In this spooky game, you play as an exorcist hired to spiritually cleanse the abandoned and haunted Armature Studios of its twenty-four ghosts who each died in a different year. To banish them, learn their names, causes of death, and years of death. Ari, your research assistant, is just a text away.
This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.
SPOILERS AHEAD. Reading a walkthrough prematurely can sometimes diminish one's enjoyment of an interactive fiction game. Please make an honest effort to play the game before reading this walkthrough.
You automatically take your notebook and ring binder.
> x notebook.
> consult notebook about exorcism.
You need a ghost's name, cause of death, and year of death. You record this info using these commands:
SUSPECT name DIED IN year.
SUSPECT name DIED OF cause-of-death.
You will only banish ghosts when you're certain of your info. CONSULT NOTEBOOK ABOUT CONCLUSIONS to review this info.
The possible causes are murder, suicide, accident, overdose, animal attack, and illness.
> consult notebook about rules.
One death per year from 1974 to 1997.
Every ghost had some connection to the studio.
Deaths could have happened anywhere in the world; the studio's curse links to the soul and is not restricted by distance.
The ghosts need not be famous or even involved directly with any particular movie.
> consult notebook about research.
> consult notebook about conclusions.
> x binder.
> x contract.
> x clipping.(re Gregory Korda)
> look up Gregory Korda.(Ari tells you what you need to know.)
> suspect Gregory Korda died in 1987.
> suspect Gregory Korda died of suicide.
The street lamps turn on and you can now see your exits. The game also explains that further progress will happen in sets of three.
Also, anyone you've pinned down fully with name, year, and cause of death has a random chance of appearing as a ghost or figure every turn afterwards. Whenever you feel you're not alone or hear a disturbance in an adjacent location, feel free to go and/or look at the ghost or figure. I can't direct you when it comes to random events.
> x gate. x fence. x lights.
> n.
Reception
> x desk. take envelope. x it. open it.
It's simplest to take documents one at a time. Whenever you pick up a document, you automatically both read it and put it into the binder.
> take May.(re camera operator's accidental death in lot 21)
> take Bee.(re Alvaro Ramirez's accidental death with a boom microphone)
> suspect Alvaro Ramirez died of accident.
> take letter.(note from J to Carl)
> look up Alvaro Ramirez.(Ari doesn't find him.)
Around this time, the game tells you about its Q [topic] command to look topics up quickly. Belatedly ask about Gregory's wife, Jen Korda, which opens up quite the rabbit hole of interconnected topics:
> q Jen Korda.
> suspect Jen Korda died in 1997.
> q The Ballad of Jenny Lynn.(1964 western)
> q Sherman.(1970 war epic)
Re Quantico (via Jen Korda):
> q Quantico.(1975 paranoid thriller)
> q Isaac Glass.(director)
> q James Lancia.(still-active actor)
> q Marcella Myers.(died in 1978 in car crash on Pacific Coast Highway, mere weeks before the release of Cathedral of Mirrors. Costar Robert Glenn was driving but survived.)
> suspect Marcella Myers died in 1978.
> suspect Marcella Myers died of accident.
Re Cathedral of Mirrors (via Marcella Myers):
> q Cathedral of Mirrors.(1978 disco musical)
> q Robert Glenn.(dated Marcella Myers; crashed his Corvette; eventually became a TV actor)
Re Double Action (via Jen Korda):
> q Double Action.(1979 action)
> q Trent Green.(died in 1994 of cancer)
> q Carl Knight.(most recently in Uncle Vanya on Broadway)
> q Uncle Vanya.(famous Chekhov play)
> q Double Action 2.(1982; lots of explosions)
> q Double Action 3.(1986; highest-grossing film that year)
> q Double Action 4.(slated for 2026 starring Finnean Glasser)
> q Finnean Glasser.(b. 2003)
Re Les Resnick (via The Ballad of Jenny Lynn):
> q Les Resnick.(director of acid westerns, walked into the desert and never returned)
> q Hanging Judge(1961 western)
> q Harry Greer.(d.1993; actor with an old guy face)
> suspect Harry Greer died in 1993.
> q One Night on the Prairie.(1963 prairie western)
> q Moon Over the Rio Grande.(never finished)
> q Tom Linnell.(1938-2018; actor and book author)
Re Victor Sarver and Linda Fagin (via One Night on the Prairie):
> q Victor Sarver.(actor and impresario; died recently from heart surgery complications)
> q Universal Talent Acquisition
> q Linda Fagin.(actress, converted into fundamentalist Christian; died in 2014 in a jet crash)
> q Jim Coombs.
> q Planetary Broadcast Church.
> q Grant Coombs.
Re Armature Studios (via October 1987 clipping):
> q Armature Studios.(1970 to 1998)
> q Dreams of Sunset.(1973 musical and flop)
Moving on:
> n.
Production Pit
> x corkboard. x clipping.(re David Flynn in 1976)
> q Outrageous Fortune.
> q David Flynn.
> n.
Basement Landing
> x window. x case. open it. x microphone.
> eat phial. touch mic.
You get a vision of two actors, one in Elizabethan costume and the other in late 70s wear. A microphone boom accident makes you fall and get impaled.
Note that the two time periods for costumes matches up with the description for Outrageous Fortune.
> q Glenn Dreyfus.(mentions The Job, Louisiana Monster.)
> q Magda Marcel.(Left public in 1991)
> q Bled Out 2.(1997; tiger scene cut)
> q Frank Pohl.
> q The Job.(1982)
> q Louisiana Monster.(1984)
> q Lina Gomez.
> n.
Large Office
> x obituary.(re death of Aldous Moore)
> suspect Aldous Moore died of accident.
> q Aldous Moore.(died in 1992)
> suspect Aldous Moore died in 1992.
> x bottle.("Anton's. Do not drink.")
> eat phial. touch bottle.(vague vision of a wood-paneled room with bookshelves)
> take bottle.
> x window. x desk. open drawer.
> x letterhead.(letter from Sally to Jen re Andrew)
> x key. take it.
> s.
Everything changes abruptly.
Crimson Highway
A red car crashed through the barrier on a hot California road.
> x car.(A broken bloody body drags itself out of the wreckage.)
The vision ends.
Mezzanine
> go to parking.
Parking Lot
> e. s.
Lot 23
> x benches. e.
Stage 14
> x paper.(the Quantico call sheet)
> q Annie Serpico.
> ne.(can't: chained shut on other side)
> w. n.
Avenue B South
> e.(not yet)
> n.
Avenue B North
> x windows. e.(not yet)
> n.
North Gate
> x gate —or— x booth.
> x frames.(You take a black-and-white poster for "Jeanine Got a Gun".)
Research Jeanine Got a Gun:
> q Jeanine Got a Gun.(1994 dramedy)
> q Crispin Lloyd.(director of Bookstore and Jeanine Got a Gun. Currently hosts a podcast.)
> q Bookstore.(1992 ultra-low budget mumblecore)
> q Amelie Givens.(character actress, still working)
> q Greentown.(subject of Number Nine)
> q Number Nine.(1977 disaster movie based on actual mining disaster)
> q Teddy Serpico.(TV actor; does charity work with the Annie Foundation)
> q Annie Foundation.(Teddy Serpico's mother was a journeywoman actress who died after the wrap of her final film role.)
