"Just because something is fictional, doesn't mean it's allowed to be bullshit" THANK YOU! I get into this argument a lot. I'm gonna use that line next time, it's awesome.
I hate the whole "It's fiction" defence for bad films, TV series, games, books, comics or cartoons. Being fictional doesn't excuse its flaws or mean it can't be criticised.
I have very fond memories of playing this at my uncle's house in the mid 90s who was showing off his new computer - the game was included as bundled software. My sister (who didn't even like video games but was drawn to this charming title) & I stayed up until 4am playing this from beginning to end in one go while my uncle was watching Leprechaun 1 & 2 on a loop in the other room. I have a vivid recollection of feeling like a fucking genius figuring out we needed to draw that damn skeleton into the furnace room to melt the bastard. My sister & I jumped around and cheered like fools delighting in our triumph while we watched the cheesy melting FMV. Oh the unbridled emotions of youth I miss you so...
Ha ha! This is similar to one of my memories of playing this, also with my sister. After we got caught by the skeleton the first time, we did the same thing and went into the furnace room. Then we were like, "What do we do now?" and just stayed there for a couple minutes. Finally we opened the door and as it floated toward the screen we both screamed. I think my parents had friends over downstairs or something. They probably wondered WTH we were screaming about upstairs but clearly weren't concerned enough to come check. Lol!
1:50 ... The actor's name is Ross Hull. And I didn't even have to look up his name. He was also in a TV show called Student Bodies. I have no idea why I still know that.
and he also has his own TH-cam channel now and reviews about his past fame and how people still recognize him from AYAOTD and student bodies, ill leave his channel here if anyone is interested: th-cam.com/video/oH8iIXYGSm8/w-d-xo.html
in Game Conversation:Alex:”do You Know What You’re Doing?” Terry:”no,But Trust me” Alex Letting Terry Lock Him in a Box How The Conversation Should’ve Really Gone:Alex:”do You Know What You’re Doing?” Terry:”no,But Trust me” Alex Leaving Quickly:”Nope,Nah ah,Not on Your Life”
It's 6 am and my brother, my friend and I literally just beat this game. We laughed, we screamed, we lost sleep that we desperately needed. And it was all worth it.
@@KWoodsification I thought it was Curtis Craig from Phantasmagoria 2 A Puzzle of Flesh which is A Sequel to Phantasmagoria Prey it's only A Nightmare from Seirra but only by The Name is it A Sequel and Vee Joy Lee Who played as Harriet in The First Phantasmagoria Game plays as A crazy Rat Lady in The Sequel A Patient from A Mental Institution and it has A small Cameo about Adrianne Delaney from Phantasmagoria 1 She wrote A Book I think it was called copeing with loss or something like that
*Me:* "Oh, a magic trick." *Roses magically apparates a bird that now sits on her hand.* *My first thought* "Holy crap, it's Jaques!!!" *Realizes birds pretty much look the same within their own species.*
Birds actually have a lot of vatiety but you simply don't know what differences to look for. You have been looking at humans all your life so it's easy to spot the differences, if you saw only half of the birds you have seen people you could easily tell them apart
Omg I actually remember playing this game at my grandma's house. Thank you for posting this, now I know what the actual title of the game was. It truly scared me as a kid though I still think about it from time to time.
Are You Afraid of the Dark was way better than Goosebumps. I have such fond memories of playing this game in grade 6 or 7. It's one of games that cemented by love of amazing FMV. Thanks for the review!
Are you afraid of the dark? Goosebumps. I loved them both I still remember Are you afraid of the darks theme scaring the shit out of me as a youth. Excellent review of this game Roses!
Oh man I remember playing the Goosebump FMV games, I never played these ones though. I watched both the shows as a kid, nostaliga ;~; That mummy scene wouldve destroyed me as a kid ALSO MAUS LOVE!
I grew up on Goosebumps and Are you afraid of the dark. I also watched Tales from the Crypt. I enjoy anything dark, creepy and mysterious. Great vid. 😊
Okay, I have to admit, I was OBSESSED with this game and nobody else seems to know what I am talking about!. A friend of mine had this game on her computer and we spent many afternoons playing it together. I recently discovered your channel and the fact that somebody else remembers this game is so exciting to me, haha. I really wish I could find an emulator of it. This, and the old NES game Shadowgate where formative for me, haha. I still have so many memories of being terrified of the electricity monster, the race to figure out how to trap it, and how exciting it was when we FINALLY solved the mystery just still brings back so many memories. I also had a crush on the brother lol. Some of the imagery and even phrases still live in my mind rent free - as a kid, this really did stick in my mind a LOT. I guess I can see how, coming into it as an adult in modern times might make it unimpressive or cheesy but this really was so awesome as a kid, with a lot of details to examine/discover and ways to die, haha. And the theater/map really was impressive in how vast it was! It had a great amount of scope. The music is great and creepy. And yes, we beat it without a walk through. :)
I borrowed this game from the library when I was about 7 and played it through with my dad. That Mummy moment scared me to death. I remember clicking masks in the right order caused orpheo to jump out and catch you too. Campy as it is now I think it might be part of the reason I adore a good horror game these days
This video caused me to ride a roller coaster of nostalgic emotions. Starting from my first introduction to this game being met with fascination and intrigue, to my numerous attempts to complete this adventure simply out of spite. Yes, the internet existed, and I’m sure a walkthrough was available somewhere, but this simply was not a common practice at the time. Nope, players were expected to complete the game by using trial and error. Sadly, I never did beat this game. Not only was this game incredibly difficult, but it also allowed you to play into un-winnable situations. A friend and I made it all the way to the statue, only to be missing a key item in our inventory, and no way to backtrack in game to retrieve the item. That was my last attempt and I immediately informed The Midnight Society that based on their initiation requirements, not only would I not be joining, but they could all go to hell.
