A lone traveler braves the woods of New France in 1682, racing from Ville-Marie to Trois-Rivières to aid his dying brother. As dusk falls, an unnatural force strikes, forcing him to seek escape before night engulfs the forest. This indie horror adventure draws from French Canadian folklore, including Honoré Beaugrand's tales, to evoke the perils of solitary journeys through dangerous wilderness.
Players navigate the encroaching darkness, confronting what hides among the trees-neither beast nor human. The short experience captures the rich, unique essence of these folk stories. Fans of folklore-based indie adventures will find a tense, atmospheric challenge here.
It Lurks in the Woods, or Elle Rôde Dans l’Bois by its original name, is a short horror game based on French Canadian folklore.
New France, 1682. A man is traveling from Ville-Marie to Trois-Rivières. The woods are a dangerous place. No one should wander in alone, but his dying brother needs its aid. On the road, as the sun settles down, something attacks him. It wasn’t an animal, or a man. It was something else. To save his brother’s life, he’ll have to find a way out before the night falls. But what lurks in the woods?
It Lurks in the Woods is based on Honoré Beaugrand’s works, and the many stories that make French Canadian folklore so rich and unique.
