentioned outright, judging by the setting alone, the implications are pretty clear.



** Most of the Blackrock graveyard houses members of the Thornton family, but there's one overgrown tombstone that simply reads "54 souls." This was placed after an incident where [[spoiler:the Thorntons did not provide their workers with proper lodgings and heat sources during winter, and, in doing so, accidentally gassed them to death.]] One is reminded unpleasantly of mass graves.
* The fact that we never find out ''who'' Clara's father is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson Thornton - but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[AbusiveParents yeah.]]

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** Most of the Blackrock graveyard houses members of the Thornton family, but there's one overgrown tombstone that simply reads "54 souls." This was placed after an incident where [[spoiler:the Thorntons did not provide their workers with proper lodgings and heat sources during winter, and, in doing so, accidentally gassed them to death.]] One is reminded unpleasantly of mass graves.
* The fact that we never find out ''who'' Clara's father is and the fact that it is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson Thornton - but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil The]] [[ParentalIncest possibilities]] [[AbusiveParents yeah.are]] [[RapeAsBackstory dark.]]

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Reordered by the games, grammar fixes, and got rid of the Kapu Cave entry because it's more Nightmare Fuel than Radar.


[[AC: Thornton Hall]]
* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer number of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.
** There is a room filled with all manner of farming implements, one explicitly made for processing cotton. According to the EMF reader, it is more haunted than any other spot on Blackrock Island. Added to that is the loosely secured scythe that hangs from its rafters, which will kill you [[spoiler:if you try to enter Harper's passageway too early.]]
** Most of the Blackrock graveyard houses Thornton corpses, but there's one overgrown tombstone that says simply '54 souls.' This was placed after [[spoiler:the Thorntons refused to provide their workers with proper lodgings and heat sources during winter, and, in doing so, accidentally gassed them to death.]] One is reminded unpleasantly of mass graves.
* The fact that we never find out ''who'' Clara's father is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson- but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[AbusiveParents yeah.]]



* The option to poison Katie.
* "Say goodnight, Nancy..."

[[AC: Creature of Kapu Cave]]
* One of the possible death scenes: Nancy fails to make a jump, and falls. Into ''a pit of lava.'' From first-person perspective.

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* The option to poison Katie.
Katie with tainted ingredients in a sandwich.
* [[spoiler: "Say goodnight, Nancy..."

[[AC: Creature of Kapu Cave]]
* One of the possible death scenes: Nancy fails to make a jump, and falls. Into ''a pit of lava.'' From first-person perspective.
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* The bar, which Nancy comments is a place to relax "over your favourite combination of [[FrothyMugsOfWater fruit juices.]]" The bar which you are asked to mix drinks for. Drinks ''that are obviously beer.''

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* The bar, which Nancy comments is a place to relax "over your favourite favorite combination of [[FrothyMugsOfWater fruit juices.]]" The bar which you are asked to mix drinks for. Drinks ''that are obviously beer.''
alcoholic.''

[[AC: Ghost of Thornton Hall]]
* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer number of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.
** There is a room filled with all manner of farming implements, one explicitly made for processing cotton. According to the EMF reader, it is more haunted than any other spot on Blackrock Island. Added to that is the loosely secured scythe that hangs from its rafters, which will kill you [[spoiler: if you try to enter Harper's passageway too early.]]
** Most of the Blackrock graveyard houses members of the Thornton family, but there's one overgrown tombstone that simply reads "54 souls." This was placed after an incident where [[spoiler:the Thorntons did not provide their workers with proper lodgings and heat sources during winter, and, in doing so, accidentally gassed them to death.]] One is reminded unpleasantly of mass graves.
* The fact that we never find out ''who'' Clara's father is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson Thornton - but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[AbusiveParents yeah.]]



* In one of the audio files in the computer, you hear Xenia telling Thanos to "Go to Hades!", which is the greek mythology analog of Hell.

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* In one of the audio files in the computer, you can hear Xenia telling Thanos to "Go to Hades!", which is the greek Greek mythology analog version of Hell.
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* The fact that we never find out ''why'' Clara's father is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson- but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[AbusiveParents yeah.]]