My older sister and I got this game in high school at a yard sale back in 2005-ish, and I never got to play it. We couldn't get it to work on our PC at the time since it was DOS, and this was before we learned about DOS Box. I really want to go find it after watching this.
I remember this game clearly. I want to say it came with the computer we had (Which was Windows' 95 IIRC), and my mom often played it. But I was scared out of my mind about it, and it still sometimes haunts my nightmares. Though seriously, it was my main source of them at for years.
Laura Schiff something really creepy about fmv games when your young. Phantasmgoria scared me even though it really wasn't too scary thinking back. Something about the gardener shoveling dirt into a maids mouth gave me a few nightmares.
0:24 Jontron: Jacque? Jacque where are you?! Oh God not again! *frantically puts missing poster signs all around town in hopes to find his best friend*
My GOD your costume is flippin AWESOME Roses!!!!!!!! I remember watching snick and always looking forward to watching this show never knew they made a game enjoyed the review!
I remember playing this back when I was a kid. That bit with the mummy terrified me and seeing it again here actually shook me again. I guess some things can just get imprinted on your mind. Great to see someone revisit it though.
I think I said this on a number of your videos I'm not sure. But I literally started watching a channel because I'm always in love with your makeup. I don't know what this is about me but your makeup was always dope as hell.
The "Goosebumps" books AND "Are You Afraid of The Dark" both freakin' rocked! As a kid I consumed both franchises like a rabid squirrel. But there was something about The Midnight Society that I was drawn to. I guess I wanted to have a bunch of friends that got together in the middle of the night, lit a fire in the woods, threw some magic dust into the fire, and acted all cool and shit. In reality I was an only child living in rural NJ who spent most of his time playing ALONE in the woods because there were very few people around us. Oh well, thanks for another entertaining and thorough review Roses! :D
I can completely relate. Growing up, I didn't have anyone to talk to or play with, either. And the idea of some cool friends into telling ghost stories round a campfire in the woods would definitely have been welcome.
that look pretty good for a 90s computer game, guess i never heard of it because it was so rare for us to own computers pack then wish i could try it out but i bet that wouldnt even work on modern Apple Macbook
OK, Im only 7 sec in and I wanted to give a fun fact. I played this game way too much growing up and the voice of the girl (Terry) in this game is name Blaze Berdaahl (i forgot how to spell her last name) and she plays Lennie from Ghostwriter back in the day. I remember when I first heard her voice.. I got too hyped... This channel is making me relive the great parts of my childhood and Im here for it!!! Also, at 2:06, the little boy (I forgot his name) played Alex's lil bro friend from Ghostwriter too
This episode was amazing! Makeup, editing, writting! Bahahah, god this one is a gem! Since I only became fluent on english as an adult I missed on a lot of these games as a child/teen so your channel is almost a go-to reference for classic!
Honestly Roses, this is your best spoopy outfit. Hair arrangement is great, makeup is also great And the eyes... How did you manage it? Hey, like your tattoo video, you should do a spoopy makeup tutorial :P
It took forever. I had to wash it off two times before I could get the webs looking like that. I used the thinnest paint brush I could with some cream make up instead of eyeliner; that helped.
O-M-Goodness! Someone finally talked about my very first Point & Click Adventure Game! I remember playing this game SO much! Though many of the things in the game genuinely scared me as a kid, including the Skeleton, the electricity monster and the Neanderthal Man. Thank you SO much Roses! You made my night! Sorry to hear you needed to look up a guide to win. Though I've done the same with other P&C games you've covered in the past that I Didn't grow up with personally. And yeah, this game was HUGE! and the fact that you could look in 4 direction in the same space most of the time, made everything feel more real. I wish they made more than just the one of these... maybe it didn't sell well? I want Are You Afraid of the Dark? to come back again like R.L. Stein's stuff has.
It seems to me you are what they call a make-up artist Roses... And a great one at that. You're pretty skilled and not just with the words and puns. I really appreciate the efforts you make in your videos with the clothing, the haircuts, the jokes, the montage, etc... For all these reasons, I decided to be one of your subscribers since the very first video I watched from you and I can tell you this, of all the TH-camrs I watch in my spare-time, you're my fav because you're one of the very few that go through such length to provide quality entertainment in each video. For that, I'd like to thank you and to tell you that your efforts are not in vain, we appreciate it.
Those contacts are incredible, and that tattoo is amazing! Great job on the video overall; editing, commentary, research, skits, plugs, everything was very well executed here. You definitely gained a subscriber or 2 with me, thank you for the awesome content!
Indeimaus sent my spoopy ass over here!!! I grew up with "Are you afraid of the Dark" as well so we must be close to the same age lol!!! Great video cause a lot of effort went into it and I look forward to more!!
