# A spooky treat for fans of games, scary movies, and M&Ms **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155 "2006-09-26T00:48:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/61 "2006-09-27T04:25:34Z")
Think of a certain type of fish…a deadly one you wouldn’t want to be near. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/62 "2006-09-27T04:37:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Think of a certain type of fish…a deadly one you wouldn’t want to be near. No, that’s the big one on the right. The one in the lower left isn’t quite a fish; it’s a different sort of creature. And I feel so smart, that despite my low (pre-cheat) score, I got the one with the staircase. Thank you, Monsterpiece Theater :D. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/63 "2006-09-27T07:18:39Z")
Missing: The two guys on the stairs (got the stairs, though) The tunnel The “critter in the pond” in the lower left corner That’s six, and yet it says I have 45 out of 50. ??? The guys with the Os The abandoned-looking house or shed near the center of the picture The house to the left of it with the lit windows ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/64 "2006-09-27T07:37:14Z")
[QUOTE=Rilchiam] The abandoned-looking house or shed near the center of the picture The house to the left of it with the lit windows [/QUOTE] The ramshackle house itself isn’t the clue, just the guy with the telescope. The other house isn’t a clue at all. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/65 "2006-09-27T07:44:56Z")
No, I already got the guy with the telescope. You’re right: the house I’m thinking of is not a clue; just that the clue next to it takes up so much real estate, it looks like more than one. ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/66 "2006-09-27T08:37:31Z")
Gah. Am I the only one completely stuck with the letters in the field and the torn map thing? And I could use one more clue wih the pennies and the guys on the stairs. Please? ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/67 "2006-09-27T09:28:07Z")
[QUOTE=Ludy] ARRG I have them all except the fish type thing in the lower left corner. Help please. [/QUOTE] Where is the fish type thing from? What is the colour of his home? [QUOTE=Rilchiam] Missing: The tunnel [/quote] Gee, it’s dark isn’t it? > [@Rilchiam](#): > > The “critter in the pond” in the lower left corner See my clue to **Ludy** above. You are soooo close. “Critter in the pond” almost sums it up 😉 > [@Rilchiam](#): > > The guys with the Os Exactly! They’re guys. With the letter O. They’re **guys**. Not gals. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/68 "2006-09-27T09:54:27Z")
Okay, I got them all, except for the tunnel, which I had to cheat on. Also, Mr. Rilch helped with some, including the baby and the fish. ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/69 "2006-09-27T09:58:54Z")
[QUOTE=Septima] Gah. Am I the only one completely stuck with the letters in the field and the torn map thing? [/quote] the ones with the numbers above them? I was stuck on it as well until I realised Americans write their dates the wrong way round 😃 so, 10/13 falls on what day? (check your calendar). You won’t need help on the letters once you know the day but if you still do, it stands for “_Thank God I dont have to go to work tomorrow_” The torn map is a map of the largest state in the USA. They say some guy with a weird face took a tree cutting machine and murdered some kids in 1974 right up to 2003. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/70 "2006-09-27T10:54:05Z")
Okay, I’ve got them all except the two guys on the stairs. Someone said it was a recent remake. _How_ recent? And is it a horror movie or some other kind of “dark” movie? ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/71 "2006-09-27T13:31:26Z")
[QUOTE=MidnightRadio] Okay, I’ve got them all except the two guys on the stairs. Someone said it was a recent remake. _How_ recent? And is it a horror movie or some other kind of “dark” movie? [/QUOTE] It’s horror, within the past few years. And it’s not the guys - it’s their relationship or how they feel that’s the movie title. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/72 "2006-09-27T16:05:48Z")
Kind of off topic, but can someone help me locate the other couple puzzles like this that have been linked to the from the Dope…I seem to remember one with hidden band names and maybe another one with other movies? I’ve done some searching but can’t seem to find 'em. My supervisor liked this one so much, she’s demanding others. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/73 "2006-09-27T16:38:48Z")
> [@](#): > > The torn map is a map of the _largest state in the USA_. They say some guy with a weird face took a tree cutting machine and murdered some kids in 1974 right up to 2003. (emphasis mine) The Alaska Lumberjack-Axe Slaughter? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/74 "2006-09-27T18:35:37Z")
[QUOTE=Unauthorized Cinnamon] It’s horror, within the past few years. And it’s not the guys - it’s their relationship or how they feel that’s the movie title. [/QUOTE] It’s something you can bear. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/75 "2006-10-01T10:52:50Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] I got them all. 😉 A complete list, for anybody who feels like cheating: [/quote] That’s only 49!!! And of course, the one you left off the the only one I absolutely cannot get!!! ARGH! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/76 "2006-10-01T19:52:19Z")
> [@](#): > > That’s only 49!!! And of course, the one you left off the the only one I absolutely cannot get!!! ARGH! Could you maybe be a bit more specific? I’m not going through and figuring out which one **Kytheria** missed (all of the ones I thought were the hardest were on her list). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/77 "2006-10-01T20:02:42Z")
Oh, never mind, you’re talking about the one with Blue. What is that around his waist? Keep in mind that M&Ms are smaller than people. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/78 "2006-10-01T21:18:59Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] Oh, never mind, you’re talking about the one with Blue. What is that around his waist? Keep in mind that M&Ms are smaller than people. [/QUOTE] Whatever it is, it looks pretty precious. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155/79 "2006-10-02T03:59:44Z")
Actually, I did have that one; I was stumped because (a) I hadn’t entered an answer that I _thought_ I had entered and (b) I was getting the ‘answer box’ popping up for the butterflies when I clicked on the _tree_ that the bird is perched on in the right side of the painting. So I thought “I already got the other two clues for that area, what the hell does the tree have to do with anything?” :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-treat-for-fans-of-games-scary-movies-and-m-ms/374155.md?page=3)