> q Galveston Syndrome.(rare illness)
Safe assumption that Annie Serpico was Teddy Serpico's mother. Look her up again:
> q Annie Serpico.(last film was Cathedral of Mirrors)
> q Cathedral of Mirrors.(1978 disco musical)
Hm. You have Marcella Myers as the 1978 death, so perhaps Annie died the year before, 1977.
> suspect Annie Serpico died in 1977.
> suspect Annie Serpico died of illness.
You are now certain you have your facts correct about Gregory Korda, Marcella Myers, and Annie Serpico. You gain 3 points and the ability to walk freely through the rest of the studio.
> w.
As you enter Lot 21, you acquire the Double Action call sheet, dated April 1979 that mentions camera operator Dan Galindas.
Lot 21
> q Dan Galindas.(Ari can't help.)
Still, you can assume that the April 1979 camera operator from Double Action is the same camera operator mentioned on the May 1979 clipping who died by accident working on an action movie.
> suspect Dan Galindas died in 1979.
> suspect Dan Galindas died of accident.
Oh, and there were two more names on that Double Action call sheet, but unimportant ones:
> q Johann Lott.(not found)
> q Jim Dennis.(not found)
Review your Globe and Bee clippings:
> x Globe. x Bee.
You saw that the Alvaro Ramirez's boom microphone accident involved a scene with both 70s and Elizabethan costumes, so he worked on the "Outrageous Fortune" set. That must've happened in 1975.
> suspect Alvaro Ramirez died of accident.
> suspect Alvaro Ramirez died in 1975.
Continuing:
> se. s. e.
Avenue A
> x door. x chain. take it.
> s.
Building 33
Check out a jewel case:
> x shelves. x case. take it.
> q Little Helpers.(1992 cheesy Xmas film starring Harry Greer)
Check out a magazine and the postcard that was in it:
> take magazine.
> take postcard.(Petya's niece wants him to come home)
> q Petya.(Russian diminutive for Pyotr or Piotr)
> x magazine.(profiles Evan Ostberg)
> q Evan Ostberg.(1960-1984; cinematographer on Rewired 2)
> q Filmphile.
> q Lesleyann Suskind.
> q The Wallpaper and I.
> q Brief Candle.
> q The Yellow Wallpaper.
The magazine mentioned "Rewired 2", and that's not the first time that franchise was mentioned. Start researching it:
> q Rewired.(1981 sci-fi about Andy Savinski)
> q Commercial Smoke and Mirrors.
> q Andy Savinski.(character played by Chase Sarver)
> q Chase Sarver.(born in 1965)
Research Rewired 2:
> q Rewired 2.(1984 sci-fi hit directed by Levan Sorensen)
> q Levan Sorensen.(director; died in late 80s after signing a contract to direct Rewired 3)
> q Symphony Orchestra.(1976 British horror starring violinist Renatta Adjani)
> q Renatta Adjani.(beautifaul Italian actress)
> q Isle of Wolves.(1978 independent horror)
Was there a Rewired 3? Yes, there was:
> q Rewired 3.(1988 sci-fi)
> q Andrew Lorde.(died in 2009 after a heart attack)
Re Igniter (via Andrew Lorde):
> q Igniter.(2005 action movie)
> q Harrison Wu.(video essayist)
Re Crown of Needles (via Harrison Wu):
> q Crown of Needles.(1958 historical epic)
> q Masato Miura.(1912-2002; Japanese director; Korda cited Miura as an influence re Red Banners)
Re Red Banners (via Masato Miura):
> q Red Banners.(1985 war epic)
Re Hero of Two Worlds (via Red Banners):
> q Hero of Two Worlds.(1974 war epic about the Marquis de Lafayette)
> n. se.
Workshop Floor
> x workbench.
> x april 2005.(letter from "J" to Carl; James Dahl was murdered; implies more murders by same killer.)
> x report.(Dahl was knocked out then drowned)
> q James Dahl.(not found)
> x can. q Fixitol.(hairspray)
A hairdresser working for Armature died in 1982 because of the toxic heavy metals in the spray.
> x hose.
> nw. e.
East Gate
> x fence. n.
Lot 22
> x toolbox. take it. open it.
> x pliers.(have guilty vibration)
> eat phial. touch pliers.(try the parking lot)
> x level.
> go to parking.
Parking Lot
> eat phial. touch pliers.(Someone very jealous tampers with a man's red sports car.)
> go to Lot 22. n.
Lesser Office
> x november 1983.(re location shoots in other countries, and getting Tim as an asst for Jorge).
> x contract.(for Anton Globus to compose for Rewired 2)
> q Anton Globus.(died in 1983)
> suspect Anton Globus died in 1983.
> q Legwarmer.
> x tape.(Rewired 3 postprod meeting 02/12/1988)
> take tape.
> x dividers. x door. unlock door with key.
> n.
Sealed Office
> x desk.(has drawer and empty compartment)
> open drawer.
Re the blue letter:
> x blue letter.(from Mary-Ann to Gregory re Joanna; Joanna died in a beach accident)
> q Mary-Ann Falkirk.(not found)
> q Joanna Falkirk.(b. 1993)
> q Dissidia.(Mentions an aunt named Joanna who died before this Joanna was born.)
Re march 1985 letter:
> x march 1985.(Tim Ailes quits as Mr Rosa's assistant)
> q Tim Ailes.(not found)
> x november 1983.(Between these two letters, deduce: Jorge is Mr Rosa.)
> q Jorge Rosa.(died in Sicily in car crash after shoot for Red Banners.)
> q Andre Serrat.
> q Death Drills a Well.(1969)
> q Red Banners.(released in 1985. Assuming Jorge was still alive when Tim quit, Jorge also died in 1985.)
> suspect Jorge Rosa died in 1985.
> suspect Jorge Rosa died of accident.
+3: Alvaro Ramirez, Dan Galinas, and Jorge Rosa are correct.
Re october 1986 letter:
> x october 1986.(James Moray tells Gregory that Mr [Levan] Sorensen died of a plane crash accident in September [1986].)
> q James Moray.
> suspect Levan Sorensen died in 1986.
> suspect Levan Sorensen died of accident.
Re september 1974 letter:
> x september 1974.(Carter Prevost destroyed all but one copy of the Quantico accident footage.)
> q Carter Prevost.
Re statue and bookshelf:
> x statue. take it.(The desk's compartment closes.)
> x bookshelf. x novels.
> q Peter Nikolayev.(suicided in 1981)
> q Dr Savinskaya.(basis of Rewired.)
> x postcard.(Petya is Peter is Piotr)
> suspect Peter Nikolayev died in 1981.
> suspect Peter Nikolayev died of suicide.
Don't forget that the bottle's micro-vision showed you this room:
> eat phial. touch bottle.(You learn that Anton [Globus] overdosed...)
> q Anton Globus.(... in 1983)
> suspect Anton Globus died of overdose.
+3: Peter Nikolayev, Anton Globus, and Levan Sorensen are correct.
Around this time, approximately, Ari mentions watching "Brief Candle" last night.
> s. s. w. sw.
Stage 11
> x folded letter.(march 2005)
> q Geneva Drive.(A web forum that mentions Steyr drowned near Escondido Beach days before her last movie premiers. Also notes that the Greenaway death had a echo a decade afterwards.)
Between this and the blue letter, you can deduce that Mary-Ann's sister was Joanna Steyr.
> q Joanna Steyr.(star of Custody)
> q Custody.(1980)
> suspect Joanna Steyr died in 1980.
> suspect Joanna Steyr died of accident.