As someone who didn't watch much TV I only ever read the Goosebumps books. I remember being scared a few times but don't remember why or how anymore, though a demonic blue koala lookalike comes to mind. Also love how cheesily Orpheo speaks, like his act has consumed him so utterly that normal speech patterns are beyond him.
nice video, nice makeup and overall awesome :) honestly, i watched both AYAotD and Goosebumps as a kid, and then tried to don the nostalgia shades later in life (Goosebumps can occasionally be found in Netflix in October, and they had a special on AYAotD a while back on... Nick, i think). Goosebumps may be suited to kids, but it doesn't really hold up well with today's special effects. AYAotD, on the other hand, was still pretty damn scary as a show. I'd say between the two, AYAotD is the better one.
That magic at the start was amazing. I wish I could do magic as good as that, if only I had a parrot. Anyway keep up the good working. I'm loving your videos whilst working uwu
I am so effing happy. I never thought I would see the day when someone would show me an AYAotD thing I didn't already know about. Thank you for this precious gift. Also nice hat
This game came with our PC and we played the crap out of it. I didn't get very far but I think my brother passed it. It brings back memories seeing it. I also loved the show and bought the DVD sets.
OH MY GOD!! I've been looking all over for this game, I always wax ecstatic over it with my kids about how awesome it was (when I was younger, of course), and couldn't find anything about it! Thank you so much for bringing back memories I've been trying hard to remember again! LOVE tbis video, and went even more bonkers on your Maniac Mansion vid! You should do Night Trap soon, that game was ridiculously cheesy! I think you'd love it!
2 years ago I went to a writer's retreat camp in Alaska, and they brought along powered milk for the campfire. Donno if that's what the Midnight Society used, but DAMN did it cause an effect storytelling-worthy flair up. :)
4:18 the mummy's face looks like a Halloween mask of the 'tar zombie' from Return Of The Living Dead. I immediately recognized it because those eyes haunt my dreams.
Hi Pushing Up Roses. The host of the show and video game is actor Ross Hull, character Gary that I looked up on IMDB. Ross Hull works as a weather person in Canada. I liked your introduction to the video as well. Looking to other Halloween videos.
Man I still have this game. I really liked the show, and when I saw they made a game that was like 7th Guest or Myst, I was very intrigued. Don't think I got very far though, those puzzled are tough! Great video as always!
Roses your videos are amazing, this being my favorite as of right now! keep up the good work, and keep things weird and quirky on TH-cam. I love the make up on this video as well your costume is perfection.
My grandparents got a sweet acer PC in 95 and this was one of the disks that came with it. I would spend hours trying to figure this game out as a child and only once got close to beating it but never did it. That damn mummy always got me.
I never got to watch this, I was the weird kid watching horror shows I shouldn't have been and not knowing what anyone was talking about. This game reminds me of the old FMV filled Goosebumps games, I'd definitely recommend those if you love silly, cheesy horror games. Also, your make-up and costumes are always so good.
Basically, there is no realistic way to LP it remotely due to how the game runs and the sound. We've played with ideas, but none are feasible. Sadly, for that to really happen, we'd have to be in the same room.
Awesome make-up, Roses! Awesome vid too. =) I had no idea they made Are You Afraid of the Dark? computer games either. Y'know, even though I grew up with the Goosebumps books and show (I may have seen some snippets of Are You Afraid? here and there, but I did not watch that show for real until much later) I have to say, Are You Afraid of the Dark? is by far the better show. I still love Goosebumps, but Are You Afraid? is a lot more akin to something like The Twilight Zone, while Goosebumps, although it does have it's serious moments, like the excellent "Ghost Next Door" episode, is incredibly cheesy. More like Tales from the Crypt or something. Not that that's a bad show. Not at all. Btw, if you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend the series "Eerie Indiana". It's a great series in the same vein as Are You Afraid? and Goosebumps, though it follows a recurring cast of characters (Marshall Teller, played by the brilliant Omri Katz, his parents and sister, and his friend Simon played by Justin Shenkarow, who I swear I've seen before somewhere...) instead of having different people in all the episodes. It's also a bit more on the fantasy/sci-fi/comedy side than strictly horror. I love it though. Only downside is that there's only 19 episodes... Oh and btw, that "kid with the weird round glasses" is the god known as Gary-senpai. The destroyer of worlds! The bringer of doom! Most of the time he just likes to chill out with his Midnight Society, though. Listening to them tell scary stories. But some times, some rare times... He likes to tell his *own* stories. And when he does... when... he... does. Let me just say, *KIDS GONNA DIE TONIGHT!* ...Sorry, that's just me and my friends's stupid canon. It sounds better in real life, with different words. Unless the mess I just wrote down actually sounds good, in which case... nevermind. At any rate, I blame any nonsense, rambling and/or incoherence on it being in the middle of the night and me being tired...
