It is 1985 and you are in the home of the family Claessens. It’s said that this home once belonged to Emerantia van Dormael, a woman accused of witchcraft. She was burned at the stake, but legend says her spirit still lives on and haunts the city of Leuven.
Eva, the little daughter of the family Claessens, disappeared a few months ago. Because of this, the mother was struck by an all-devouring sadness. She still believes Eva will return and has turned to God, to protect her from the spirit of the witch Emerantia, who she believes to still reside in the basement of the house.
The mother continues to declare that this witch is responsible for the disappearance of little Eva and she wants to prove this. She feels like Eva is still near, but fatigued by hopelessness she lives in solitude. Because of this, the house has fallen in disrepair.
Your task is to search the house and to discover the truth. Is the mother really insane or is she telling the truth about Emerantia?
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EMERANTIA of „Escape House“ was my first horror room ever, and as I only followed the tourplan which Santiago has came up with (thank you again for this!!), I wasn’t even aware that this was going to happen. Till the moment we sat on that couch. In the waitingroom. Alone. Without any gamemaster in sight. Reading the instructions on a screen. And waiting.. for an old brown door to open.
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