Also, the "Geneva Drive" topic upgraded Ari's researching abilities. You should re-research Les Resnick, Harry Greer, Bled Out, Magda Marcel, Aldous Moore, Evan Ostberg, and Jorge Rosa.
> q Les Resnick.(New topic: Silver Dawn.)
> q Silver Dawn.(A cult who entrapped demons in film.)
> q Harry Greer.(New topic: Hills Choir.)
> q Hills Choir.(suggests Gregory, Les, Victor, and Linda were members)
> q Grand Silver Magister.
> q Bled Out.(echoed the Quantico death)
> q Magda Marcel.(discussion of her is banned)
> q Aldous Moore.(drowned in his bathtub at home)
> q Evan Ostberg.(died in 1984 of prion disease; also notes another actor, Desoto?, also died of a brain illness?)
> q Jorge Rosa.(additional speculation on his death)
Record Ostberg's death:
> suspect Evan Ostberg died in 1984.
> suspect Evan Ostberg died of illness.
Don't forget the harness:
> x chair. x harness. take it.
> eat phial. touch harness.(You witness a tiger attack.)
> ne. s.
Stage 12
Take the first loose paper:
> x loose.(It's a Bled Out call sheet, July 1989.)
> q Phil Simon.(not found)
> q Maria Rivers.(not found)
> q Matt Treviso.(not found)
> q Jay Fibitsky.(has inactive webpage)
Take the second loose paper:
> x loose.(It's an unlabeled call sheet for a scene at "Larry's Mansion".)
> q Ned Fleming.(not found)
> q John Stuka.(not found)
> q James Dahl.(not found)
> q Leticia Speer.(not found)
> n. ne.
Last Place You'll Ever See
> x candle.(It's as if both candle and you barely still exist.)
The vision fades.
Stage 13
> x photo.("Sunset Six"; 08/21/1972; Marcella, Joanna, Levan, Greg, Jorge, and Doc.)
You can assume this was taken during the production of Dreams of Sunset (1973). Between this photo and the september 1974 letter, you can further deduce that Doc is Greenaway.
> q Doc Greenaway.(motorbike accident in 1974).
> suspect Doc Greenaway died in 1974.
> suspect Doc Greenaway died of accident.
+3: Doc Greenway, Joanna Steyr, and Evan Ostberg are correct.
> u.
Origin Place
This vision might be triggered anywhere just by going from one room to another, but I don't know what else needs to happen to enable it, so you might encounter it earlier or later. (I suspect that researching both the Silver Dawn and Hills Choir topics are required, but I can't be sure of that.)
> x shadows. x marks.
> e.
Shadow Theater
> x pyre. x puppet. take it.
> n.
Rocky Outcropping
> x body. x ribbon.(It's celluloid film.)
The vision ends.
Stage 13
> u.
Stage 13 Catwalk
> x recorder. take it.
> play tape.(voices of Mr Lorde, Ms Ross, Jen Korda, and Rita)
> x hotel letter.(Clearly, this was written soon after the taped meeting. Therefore, Ms Ross is Sally.)
> q Sally Ross.(murdered in 1988)
> suspect Sally Ross died in 1988.
> suspect Sally Ross died of murder.
Uh, lesee. We sorta overlooked the Moore obit. Research that in more detail:
> x obit.(accidental death at home)
> q Aldous Moore.(writer; died in 1992)
> q Labyrinth of Flesh.(1989 erotic thriller)
> q Straight Razor.(1982 action-thriller starring Grant McKean)
> q Grant McKean.(B-list action star; died in 2003)
> q Doghouse.(1987 thriller)
> q Annette.(1989 erotic thriller/horror hybrid under the Panafilm brand)
> q Panafilm.(distributor of independent films)
> q The Scales.(1993 serial-killer movie starring Dominic DeSoto; the extra info from Geneva Drive mentions Michi Nakai)
> q Dominic DeSoto.(mostly a cheap softcore actor)
That rings a faint bell. Compare the info about Desoto tagged at the end of the info from Evan Ostberg.
> q Evan Ostberg.
> suspect Dominic DeSoto died in 1994.
> suspect Dominic DeSoto died of illness.
Where were we?
> q Lynn Minnell.(Hollywood screenwriting guru)
> q Isaac Glass.(director; most recently Seed Round)
> q Seed Round.(2019 thriller)
> q Michi Nakai.(film critic who wrote a profile called "whatever happened to [redacted]")
If you recall, it's Magda Marcel who Geneva Drive is forbidden to talk about.
> q whatever happened to Magda Marcel.
Weird. The person claiming to be Magda isn't Magda. Deduce that Magda was murdered in 1991 when she was last in public, and her murderer took her place.
> suspect Magda Marcel died in 1991.
> suspect Magda Marcel died of murder.
+3: Sally Ross, Magda Marcel, and Dominic DeSoto are correct.
> go to large office.
Large Office
> put statue on desk.(A hidden compartment opens.)
> take safe key.
> x unsent.(It mentions Greg, Doc, Marcella, Jo, Sally, Aldous, Harry, and James.)
> x april 2005.
Aldous, Harry, and James all died in bathtubs. James was murdered, and the april 2005 letter implies the other bathtub deaths were also murders. Also, if Jen is following Greg, this implies she suicided too.
In all the data, you may have forgotten about James Dahl:
> x Dahl report.(James Dahl was murdered.)
> x unlabeled.(James Dahl was a key grip for a "Larry's Mansion" scene.)
> q It Figures.(The character of Larry is from this 1996 film; note the mansion is mentioned too.)
Therefore, James was murdered in either 1996 or the year before, 1995. Guess the earlier year.
> suspect James Dahl died in 1995.
> suspect James Dahl died of murder.
> suspect Harry Greer died of murder.
> suspect Aldous Moore died of murder.
+3: Aldous Moore, Harry Greer, and James Dahl are correct.
> suspect Jen Korda died of suicide.
Head for the basement:
> s. d. n. d.
Darkness
> turn on flashlight.
Pitted Cavern (hallucinated location)
> x shapes.(You're standing on corpses!)
But no, you're in...
Basement Archives
It's not dark. You turn off your phone's flashlight.
> x door. x table. x june 1985.
> q Dora Huizinga.(not found)
> q Jay Cleve.(not found)
> q Melissa Wong.(not found)
> q Glenn DeSoto.(not found)
So when was the Fixitol accident?
> q Fixitol.(The unnamed hairdresser died in 1982.)
> q Double Action 2.(also 1982; so Melissa Wong was the one who died.)
> suspect Melissa Wong died in 1982.
> suspect Melissa Wong died of accident.
Get the next paper:
> x november 1976.(from Mark Mastroianni and mentions Terry Glafoutis.)
> q Mark Mastroianni.(mentions CineInsider)
> q CineInsider.
CineInsider, like Geneva Drive, boosts Ari's data sources, and she suggests re-asking about Marcella Myers, Tom Linnell, Seven Figures, and Brief Candle.
> q Marcella Myers.
> q Tom Linnell.(He claims a fourth person went out into the desert with Les, Linda, and Victor.)
> q Seven Figures.
> q White Rabbit.(1923)
> q Louis Lepore.(murdered in 1990, maybe by John Tremayne)
> q John Tremayne.
> q Brief Candle.(an inexplicable success)
> suspect Louis Lepore died in 1990.
> suspect Louis Lepore died of murder.
+3: Melissa Wong, Louis Lepore, and Jen Korda are correct.
Hope you didn't forget about Terry Glafoutis or the vision you got from the pliers.