Interesting! While the title seems vaguely familiar to me, I don't recognise the game itself. I very much see (and hear) the comparison with The 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria. What it brings to mind for me, however, is Shivers--where this has you wandering an empty theatre, that had you wandering a puzzle-filled museum of the strange and unusual. (Shivers is an old favourite of mine, as it happens. Which, come to think of it, might be one reason that my mind jumped there instead of to the former two games: it may simply have a higher priority in my mind than do those.) As to realism, what I think that you're talking about is either internal consistency or establishment of setting elements. I see no problem with a story in which wax models produce ghosts--but it's likely to stretch willing suspension of disbelief a little if this elements suddenly turns up at the end, with no establishment or foreshadowing. Hence the counter-argument of "it's fiction" wouldn't hold very well (to my mind): the problem isn't that it's not "realistic", but rather that it just comes out of nowhere with no explanation. Your makeup-work was rather impressive, by the way! ^_^
Oh, and a fun note: The Fountain of Youth in the museum is an Easter Egg. Just keep checking the reflection... and watch the time fly by. ;) As for the melting skeleton? Well, it's made of wax. It's "killed" by melting it. Edit to add: The kid with the glasses is Gary, the first-season leader of the Midnight Society. He's a huge fan of magic, after all, and he set up the story for you.
I Feel Bad That Orpheo’s Other Daughter Had to Learn The Hard Way That Every Parent Has a Favorite Kid,But Come on That’s no Excuse to Turn Him Into a Wax Figure
I have nothing but warm fuzzy nostalgic memories of Are You Afraid of The Dark! Great times with that show traumatizing me as a kid back in the 90s! Hahaha. Unfortunately I never played this game ! But man... Imagine back in the day huddling around your computer in the dark with a friend or two and attempting this spooky difficult game ? Sounds like FUN FUN FUN to me! Ohh and I think I am in love with you by the way ! You're so damn BEAUTIFUL !! even with the creepy makeup. 😍
"Just because something is fictional, doesn't mean it's allowed to be bullshit"
THANK YOU! I get into this argument a lot. I'm gonna use that line next time, it's awesome.
I have a feeling I'm going to be using this line a lot. I feel like I have had this argument over and over again.
I hate the whole "It's fiction" defence for bad films, TV series, games, books, comics or cartoons. Being fictional doesn't excuse its flaws or mean it can't be criticised.
@@Xehanort10 I know right
The thing : literally makes no sense and doesn’t give explanation for it and never mentioned it before
Fans : ItS oKaY iTs FiCtIoNaL
Well, I, for one, motherfucking challenge this line with body language and entertainment value.
Does anyone else remember Eerie, Indiana? It reminded me a lot of goosebumps, and Are You Afraid of the Dark
lazyrmc I remember that. It was short lived.
Yeah, it's funny actually there were two "revivals" of the show, and both failed horribly. It was pretty much a poor man's Are you afraid of the dark?
lazyrmc Low budget.
That's a better definition, but it had a charm to it all the same
The only episode I remember is the one with the kid with braces being chased by dogs at the end. Lol
Nice spooky make up.
BTW nice dog
*Spoopy
Extremely!
Right?!
I have very fond memories of playing this at my uncle's house in the mid 90s who was showing off his new computer - the game was included as bundled software. My sister (who didn't even like video games but was drawn to this charming title) & I stayed up until 4am playing this from beginning to end in one go while my uncle was watching Leprechaun 1 & 2 on a loop in the other room.
I have a vivid recollection of feeling like a fucking genius figuring out we needed to draw that damn skeleton into the furnace room to melt the bastard. My sister & I jumped around and cheered like fools delighting in our triumph while we watched the cheesy melting FMV.
Oh the unbridled emotions of youth I miss you so...
Ha ha! This is similar to one of my memories of playing this, also with my sister. After we got caught by the skeleton the first time, we did the same thing and went into the furnace room. Then we were like, "What do we do now?" and just stayed there for a couple minutes. Finally we opened the door and as it floated toward the screen we both screamed. I think my parents had friends over downstairs or something. They probably wondered WTH we were screaming about upstairs but clearly weren't concerned enough to come check. Lol!
Any chance it was a green or black Acer PC? If so I had the same one that included this game. Loved it!
@@KrisScofield It came with a green and black Acer Asprie (pentium 1) computer! Great times :)
That was actually a pretty good story.
I just want to know how many times he looped those two movies
Btw his name is Gary he’s the original leader of the group
I remember they brought him back in the tv movie to basically have a series finale.
@@walker1984 that was a good one
Now he's a meteorologist in Canada.
1:50 ... The actor's name is Ross Hull. And I didn't even have to look up his name. He was also in a TV show called Student Bodies. I have no idea why I still know that.
BrotherAlpha He now reports the weather in Canada.
Ian Lees
Wow. He still looks the same.
And the character's name is Gary.
and he also has his own TH-cam channel now and reviews about his past fame and how people still recognize him from AYAOTD and student bodies, ill leave his channel here if anyone is interested:
th-cam.com/video/oH8iIXYGSm8/w-d-xo.html
Lol. Yes, Student Bodies was a favourite.
in Game Conversation:Alex:”do You Know What You’re Doing?”
Terry:”no,But Trust me”
Alex Letting Terry Lock Him in a Box
How The Conversation Should’ve Really Gone:Alex:”do You Know What You’re Doing?”
Terry:”no,But Trust me”
Alex Leaving Quickly:”Nope,Nah ah,Not on Your Life”
Holy shit, "Breast Ripper" might be the most terrifying thing in this entire video.