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* The fact that we never find out ''why'' ''who'' Clara's father is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson- but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[AbusiveParents yeah.]]
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[[AC: Labyrinth of Lies]]
* In one of the audio files in the computer, you hear Xenia telling Thanos to "Go to Hades!", which is the greek mythology analog of Hell.
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* "Say goodnight, Nancy..."
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* After Moira comes back after [[spoiler: her kidnapping]], Nancy asks, what was happening to her when she was gone. And Moira says: "Maybe, I don't want to tell. Maybe, it's personal". That... does sound a bit suggestive.

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* After When Moira comes back after [[spoiler: her kidnapping]], Nancy asks, what was happening to her when she was gone. And Moira says: "Maybe, I don't want to tell. Maybe, it's personal". That... does sound a bit suggestive.
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[[AC: The Silent Spy]]
* After Moira comes back after [[spoiler: her kidnapping]], Nancy asks, what was happening to her when she was gone. And Moira says: "Maybe, I don't want to tell. Maybe, it's personal". That... does sound a bit suggestive.

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Sorry, but this is a page for canon, not speculation. Moved it to the WMG page.


--> ''"In many ways GTH is a very dark story – but we are a company that designs for ages 10 and up. Our goal in this particular game was to design a game that would engage the younger players, but [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids really scare]] the older players. That’s why you have to [[ShrugOfGod connect some of the dots on your own as a player.]]"''

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--> ''"In many ways GTH is a very dark story – but we are a company that designs for ages 10 and up. Our goal in this particular game was to design a game that would engage the younger players, but [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids really really]] [[AdultFear scare]] the older players. That’s why you have to [[ShrugOfGod connect some of the dots on your own as a player.]]"''



* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer level of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.
* Are you still wondering who Clara's father was? Well, some of the players wondered, too, [[http://mistermetropolis.tumblr.com/post/51006469701/splashofpixiedust-nancythedrew-can-somebody and it's probably better they didn't]].

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* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer level number of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.
* Are ** There is a room filled with all manner of farming implements, one explicitly made for processing cotton. According to the EMF reader, it is more haunted than any other spot on Blackrock Island. Added to that is the loosely secured scythe that hangs from its rafters, which will kill you still wondering who [[spoiler:if you try to enter Harper's passageway too early.]]
** Most of the Blackrock graveyard houses Thornton corpses, but there's one overgrown tombstone that says simply '54 souls.' This was placed after [[spoiler:the Thorntons refused to provide their workers with proper lodgings and heat sources during winter, and, in doing so, accidentally gassed them to death.]] One is reminded unpleasantly of mass graves.
* The fact that we never find out ''why''
Clara's father was? Well, some of the players wondered, too, [[http://mistermetropolis.tumblr.com/post/51006469701/splashofpixiedust-nancythedrew-can-somebody and it's probably better they didn't]].is such a touchy subject with her is enough to raise eyebrows. Harper expecting Clara to cry when you ask her about him is even more suspicious. And ''then'' WordOfGod refused to say why exactly no one talks about Jackson- but ''did'' say that Clara envied Charlotte's "happy childhood." So, [[AbusiveParents yeah.]]


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[[AC: Creature of Kapu Cave]]
* One of the possible death scenes: Nancy fails to make a jump, and falls. Into ''a pit of lava.'' From first-person perspective.

[[AC: Haunting of Castle Malloy]]
* The bar, which Nancy comments is a place to relax "over your favourite combination of [[FrothyMugsOfWater fruit juices.]]" The bar which you are asked to mix drinks for. Drinks ''that are obviously beer.''
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* Are you still wondering who Clara's father was? Well, some of the players wondered, too, [[http://mistermetropolis.tumblr.com/post/51006469701/splashofpixiedust-nancythedrew-can-somebody and it's probably better they didn't]].
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--> ''"In many ways GTH is a very dark story – but we are a company that designs for ages 10 and up. Our goal in this particular game was to design a game that would engage the younger players, but [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids really scare]] the older players. That’s why you have to [[ShrugOfGod connect some of the dots on your own as a player.]]"''
-->-- WordOfGod [[http://nancythedrew.tumblr.com/post/50969621688/gth-official-answers-to-unanswered-questions explaining]] why they only hint at what happened in Clara's childhood.



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[[AC: Thornton Hall]]
* The developers never explicitly ''say'' that the Thorntons were slavers (for reasons mentioned in the quote source above) but the sheer level of ways they hint at it must be seen to be believed.
[[AC: Danger on Deception Island]]
* The option to poison Katie.

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