> q Terry Glafoutis.(died in a car crash in 1976)
> suspect Terry Glafoutis died in 1976.
> suspect Terry Glafoutis died of murder.
Get the next paper:
> x memo.(Mentions four names and a "Frank".)
> q Jason Baeckstrom.(not found)
> q Raylan Finn. q Sleep of the Just. q Dead Gull.
> q Anton Maslany.(not found)
> q Tim Nichols.(not found)
Remind yourself about Bled Out 2:
> q Bled Out 2.(1997, directed by Frank Pohl and had a tiger sequence cut)
From the memo, Bled Out 2 info, and the harness vision, you can deduce that Anton Maslany died in 1997 or 1996 when a tiger attacked him. Since Jen died in 1997, he must've died in 1996.
> suspect Anton Maslany died in 1996.
> suspect Anton Maslany died of animal attack.
The last ghost is the second motorcycle accident. Look at these three together:
> x Bled Out call.(1989, note stunt man Matt Treviso)
> q Geneva Drive.("greenaway death having an eerie echo a decade later")
> q Bled Out.("how eerie it is - someone dies on set in more or less exactly the way it happened when they were shooting Quantico a decade+ earlier")
Deduce that Matt Treviso died in 1989 in a motorcycle accident echoing Doc Greenaway's accident.
> suspect Matt Treviso died in 1989.
> suspect Matt Treviso died of accident.
+3: Terry Glafoutis, Matt Treviso, and Anton Maslany are correct. That's all 24 of them.
> open safe.(using the safe key)
> x canister.("G.K. - PRIMM - 1963")
> q Primm.(It's a desert town.)
> take canister. open it. x reel.(It has a strong imprint.)
> eat phial. touch reel.(You get a vision of a horrible event and vomit.)
> x bile.
> w.
Screening Room
> x projector.
> put reel of film in feed reel.
> turn on projector.(A desert scene and a chair is shown.)
> x chair.(Les Resnick sits on the chair.)
> x Les. x desert.
The demon wearing Resnick's body greets you and suggests a battle of wits. You agree.
> z.
"Can you name the body I'm wearing?"
> say Les Resnick.
What was the "right movie at the wrong time"?
> say Dreams of Sunset.
What year did Marcella die?
> say 1978.
"time for the rapid-fire round."
> z.
Who was the hairdresser who dies?
> say Melissa Wong.
Whose car accident was actually a murder?
> say Terry Glafoutis.
Name Joanna's sister.
> say Mary-Ann Falkirk.
Who realized that one murder was replaced by an imposter?
> say Michi Nakai.
Time for the final round.
> z.
One particular death broke Gregory Korda. Who?
BUG: The demon thinks Levan's first name is Levon, so if you need full points, answer with Levon here.
> say Levon Sorensen.
You complain that the demon kept claiming deaths after Gregory died, but Jen didn't get his success. The demon says it wasn't her deal to cash in on.
Then he falls apart into a writhing mass, then the film burns to ash. It's over. You text Ari to come pick you up.
*** You have an invoice to email ***
> score
> afterword
By the way, some alternate questions might be asked during the rapid fire round if you answered some other questions incorrectly.
Who was killed by a tiger? say Anton Maslany.
Who was the last victim of the serial killer? say James Dahl.
Other than Jen and Gregory, who suicided? say Peter Nikolayev.
Who was one of the stunt men who died? say Doc Greenaway.
Extras
Characters
Ari is your research assistant connected to you by phone. Ask her about any topic that's in any way related to your task tonight, and she'll quickly find and relay back the relevant details.
The demon that Gregory Korda originally made a deal with is trapped within the film reel you find in the basement safe. To exorcise him, you must answer all his trivia questions correctly.
Mentioned (listed alphabetically by first name):
Aldous Moore (writer of Straight Razor, Doghouse, Annette, Labyrinth of Flesh, and The Scales) died in 1992 of murder. Someone drowned him in his own bathtub and made it look like an accident.
Alvaro Ramirez (a sound operator on Outrageous Fortune) died in 1975 of accident (boom microphone).
Amelie Givens is a character actress who many had a crush on.
André Serrat is the Brazilian director of Death Drills a Well.
Andrew Lorde was a director (Rewired, Rewired 3, and Igniter). He died in 2009 from a heart attack.
Annie Serpico (character actress in Sherman, Quantico, Outrageous Fortune, and Cathedral of Mirrors) died in 1977 of illness (Galveston Syndrome). The Annie Foundation, a charity started by her son, Teddy Serpico, is named after her.
Anton Globus was born in 1942. He was a musician, composer, and music producer. He composed Dreams of Sunset and Cathedral of Mirrors. His gay partner died during the AIDS crisis. Anton died in 1983 of overdose.
Anton Maslany (animal wrangler for Bled out 2) died in 1996 of animal attack (tiger).
Carl Knight was an actor who became famous in the Double Action franchise. His most recent work was on Broadway. He may also be the "Carl" that Jen Korda (as "J") confided in regarding suspicious deaths.
Carter Prevost was a editor for years, now retired.
Chase Sarver, born in 1965 and the son of Victor Sarver, is best known for playing Andy Savinski in the Rewired franchise.
Crispin Lloyd was a director (Bookstore, Jeanine Got a Gun).
Dan Galindas (a camera operator of Double Action) died in 1979 of accident (allergic reaction to additive on paper wadding).
David Flynn was a writer, actor, and director for many comedies.
Doc Greenaway (a stunt man in Quantico) died in 1974 of accident (motorcycle crash).
Dominic DeSoto (star of The Scales) died in 1994 of illness (brain illness).
Evan Ostberg was born in 1960, was the director of photography for the Rewired franchise, and died in 1984 of illness (prion disease).
Finnean Glasser, born in 2003, is a hot young actor who gets cast in basically everything.
Frank Pohl directed Bled Out 2.
Glenn DeSoto was a hairdresser on Rewired 2.
Glenn Dreyfus is a movie writer credited on several slasher movies (eg: The Job, Louisiana Monster, Bled Out). He's still cranking new scripts out.
Grant Coombs was a scandalous megachurch leader now in prison. [I assume he's Jim Coombs's brother.]
Grant McKean was a typecast B-list action movie star of the 70s. He retired in the 80s and died in 2003.
Gregory Korda, born in 1938, directed The Ballad of Jenny Lynn in 1964 and married its star, Jennifer Lagos (see Jen Korda) in 1966. He directed other films, such as Dreams of Sunset. He then founded California Armature, which was later renamed as Armature Studios and made many more movies. He died in 1987 of suicide.
Hank Mises was a popular comedian and kinetic actor of the 90s. He later tried to be a more serious actor, such as in Ampersand.
Harriet Devon started her acting career at only 19 in Bled Out. She's been in several horror films since, plus a TV legal drama in the 2000s.
Harrison Wu is a video essayist.
Harry Greer was a avuncular character actor (in Hanging Judge, Little Helpers) who died in 1993 of murder. Someone drowned him in his own bathtub and made it look like an accident or heart attack or whatever.
Herbert Plemons was a boom operator for It Figures.
Isaac Glass is a prolific director. His films include Quantico, Double Action, Labyrinth of Flesh, and Seed Round.
James Dahl (key grip for It Figures) died in 1995 of murder in his apartment. A single sharp blow to his head knocked him out, then he was drowned in his own bathtub.
James Lancia is a handsome actor and producer.
James Moray was a lawyer for forty years. He retired in 2007.