It's 6 am and my brother, my friend and I literally just beat this game. We laughed, we screamed, we lost sleep that we desperately needed. And it was all worth it.
Gotta love it when Roses wears costumes she always looks amazing!
I didn't know Harry Potter was in the Midnight Society.
Steve Lovelace “I present my story for the Midnight society, I call it...”The Tale Of The Boy Who Lived”
That’s Gary.
@@KWoodsification I thought it was Curtis Craig from Phantasmagoria 2 A Puzzle of Flesh which is A Sequel to Phantasmagoria Prey it's only A Nightmare from Seirra but only by The Name is it A Sequel and Vee Joy Lee Who played as Harriet in The First Phantasmagoria Game plays as A crazy Rat Lady in The Sequel A Patient from A Mental Institution and it has A small Cameo about Adrianne Delaney from Phantasmagoria 1 She wrote A Book I think it was called copeing with loss or something like that
Gary looks like Neville with Harry’s glasses on lol
Looks more like Klaus Baudelaire to me.
*Me:* "Oh, a magic trick."
*Roses magically apparates a bird that now sits on her hand.*
*My first thought* "Holy crap, it's Jaques!!!"
*Realizes birds pretty much look the same within their own species.*
I can just hear Jacque saying "you monster, let me see those melons" idk why
Birds actually have a lot of vatiety but you simply don't know what differences to look for. You have been looking at humans all your life so it's easy to spot the differences, if you saw only half of the birds you have seen people you could easily tell them apart
Look at the coloring on their nostrils. That's how you can tell if they are male or female... usually.
Omg I actually remember playing this game at my grandma's house. Thank you for posting this, now I know what the actual title of the game was. It truly scared me as a kid though I still think about it from time to time.
Are You Afraid of the Dark was way better than Goosebumps. I have such fond memories of playing this game in grade 6 or 7. It's one of games that cemented by love of amazing FMV. Thanks for the review!
Cannot be Tamed Honestly the books were better then the show
"We...
Caaaaaan...
OPEN...
Wardrobe...
FIVE"
I was pissed as a kid when I fell for that part..
"Clearly there's something in there, why else would there be a puzzle?" GAME OVER
Are you afraid of the dark? Goosebumps. I loved them both I still remember Are you afraid of the darks theme scaring the shit out of me as a youth. Excellent review of this game Roses!
This look is siiiiick! The effort you put into the aesthetics of your videos is so appreciated on top of all the behind the scenes work you out in.
Bah, Nickelodeon didn't pick up this show until nearly two years after it started airing. This was a YTV production all the way.
Oh man I remember playing the Goosebump FMV games, I never played these ones though. I watched both the shows as a kid, nostaliga ;~;
That mummy scene wouldve destroyed me as a kid
ALSO MAUS LOVE!
Indeimaus never played the goosebumps computer games any good🤔
I recommend playing attack of the mutant Its pretty good.
are you afraid of the darksouls when
Goose souls and are you afriad of the souls
Don't forget Jeff Goldblum as Dracula. lol
She used the nutcracker-suite in the background to be extra spooky.
I grew up on Goosebumps and Are you afraid of the dark. I also watched Tales from the Crypt. I enjoy anything dark, creepy and mysterious. Great vid. 😊
Your look is goals.... ghouls....
#GhoulGoals
e-ghouls !
ghouls with goal
Okay, I have to admit, I was OBSESSED with this game and nobody else seems to know what I am talking about!. A friend of mine had this game on her computer and we spent many afternoons playing it together. I recently discovered your channel and the fact that somebody else remembers this game is so exciting to me, haha. I really wish I could find an emulator of it. This, and the old NES game Shadowgate where formative for me, haha.
I still have so many memories of being terrified of the electricity monster, the race to figure out how to trap it, and how exciting it was when we FINALLY solved the mystery just still brings back so many memories. I also had a crush on the brother lol. Some of the imagery and even phrases still live in my mind rent free - as a kid, this really did stick in my mind a LOT. I guess I can see how, coming into it as an adult in modern times might make it unimpressive or cheesy but this really was so awesome as a kid, with a lot of details to examine/discover and ways to die, haha. And the theater/map really was impressive in how vast it was! It had a great amount of scope. The music is great and creepy.
And yes, we beat it without a walk through. :)
Mary’s screaming closet always freaked me out. I beat this in the 90s before walkthroughs were a thing
Ermagerd, you're so dreamy with your costumes and make ups! I still get weak in the knees over your Rocky Horror episode look.
I borrowed this game from the library when I was about 7 and played it through with my dad. That Mummy moment scared me to death. I remember clicking masks in the right order caused orpheo to jump out and catch you too. Campy as it is now I think it might be part of the reason I adore a good horror game these days
Amazing
Awesome makeup job! You have become my favorite TH-cam channel. Enjoying the long slog through all of your videos.
This video caused me to ride a roller coaster of nostalgic emotions. Starting from my first introduction to this game being met with fascination and intrigue, to my numerous attempts to complete this adventure simply out of spite. Yes, the internet existed, and I’m sure a walkthrough was available somewhere, but this simply was not a common practice at the time. Nope, players were expected to complete the game by using trial and error. Sadly, I never did beat this game. Not only was this game incredibly difficult, but it also allowed you to play into un-winnable situations. A friend and I made it all the way to the statue, only to be missing a key item in our inventory, and no way to backtrack in game to retrieve the item. That was my last attempt and I immediately informed The Midnight Society that based on their initiation requirements, not only would I not be joining, but they could all go to hell.