Jason Baeckstrom was a 2nd assistant cameraman for Bled Out 2.
Jay Fibitsky was a stunt coordinator for Bled Out.
Jay Cleve was a hairdresser for Custody and The Landlord.
Jen Korda (born Jennifer Lagos) was an actress (in The Ballad of Jenny Lynn and Sherman), a film producer (eg: Quantico and Double Action), and Gregory Korda's wife (they married in 1966). She died in 1997 of suicide.
Jim Coombs was the infamous televangelist and founder of the Planetary Broadcast Church. He and his wife, Linda Fagin, died in 2014 in a plane crash. Grant Coombs took over the church leadership afterwards.
Jim Dennis was a property master for Double Action.
Joanna Falkirk is a singer, songwriter, and poet. She was named after her aunt, Joanna Steyr, and her mother is Mary-Ann Falkirk.
Joanna Steyr (star of Custody) died in 1980 of accident (drowns at beach). Her sister is Mary-Ann Falkirk, and her niece, Joanna Falkirk, is her namesake.
Johann Lott was a second-unit director for Double Action.
John Stuka was a lighting technician for It Figures.
John Tremayne was Louis Lepore's agent. He was arrested and put on trial for Lepore's murder.
Jorge Rosa (actor in Death Drills a Well, Dreams of Sunset, Custody, and Red Banners) died in 1985 of accident (car crash in Sicily).
Les Resnick was the director for Hanging Judge, One Night on the Prairie, and Moon Over the Rio Grande. It's said that he, Victor Sarver, and Linda Fagin, all under the influence of who-knows-what, walked off the set of Moon into the Mojave Desert, and he just never came back. He was also the leader of a new-age cult called the Silver Dawn.
Lesleyann Suskind (1923–2005) was a controversial film critic who wrote for Filmphile.
Leticia Speer was a prop master for It Figures.
Levan Sorensen (director of Dreams of Sunset, Symphony Orchestra, Isle of Wolves, and Rewired 2) died in 1986 of accident (plane crash). His privacy-obsessed family didn't confirm his death until 1992.
Lina Gomez was a noted "scream queen" of the 80s and 90s.
Linda Fagin was the lead actress in One Night on the Prairie, but retired from acting soon afterwards. She became very religious, married Rev. Jim Coombs, and they started a new televangelist church. She snd Jim died in 2014 (plane crash).
Louis Lepore (writer of Seven Figures, It Figures) died in 1990 of murder. His agent, John Tremayne, was accused of the murder.
Lynn Minnell was a screenwriting guru. He advocated the "timetable" method of storytelling.
Magda Marcel (director of several horror films, ending with Bled Out) dies in 1991 of murder. Someone else lives as "Magda Marcel" after her death, possibly her murderer.
Marcella Myers (actress in Cathedral of Mirrors) dies in 1978 of accident (car crash). Her co-star, Robert Glenn, was driving.
Mark Mastroianni was an infamously flamboyant lawyer often discussed on the "CineInsider" website.
Maria Rivers was 1st assistant camera on Bled Out.
Mary-Ann Falkirk is Joanna Steyr's sister and Joanna Falkirk's mother.
Masato Miura (1912–2002) was a legendary and influencial Japanese film director.
Matt Treviso (stunt man for Bled Out) dies in 1989 of accident.
Melissa Wong (hairdresser for Rewired, Double Action 2) dies in 1982 of accident (tainted hairspray).
Michi Nakai is a film critic and journalist, much loved by Geneva Drive.
Ned Fleming was a set dresser for It Figures.
Peter Nikolayev (also known as Piotr) wrote the Dr Savinskaya novels, a "computer mysteries" series, then wrote an adaptation of his first novel, which after several rewrites, became the screenplay for Rewired. In 1981, he died of suicide.
Phil Simon was a camera operator for Bled Out.
Raul Villiers was an actor in Bled Out.
Rayla Jones was an actress in Bled Out.
Raylan Finn was a DGA trainee for Bled Out 2 who later went on to direct Sleep of the Just and Dead Gull.
Renatta Adjani is a stunning Italian actress who starred in European horror in the 70s and 80s.
Robert Glenn co-starred with Marcella Myers in Cathedral of Mirrors, but his movie career tanked after he crashed his Corvette, accidentally killing Marcella. He later acted in TV dramas.
Robert Sagall (1922–1999) was a method actor best known for playing "old" general Lafayette in Hero of Two Worlds.
Ron Hammer is a director known for making raunchy, crass comedies.
Sally Ross (film editor for Rewired 3) dies in 1988 of murder. She was stabbed in the editing room, and it remains an unsolved case.
Teddy Serpico, son of Annie Serpico, is best known as a TV actor in Precinct and for his charity work with the Annie Foundation.
Terry Glafoutis (Marcella Myers' agent) died in 1976 of murder (car crash after a jealous lover tampered with his Corvette).
Tim Ailes resigned as Jorge Rosa's assistant in March 1985.
Tim Nichols was a stunt coordinator for Bled Out 2.
Tom Linnell (1938–2018) was an actor with a long career. He co-starred in The Ballad of Jenny Lynn and played the father in the Rewired movies. He later became a writer, writing both a Hollywood memoir and some detective novels.
Trent Green was an actor for the Double Action movies. He died in 1994 due to cancer.
Victor Sarver last starred in One Night on the Prairie. After quitting acting, he started Universal Talant Acquisition (aka "the blob") in 1965, became very rich, then semi-retired in 2013. He died recently from heart surgery complications. Chase Sarver is his son.
Note: This list of mentioned names only focuses on people we have both first and last names for. I've left out Peter's niece, the secretary Rita, and internet forum handles, for example.
Credits
This is the response to CREDITS:
KINOPHOBIA
an interactive exorcism by Bruno Dias
BETA TESTING AND ANALYSIS
Heather Flowers
Stephen Granade
David T. Marchand
Brendan McLeod
Laura Michet
Emily Short
Inform 7 and the Inform 7 standard library were created by Graham Nelson. See VERSION for full language and extension information.
if, while psychically enhanced, touch the cursed reel of film a second time.
You survived, just about
if you face the demon, but fail his trivia quiz. He's no longer in the film, but he's now inside you.
You have an invoice to email
if you face the demon, and pass his trivia quiz.
Inventory
Stuff you brought here
an apotropaic amulet. You're wearing it.
Examine it then ignore it. It's keeping you safe from all the bad mojo in this place. You are unwilling to remove it.
your phone. You're carrying it.
You mostly use your phone to look up topics; your assistant Ari looks them up on the internet and returns her findings. Use the command Q [topic] to look up something quickly.
Topics you look up on your phone are summarized in your notebook. Consult the notebook about Research, Films, Persons, and Things to remind yourself.
After you've asked Ari about CineInsider or Geneva Drive, Ari has additional info on whatever topics those websites cover. You should look up those topics again.
When you first enter the basement archives, it's dark. Turn on your phone for light.
a phial of tempus excipit. You're carrying it.
Whenever you find something that's psychometrically active, eat some of the tempus excipit to heighten your perceptions then touch the thing to get a vision of whatever event is imprinted on it. The game sometimes calls this action a "reading".
I'm not confident I understand what "tempus excipit" means. Google suggests "time receives" or "time accepts".
a notebook. It's in the trunk of your car.
Consult the notebook about the following topics: Exorcism, Rules, Research, Conclusions, Films, Persons, Things, and Notes.
You may WRITE [text] IN NOTEBOOK, then CONSULT NOTEBOOK ABOUT NOTES to read them back.
When you know when someone died, SUSPECT [person] DIED IN [year] to record it. The only years you're interested in for this is from 1974 to 1997 inclusive.
When you know how someone died, SUSPECT [person] DIED OF [cause] to record it. The valid causes are: murder, suicide, accident, overdose, animal attack, and illness. Consult the notebook about exorcism for some clarification.
If you think your suspicions about a person are incorrect, ERASE [person] to remove those suspicions.
your exorcism contract. It's already in your binder.
Read it then ignore it.
a clipping from the LA Times dated October 1987 (Gregory Korda dies). — It's already in your binder.
Read it. You learn: Gregory Korda suicided in 1987, he founded Armature Studios, and his wife is Jen Korda. Topics to research: Gregory Korda, Number Nine, Hero of Two Worlds, Red Banners, Armature Studios, Rewired, Jen Korda.
a clipping from the LA Times dated May 1979 (camera operator dies at Armature Studios). — It's in the brown envelope.
Read it. You learn: a 28-year-old male camera operator accidentally died in 1979 from a bizarre allergic reaction while working in Lot 21 on a brief reshoot for an action movie scene.
Between this and the Double Action call sheet, deduce that the camera operator's name was Dan Galindas.
an undated clipping from the Santa Cruz Bee (sound man dies at Armature Studios). — It's in the brown envelope.
Read it. You learn: Alvaro Ramirez died in a freak accident with a boom microphone. Topics to research: Alvaro Ramirez.
Between this, the psychometric reading of the microphone, and the Boston Globe clipping, deduce that Ramirez died in 1975 during the filming of Outrageous Fortune.
a letter dated july 2005 ("J" tells Carl about recurring accidents at the Korda lot). — It's in the brown envelope.
Read it. It's from "J" to "Carl" and mentions coincidences.
a clipping from the Boston Globe dated January 1976 (review of Outrageous Fortune). — It's on the corkboard in the production pit.
Read it. It's a review of Outrageous Fortune (1976). Topics to research: Outrageous Fortune, David Flynn.
the red poster (Lobby poster for Bled Out). — It's on the wall in the mezzanine.
Read it. It's a lobby poster for Bled Out. Topics to research: Bled Out, Rayla Jones, Harriet Devon, Raul Villiers, Jen Korda, Glenn Dreyfus, Magda Marcel.
the Moore obituary. — It's on the oak desk in the large office.
Read it. You learn Aldous Moore died in an accident in his home. Topics to research: Aldous Moore, Labyrinth of Flesh, Straight Razor, Doghouse, Annette.
The research on Aldous Moore tells you he died in 1992.
Between this obit, the research on Aldous Moore (including the Geneva Drive part), the Dahl report, and the april 2005 letter, deduce that Aldous Moore was murdered by a serial killer who drowned his victims in their own bathtubs.
a hotel letter (Sally expresses concern to Jen about Andrew's behavior). — It's in the oak desk's drawer in the large office.
Between this and the beige tape (play it on the recorder), deduce that Sally is Sally Ross and Andrew is Andrew Lorde.
Research Sally Ross to learn she was murdered in 1988.
a Quantico call sheet. — It's a loose paper in Stage 14.
Topics to research: Quantico, Marcella Myers, Annie Serpico.
a black-and-white poster (lobby poster for Jeanine Got a Gun). — Acquire it by examining the frames at the north gate.
Topics to research: Jeanine Got a Gun, Crispin Lloyd, Amelie Givesn.
a Double Action call sheet. — Acquire it just by walking into Lot 21; the wind blows it to you.
Topics to research: Double Action, Trent Green, Johann Green, Dan Galindas, Jim Dennis.
Read it to learn that Evan Ostberg was the director of photography for the Rewired franchise. Also "Filmphile" itself is a topic.
Note that while the magazine doesn't go into your binder, it is one of the 30 documents you must read if you want full points.
a New York postcard ("Petya's niece writes that she's concerned about him). — It falls out of the Filmphile Magazine when you pick it up.
Topics to research: Petya.
Cross-ref it with the novels in the sealed office.
a letter dated april 2005 ("J" sends along the coroners report on James Dahl). — It's on the workbench in the workshop floor.
Topics to research: James Dahl.
Note the comment about the serial killer.
a Dahl report. — It's on the workbench in the workshop floor.
Topics to research: James Dahl.
Note that his killer drowned him in his bathtub.
a Bled Out call sheet. — It's one of the loose papers in Stage 12.
Topics to research: Bled Out, Magda Marcel, Phil Simon, Maria Rivers, Matt Treviso, Jay Fibitsky.
Remember that Matt Treviso was a stunt man.
an unlabeled call sheet. — It's one of the loose papers in Stage 12.
Topics to research: Ned Fleming, John Stuka, Herbert Plemons, James Dahl, Leticia Speer.
Note the "Larry's Mansion" setting. Between this and the research for It Figures, you can deduce that this call sheet is for It Figures (1996) and filmed in 1995.
a Sunset Six Photo. — It's on the wall in Stage 13.
The people in photo are only given first names: Marcella, Joanna, Levan, Greg, Jorge, and Doc.
Note the photo was taken in 1972. Between this and the research for Dreams of Sunset, you can deduce the photo is of cast and crewmembers for that movie.
After making more inferences, you can eventually deduce that the people are Marcella Myers, Joanna Steyr, Levan Sorensen, Gregory Korda, Jorge Rosa, and Doc Greenaway.
a letter dated november 1983 (Korda staffing notes). — It's in the box in the lesser office.
Note mentions of Jorge, Tim, and several countries for a movie shoot.
Between this, the march 1985 letter, and research for Red Banners, deduce that this letter is about the production of Red Banners, Jorge is Jorge Rosa, and Tim is Tim Ailes. Research Jorge Rosa.
the Globus contract (Anton Globus is hired to compose for Rewired 2). — It's the photocopied contract found in the box in the lesser office.
Topics to research: Anton Globus, Rewired 2.
a blue letter (circumstances surrounding Joanna's death). — It's in the sealed office's desk drawer.
Mary-Ann Falkirk's sister, Joanna, died in a beach accident after starring in a movie. Topics to research: Mary-Ann Falkirk, Joanna Falkirk. But Joanna Falkirk is Mary-Ann's daughter, not Mary-Ann's sister.
Between this and the research for Geneva Drive, deduce that the elder Joanna is Joanna Steyr. Research Joanna Steyr.
a letter dated march 1985 (Tim Ailes resigns as assistant to Mr Rosa). — It's in the sealed office's desk drawer.
a letter dated october 1986 (Korda told about Sorensen's death). — It's in the sealed office's desk drawer.
Topic to research: James Moray.
You know Levan Sorensen from research of Rewired 3. Between that research and this, deduce that he died in 1986 of an accident.
a letter dated september 1974 (Carter Prevost lets Gregory Korda know he destroyed the negatives). — It's in the sealed office's desk drawer.
Topics to research: Quantico, Carter Prevost.
Between this and the Sunset Six photo, deduce that Greenaway is Doc Greenaway. Research Doc Greenaway.
a letter dated march 2005 ("J" tells Carl about the sense of deja vu around Armature Films). — It's in Stage 11.
Mentions the Geneva Drive topic.
a letter dated november 1976 (Mark Mastroianni warns about Marcella Myers' odd contract). — It's in the box in the basement archives.