My older sister and I got this game in high school at a yard sale back in 2005-ish, and I never got to play it. We couldn't get it to work on our PC at the time since it was DOS, and this was before we learned about DOS Box. I really want to go find it after watching this.
I remember this game clearly. I want to say it came with the computer we had (Which was Windows' 95 IIRC), and my mom often played it. But I was scared out of my mind about it, and it still sometimes haunts my nightmares. Though seriously, it was my main source of them at for years.
Laura Schiff something really creepy about fmv games when your young. Phantasmgoria scared me even though it really wasn't too scary thinking back. Something about the gardener shoveling dirt into a maids mouth gave me a few nightmares.
Thank you, Roses. I have a particular interest in reviewers talking about FMV games and episodes of AYAOTD/Goosebumps. And so close to my birthday!
0:24
Jontron: Jacque? Jacque where are you?! Oh God not again! *frantically puts missing poster signs all around town in hopes to find his best friend*
I was thinking the same thing
Commisar Wellio kinda does look like Jacque
My GOD your costume is flippin AWESOME Roses!!!!!!!! I remember watching snick and always looking forward to watching this show never knew they made a game enjoyed the review!
I remember playing this back when I was a kid. That bit with the mummy terrified me and seeing it again here actually shook me again. I guess some things can just get imprinted on your mind.
Great to see someone revisit it though.
Great review. Loved your makeup and costume. It looked so ghoulishly awesome and spooky
I think I said this on a number of your videos I'm not sure. But I literally started watching a channel because I'm always in love with your makeup. I don't know what this is about me but your makeup was always dope as hell.
This music has haunted me for decades now... and the specific anxiety I felt during the lags has also stayed with me
The "Goosebumps" books AND "Are You Afraid of The Dark" both freakin' rocked! As a kid I consumed both franchises like a rabid squirrel. But there was something about The Midnight Society that I was drawn to. I guess I wanted to have a bunch of friends that got together in the middle of the night, lit a fire in the woods, threw some magic dust into the fire, and acted all cool and shit. In reality I was an only child living in rural NJ who spent most of his time playing ALONE in the woods because there were very few people around us. Oh well, thanks for another entertaining and thorough review Roses! :D
I can completely relate. Growing up, I didn't have anyone to talk to or play with, either. And the idea of some cool friends into telling ghost stories round a campfire in the woods would definitely have been welcome.
that look pretty good for a 90s computer game, guess i never heard of it because it was so rare for us to own computers pack then wish i could try it out but i bet that wouldnt even work on modern Apple Macbook
I miss goosebumps and are you afraid the dark. I also grew up with these shows since I was born in 87.
Great review Roses! And Needles was surprisingly good at being your assistant. ;)
OK, Im only 7 sec in and I wanted to give a fun fact. I played this game way too much growing up and the voice of the girl (Terry) in this game is name Blaze Berdaahl (i forgot how to spell her last name) and she plays Lennie from Ghostwriter back in the day. I remember when I first heard her voice.. I got too hyped... This channel is making me relive the great parts of my childhood and Im here for it!!! Also, at 2:06, the little boy (I forgot his name) played Alex's lil bro friend from Ghostwriter too
This episode was amazing! Makeup, editing, writting! Bahahah, god this one is a gem! Since I only became fluent on english as an adult I missed on a lot of these games as a child/teen so your channel is almost a go-to reference for classic!
Honestly Roses, this is your best spoopy outfit. Hair arrangement is great, makeup is also great
And the eyes... How did you manage it?
Hey, like your tattoo video, you should do a spoopy makeup tutorial :P
It took forever. I had to wash it off two times before I could get the webs looking like that. I used the thinnest paint brush I could with some cream make up instead of eyeliner; that helped.
Amazing result. Mesmerizing it is.
PushingUpRoses I love your beautiful face with some gruesome make up on it. You're look so cute in the sametime scary and i'll love that.^^
O-M-Goodness! Someone finally talked about my very first Point & Click Adventure Game!
I remember playing this game SO much! Though many of the things in the game genuinely scared me as a kid, including the Skeleton, the electricity monster and the Neanderthal Man.
Thank you SO much Roses! You made my night! Sorry to hear you needed to look up a guide to win. Though I've done the same with other P&C games you've covered in the past that I Didn't grow up with personally.
And yeah, this game was HUGE! and the fact that you could look in 4 direction in the same space most of the time, made everything feel more real.
I wish they made more than just the one of these... maybe it didn't sell well?
I want Are You Afraid of the Dark? to come back again like R.L. Stein's stuff has.
It seems to me you are what they call a make-up artist Roses... And a great one at that. You're pretty skilled and not just with the words and puns. I really appreciate the efforts you make in your videos with the clothing, the haircuts, the jokes, the montage, etc... For all these reasons, I decided to be one of your subscribers since the very first video I watched from you and I can tell you this, of all the TH-camrs I watch in my spare-time, you're my fav because you're one of the very few that go through such length to provide quality entertainment in each video. For that, I'd like to thank you and to tell you that your efforts are not in vain, we appreciate it.