Topics to research: Cathedral of Mirrors, Terry Glafoutis, Mark Mastroianni.
a letter dated june 1985 (list of on-set hairdressers). — It's in the box in the basement archives.
Topics to research: Double Action, Custody, The Landlord, Cathedral of Mirrors, Rewired, Double Action 2, Rewired 2.
Between this, the research on Fixitol, and when all those movies were released, deduce that Melissa Wong accidentally died in 1982.
a credits memo (a list of missing credits for a movie). — It's in the box in the basement archives.
Topics to research: Jason Baeckstrom, Raylan Finn, Anton Maslany, Tim Nichols.
Note that Anton Maslany was an animal wrangler and that the director was "Frank". Between this, the psychometric reading of the harness, and the research for Bled Out 2, you can deduce that the credit memo is for Bled Out 2 (1997), directed by Frank Pohl, and that Anton Maslany was killed by the tiger in 1996.
an unsent letter (Jen Korda's final letter). — It's in a hidden compartment of the large office's desk; put the wire statue on that desk to open it.
This letter only references people by first names, but via many inferences, you can deduce that this was written by Jen Korda and refers to the deaths of Gregory Korda, Levan Sorensen, Doc Greenaway, Marcella Myers, Joanna Steyr, Sally Ross, Aldous Moore, Harry Greer, and James Dahl. Further deduce from its last line that Jen suicided soon after writing this.
Everything else
a brown envelope. — It's on the internal shelf of the reception desk.
a shotgun microphone (psychometrically active). — It's in the black flight case left behind in the basement landing.
After eating some tempus excipit, touch the mic to get a vision of someone being impaled through the neck by a boom microphone pole. Note that the vision includes seeing actors in both 70s and Elizabethan costumes, which is your clue to connecting it to Outrageous Fortune.
a bottle of whiskey (psychometrically active). — It's on the oak desk in the large office.
In the sealed office, eat some tempus excipit then touch the bottle to get a vision of the times when Anton and Gregory drank whiskey together and why.
an office key. — It's in the oak desk's drawer in the large office.
In the lesser office, it unlocks the door to the sealed office.
a length of chain. — Take it from the door in Avenue A.
There's nothing special about the chain. It just prevents you from using the northeast exit from Stage 14 until it's removed.
a VHS box set. — It's the jewel case in Building 33.
Examine it to learn the names of three films: Little Helpers, Remy Falcone, and It Figures.
a spray can. — It's on the workbench in the workshop floor.
a pair of pliers (psychometrically active). — It's in the toolbox.
Eat the phial then touch the pliers to get a vision of a jealous person about to tamper with a man's red sports car.
Note that two men crashed their sports cars. Robert Glenn crashed his Corvette, resulting in the accidental death of Marcella Myers. But her agent, Terry Glafoutis, also lost control of his Corvette and died. It was Terry's car that was tampered with, and so his death was actually of murder.
the beige cassette tape. — It's in the box in the lesser office.
Play the tape (using the portable recorder) to hear a brief unpleasant discussion between Jen Korda, Sally Ross, and Andrew Lorde. (A secretary, Rita, is also in attendance.)
a wire statue. — It's on the desk in the sealed office.
Both desks in the sealed office and the large office have hidden compartments that pop open when the wire statue is put onto the desk. The sealed office desk compartment is empty, but the large office desk compartment contains an unsent letter and a safe key.
a safe key. — It's in the large office's desk's hidden compartment; open it by putting the wire statue onto the desk there.
In the basement archives, unlock the safe with the safe key; the film canister is inside.
a wooden puppet. — It's in the pyre in Shadow Theater.
You don't need to take the puppet, nor do anything with it. When your desert-based hallucination ends, the puppet is gone too. However, it's probably what Armature Studios was named after all along.
the film canister containing a reel of film (psychometrically active). — It's in the safe in the basement archives; unlock the safe with the safe key.
After eating some tempus excipit, touch the reel of film for a very disagreeable experience. DO NOT REPEAT the experience if you know what's good for you.
In the screening room, put the reel of film in the feed reel, then turn on the projector to start the endgame sequence.
Score
This is the response to SCORE:
You are certain about the identities of number out of twenty-four ghosts. You have also visited number out of 26 locations, read number out of 30 documents, and investigated number out of nine additional clues. [if the trivia showdown with the demon has begun, add:] Finally, you have correctly answered number out of eight questions correctly.
Without any elaboration, the 24 ghosts are:
Doc Greenaway / 1974 / accident.
Alvaro Ramirez / 1975 / accident.
Terry Glafoutis / 1976 / murder.
Annie Serpico / 1977 / illness.
Marcella Myers / 1978 / accident.
Dan Galindas / 1979 / accident.
Joanna Steyr / 1980 / accident.
Peter Nikolayev / 1981 / suicide.
Melissa Wong / 1982 / accident.
Anton Globus / 1983 / overdose.
Evan Ostberg / 1984 / illness.
Jorge Rosa / 1985 / accident.
Levan Sorensen / 1986 / accident.
Gregory Korda / 1987 / suicide.
Sally Ross / 1988 / murder.
Matt Treviso / 1989 / accident.
Louis Lepore / 1990 / murder.
Magda Marcel / 1991 / murder.
Aldous Moore / 1992 / murder.
Harry Greer / 1993 / murder.
Dominic DeSoto / 1994 / illness.
James Dahl / 1995 / murder.
Anton Maslany / 1996 / animal attack.
Jen Korda / 1997 / suicide.
The 26 locations are on my map of Armature Studios. Hallucinated locations don't count.
The 30 documents refer to what goes inside your binder, including your exorcism contract, so don't skip reading that one as well. The binder itself and your notebook don't count.
The nine additional clues are:
examining the wire statue.
examining the spray can.
examining the VHS box set.
playing the beige tape in the recorder.
touching the microphone (after eating tempus excipit).
touching the pliers (after eating tempus excipit) when in the parking lot.
touching the bottle of whiskey (after eating tempus excipit) when in the sealed office.
touching the harness (after eating tempus excipit).
touching the reel of film (after eating tempus excipit).
NOTE: Examining the Filmphile magazine or the novels in the sealed office doesn't count.
See the end of the walkthrough for the answers to the demon's questions.
Timeline
You're looking for one death for every year from 1974 to 1997.
1922: 👶 Robert Sagall (star of Hero of Two Worlds) born.
1938: 👶 Gregory Korda born.
1958: 🇯🇵📽️ Crown of Needles (a Japanese historical epic directed by Masato Miura) was released.
1961: 📽️ Hanging Judge (a western starring Harry Greer and directed by Les Resnick) was released.
1963: 📽️ One Night on the Prairie (a prairie western starring Victor Sarver and Linda Fagin; directed by Les Resnick; with Gregory Korda as the director of photography) was released.
👿 During the filming of Moon Over the Rio Grande in Primm, NV, Gregory Korda, Victor Sarver, and Linda Fagin murdered Les Resnick in an occult ceremony. Specifically, a demon possessed Resnick's body, then Gregory transferred Resnick into celluloid. But as far as the public knows, the foursome went out into the desert drugged out of their minds and Les just never returned. Now Gregory can be a director.
1964: ❌ Moon Over the Rio Grande (a western) was slated for release but never finished.
📽️ The Ballad of Jenny Lynn (a cheap western starring Jennifer Lagos and Tom Linnell; Korda's first feature film) was released.
1966: 🤵👰 Gregory Korda married Jennifer Lagos (now Jen Korda).
1969: 📽️ Death Drills a Well released.