If you gotta poo...make it a stinky poo. For the stinkiest poo's...are consequently the most satisfying. 💩
Recently found your channel and didn't know there was a game of the show! Double win. Now to fall down the rabbit hole.
Those contacts are incredible, and that tattoo is amazing! Great job on the video overall; editing, commentary, research, skits, plugs, everything was very well executed here. You definitely gained a subscriber or 2 with me, thank you for the awesome content!
Indeimaus sent my spoopy ass over here!!! I grew up with "Are you afraid of the Dark" as well so we must be close to the same age lol!!! Great video cause a lot of effort went into it and I look forward to more!!
I really love your showmanship in the intro
The mummy would always catch me but I was too young to understand how to proceed throughout the game. Nostalgic to say the least
I literally didn't know there was a way to beat the mummy until now. 20 years too late. =P
This is such a good episode, the make-up, costume and editing effects is just _so_ good!! Aaah!
Diggin' the getup for this episode.The little hat completes it.
As someone who didn't watch much TV I only ever read the Goosebumps books. I remember being scared a few times but don't remember why or how anymore, though a demonic blue koala lookalike comes to mind.
Also love how cheesily Orpheo speaks, like his act has consumed him so utterly that normal speech patterns are beyond him.
The guy who plays Tucker (Gary’s brother) also played the super short hit man in the second Boondock Saints movie
nice video, nice makeup and overall awesome :)
honestly, i watched both AYAotD and Goosebumps as a kid, and then tried to don the nostalgia shades later in life (Goosebumps can occasionally be found in Netflix in October, and they had a special on AYAotD a while back on... Nick, i think). Goosebumps may be suited to kids, but it doesn't really hold up well with today's special effects. AYAotD, on the other hand, was still pretty damn scary as a show. I'd say between the two, AYAotD is the better one.
I use to watch this show when I was a kid and your makeup looks so amazing.
This was the very first video game I ever beat on my own!
This is incredible. Great video. So charming and informative!
Watched your stuff loads over the years - By far the best episode yet - You look stunning 🤩 🖤🐸
I Remember nick at nite... every sat this show all that and the Amanda show I would watch faithfully every weekend good child hood memories
That magic at the start was amazing. I wish I could do magic as good as that, if only I had a parrot.
Anyway keep up the good working. I'm loving your videos whilst working uwu
4:25 I'll just... hide in my bed from the freakin' mummy ! And never play this game. :O
*shivers*
1:51 That kid is named Gary who is Tucker’s older brother.
I am so effing happy. I never thought I would see the day when someone would show me an AYAotD thing I didn't already know about. Thank you for this precious gift. Also nice hat
This game came with our PC and we played the crap out of it. I didn't get very far but I think my brother passed it. It brings back memories seeing it. I also loved the show and bought the DVD sets.
OH MY GOD!! I've been looking all over for this game, I always wax ecstatic over it with my kids about how awesome it was (when I was younger, of course), and couldn't find anything about it! Thank you so much for bringing back memories I've been trying hard to remember again! LOVE tbis video, and went even more bonkers on your Maniac Mansion vid! You should do Night Trap soon, that game was ridiculously cheesy! I think you'd love it!
Another great episode Roses love the makeup.
I never knew there was a game if this, but I loved the show at the time. It's much better than Goosebumps.
Awesome make up and lenses. Totally agree on the music score as well.
2 years ago I went to a writer's retreat camp in Alaska, and they brought along powered milk for the campfire. Donno if that's what the Midnight Society used, but DAMN did it cause an effect storytelling-worthy flair up. :)
4:18 the mummy's face looks like a Halloween mask of the 'tar zombie' from Return Of The Living Dead. I immediately recognized it because those eyes haunt my dreams.
Hi Pushing Up Roses. The host of the show and video game is actor Ross Hull, character Gary that I looked up on IMDB. Ross Hull works as a weather person in Canada. I liked your introduction to the video as well. Looking to other Halloween videos.
Man I still have this game. I really liked the show, and when I saw they made a game that was like 7th Guest or Myst, I was very intrigued. Don't think I got very far though, those puzzled are tough! Great video as always!
Any game with a time limit or one that just says to do something before midnight always gives me the major spooks!!
Amazing did not know there was are you afraid of the dark video game,fantastic job.
Roses, I LOVED this video. You're such an inspiration.
Also, you look absolutely stunning!
Roses your videos are amazing, this being my favorite as of right now! keep up the good work, and keep things weird and quirky on TH-cam. I love the make up on this video as well your costume is perfection.
I love this video, good work and nice review!
Got to love this show with all those PC gems. Impressive work, Roses, most impressive.
Gary That's Gary. Also, Blaze Berdahl, the voice of Terry, also played in Ghostwriter Mysteries.
Sadly, I could never get this game to work. Even a few years ago, dosbox wouldn't load it. Glad to finally see some of its full motion glory.
My grandparents got a sweet acer PC in 95 and this was one of the disks that came with it. I would spend hours trying to figure this game out as a child and only once got close to beating it but never did it. That damn mummy always got me.
I never got to watch this, I was the weird kid watching horror shows I shouldn't have been and not knowing what anyone was talking about. This game reminds me of the old FMV filled Goosebumps games, I'd definitely recommend those if you love silly, cheesy horror games.
Also, your make-up and costumes are always so good.
So, when you going to do Darkseed 2 with Austin? XD BEEN WAITING YEARS.
I'm still waiting on that as well.I thought it was mention before technical problems stop that from happening ?
Basically, there is no realistic way to LP it remotely due to how the game runs and the sound. We've played with ideas, but none are feasible. Sadly, for that to really happen, we'd have to be in the same room.
Aww, damn, that's really sad to hear. :( Loved your guys' LP of the first one.
I have no idea how the game runs, but Zoom is the best screen sharer I have used. Less delay than skype and has the sound included.
Dem eyes and dat tiny hat. :D Always have a place in my heart for Are You Afraid of the Dark!
This game was packaged with a paper map. I remember unfolding it, trying to navigate in game, read it, and not get caught by the darn mummy.
Another amazing review of a game from my childhood. Also,
I've never even heard of the Iron Spider. Thanks for teaching me something new!
I know I’m way back & it’s like liking a photo from 3 years ago on insta but w/e; I ♡ you pushing up roses, you’re awesome
Awesome make-up, Roses! Awesome vid too. =) I had no idea they made Are You Afraid of the Dark? computer games either.
Y'know, even though I grew up with the Goosebumps books and show (I may have seen some snippets of Are You Afraid? here and there, but I did not watch that show for real until much later) I have to say, Are You Afraid of the Dark? is by far the better show. I still love Goosebumps, but Are You Afraid? is a lot more akin to something like The Twilight Zone, while Goosebumps, although it does have it's serious moments, like the excellent "Ghost Next Door" episode, is incredibly cheesy. More like Tales from the Crypt or something. Not that that's a bad show. Not at all.
Btw, if you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend the series "Eerie Indiana". It's a great series in the same vein as Are You Afraid? and Goosebumps, though it follows a recurring cast of characters (Marshall Teller, played by the brilliant Omri Katz, his parents and sister, and his friend Simon played by Justin Shenkarow, who I swear I've seen before somewhere...) instead of having different people in all the episodes. It's also a bit more on the fantasy/sci-fi/comedy side than strictly horror. I love it though. Only downside is that there's only 19 episodes...
Oh and btw, that "kid with the weird round glasses" is the god known as Gary-senpai. The destroyer of worlds! The bringer of doom! Most of the time he just likes to chill out with his Midnight Society, though. Listening to them tell scary stories. But some times, some rare times... He likes to tell his *own* stories. And when he does... when... he... does. Let me just say, *KIDS GONNA DIE TONIGHT!*
...Sorry, that's just me and my friends's stupid canon. It sounds better in real life, with different words. Unless the mess I just wrote down actually sounds good, in which case... nevermind. At any rate, I blame any nonsense, rambling and/or incoherence on it being in the middle of the night and me being tired...
Interesting! While the title seems vaguely familiar to me, I don't recognise the game itself.
I very much see (and hear) the comparison with The 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria. What it brings to mind for me, however, is Shivers--where this has you wandering an empty theatre, that had you wandering a puzzle-filled museum of the strange and unusual.
(Shivers is an old favourite of mine, as it happens. Which, come to think of it, might be one reason that my mind jumped there instead of to the former two games: it may simply have a higher priority in my mind than do those.)
As to realism, what I think that you're talking about is either internal consistency or establishment of setting elements. I see no problem with a story in which wax models produce ghosts--but it's likely to stretch willing suspension of disbelief a little if this elements suddenly turns up at the end, with no establishment or foreshadowing. Hence the counter-argument of "it's fiction" wouldn't hold very well (to my mind): the problem isn't that it's not "realistic", but rather that it just comes out of nowhere with no explanation.
Your makeup-work was rather impressive, by the way! ^_^
Spooky contacts make me go "Oh gosh".
Oh, and a fun note: The Fountain of Youth in the museum is an Easter Egg. Just keep checking the reflection... and watch the time fly by. ;)
As for the melting skeleton? Well, it's made of wax. It's "killed" by melting it.
Edit to add: The kid with the glasses is Gary, the first-season leader of the Midnight Society. He's a huge fan of magic, after all, and he set up the story for you.
Great video! Loved AYAotD as a kid. Some episodes had some pretty dark endings for a kid's show.
Just wondering, do those contacts hurt?
The contacts do not hurt, but I can't see well out of them. VERY foggy.
I Feel Bad That Orpheo’s Other Daughter Had to Learn The Hard Way That Every Parent Has a Favorite Kid,But Come on That’s no Excuse to Turn Him Into a Wax Figure
I have nothing but warm fuzzy nostalgic memories of Are You Afraid of The Dark! Great times with that show traumatizing me as a kid back in the 90s! Hahaha. Unfortunately I never played this game ! But man... Imagine back in the day huddling around your computer in the dark with a friend or two and attempting this spooky difficult game ? Sounds like FUN FUN FUN to me! Ohh and I think I am in love with you by the way ! You're so damn BEAUTIFUL !! even with the creepy makeup. 😍
I just beat this game today, definitely had a good time with it! I keep old PCs around just to play games like this
9:42 "Henlo, camera. I am birb. Wait, wat u doin'? Uh-ohes."