1970: 📽️ Sherman (a war epic and Korda's first big movie) was released.
1971: 📈 Gregory Korda starts California Armature.
1972: 📸 On August 21st, Gregory Korda took the "Sunset Six" photo featuring Marcella Myers, Joanna Steyr, Levan Sorensen, Gregory Korda, Jorge Rosa, and Doc Greenaway.
1973: 📽️ Dreams of Sunset (a musical, a domestic flop, and an overseas success) was released.
👿 Gregory made a new deal with the demon for success with all his future films. In exchange, someone connected with the studio would die every year.
📈 Korda purchased the old Sunset Standard Film studio lot and renamed his company to Armature Studios.
1974: 📽️ Hero of Two Worlds (an operatic biopic of the Marquis de Lafayette starring Robert Sagall) was released.
☠️ Doc Greenaway (a stunt man in Quantico) dies in an accidental motorcycle crash.
1975: 📽️ Quantico (a paranoid thriller starring James Lancia and Marcella Myers; directed by Isaac Glass) was released. Annie Serpico was a character actor.
☠️ Alvaro Ramirez (a sound operator on the Outrageous Fortune set) died of a freak accident when his neck was impaled by a boom microphone pole.
1976: 📽️ Outrageous Fortune (a comedy about an ill-conceived community theater production of Hamlet) was released.
🇬🇧📽️ Symphony Orchestra (a British horror starring violinist Renatta Adjani) was released.
☠️ Terry Glafoutis (Marcella Myers' agent) is murdered. A jealous woman tampers with his Corvette, and he later loses control of the car on the highway.
1977: 📽️ Number Nine (a disaster movie about the Greentown mine collapse) was released.
☠️ Annie Serpico (mother of Teddy Serpico and a character actor in Sherman, Quantico, Outrageous Fortune, and Cathedral of Mirrors) dies of Galveston Syndrome, a rare illness. At a later date, Teddy founds a charity called The Annie Foundation in her memory.
1978: ☠️ In January, actor Robert Glenn crashed his Corvette through a barrier on the Pacific Coast Highway, resulting in the accidental death of costar Marcella Myers, whom he was dating.
📽️ Cathedral of Mirrors (a disco musical starring Robert Glenn and Marcella Myers) was released.
🇬🇧📽️ Isle of Wolves (an independent English horror) was released.
1979: ☠️ Dan Galindas (a camera operator of Double Action) died of an bizarre accident when he had an extreme allergic reaction to a paper additive that he accidentally swallowed or inhaled.
📽️ Double Action (an action film starring Trent Green and Carl Knight) was released. The production crew included 2nd unit director Johann Lott, camera operator Dan Galindas, and property master Jim Dennis.
1980: ☠️ Joanna Steyr (star of Custody) accidentally drowns at a beach.
📽️ Custody (starring Joanna Steyr) released.
1981: 📽️ Rewired (sci-fi hit; dir Andrew Lorde; teen star Chase Sarver as "Andy Savinski"; Tom Linnell as Andy's dad) released.
☠️ Peter Nikolayev (author of the Dr Savinskaya series; screenplay writer for Rewired) suicided.
1982: 📽️ Straight Razor (action-thriller; star Grant McKean; writer Aldous Moore) released.
📽️ Double Action 2: Triple Action (featuring lots of explosions) was released.
📽️ The Job (a surreal horror written by Glenn Dreyfus) released.
☠️ Melissa Wong, a professional hairdresser working for Armature, died because of toxic heavy metals (primarily cadmium) in Fixitol brand hair spray.
1983: 📽️ The Landlord (a raunchy sex comedy) was released.
☠️ Anton Globus (composer for Cathedral of Mirrors) dies of an overdose.
1984: 📽️ Louisiana Monster (a horror film starring "scream queen" Lina Gomez; written by Glenn Dreyfus) was released.
📽️ Rewired 2 (a sci-fi smash hit directed by Levan Sorensen) was released. Evan Ostberg was the cinematographer.
☠️ Evan Ostberg (cinematographer on Rewired 2) dies of prion disease.
1985: ☠️ Jorge Rosa (actor in Red Banners) dies in an accidental car crash in Sicily.
📽️ Red Banners (war epic about Giuseppe Garibaldi) released.
1986: 📽️ Double Action 3: The Chase (highest-grossing film that year) released.
☠️ Levan Sorensen (director of Rewired 2) dies in an accidental plane crash.
1987: 📽️ Brief Candle released.
☠️ Gregory Korda (founder of Armature Studios) dies of suicide. 📽️ Doghouse (a thriller about puppyplay; written by Aldous Moore) was released. It was not shot at Armature.
1988: ☠️ Sally Ross (film editor for Rewired 3) is murdered.
📽️ Rewired 3 (a sci-fi sequel directed by Andrew Lorde) was released. It's considered the weakest of the trilogy.
1989: 📽️ Annette (an erotic thriller/horror written by Aldous Moore) was released.
📽️ Labyrinth of Flesh (an erotic thriller directed by Isaac Glass and written by Aldous Moore) was released. It was Armature's last big-budget film and produced by Jen Korda.
☠️ Matt Treviso (a stunt man for Bled Out) dies in a motorcycle accident, echoing Doc Greenaway's motorcycle accident in 1974.
1990: 📽️ Bled Out (a cult slasher directed by Magda Marcel; starring Rayla Jones, Harriet Devon, and Raul Villers; written by Glenn Dreyfus) was released.
☠️ Louis Lepore (writer of Seven Figures and It Figures) is murdered.
1991: 📽️ Seven Figures (a comedy starring Hank Mises; written by Louis Lepore) was released.
☠️ Magda Marcel (director of Bled Out) is murdered, but someone else (probably her murderer) impersonates her, taking over her name, her life, and her royalty checks.
1992: ☠️ Aldous Moore (writer of The Scales) is murdered and left to look like he accidentally drowned in his bathtub.
📽️ Little Helpers (a cheesy Xmas film starring Harry Greer) was released.
📽️ Bookstore (directed by Crispin Lloyd) was released.
1993: 📽️ The Scales (starring Dominic DeSoto; written by Aldous Moore) was released.
☠️ Harry Greer (star of Hanging Judge and Little Helpers) was murdered and left to look like he accidentally drowned in his bathtub.
🚪 Michi Nakai interviews someone who claims to be Magda Marcel.
1994: ⚖️ "Magda Marcel" sues Michi Nakai for defamation.
📽️ Jeanine Got a Gun (starring Amelie Givens and Teddy Serpico; directed by Crispin Lloyd) was released.
☠️ Dominic DeSoto (star of The Scales) dies of a rare brain illness.
☠️ Trent Green (star of Double Action series) dies of cancer, but he doesn't become a ghost.
1995: 📽️ Remy Falcone (a parody mafia movie) was released.
☠️ James Dahl (a young key grip for It Figures) is murdered and left to look like he accidentally drowned in his bathtub, but this time, the coroner discovered the truth.
1996: 📽️ It Figures (an idiotic comedy and sequel to Seven Figures) was released.
☠️ Anton Maslany (the animal wrangler for Bled out 2) dies after being mauled by a tiger. The tiger scene was cut from the movie.
1997: 📽️ Bled Out 2: Bloodletter (directed by Frank Pohl) was released.
☠️ Jen Korda (studio head) suicided.
1998: 📉 Armature Studios goes out of business.
1999: ☠️ Robert Sagall (star of Hero of Two Worlds dies.
2003: ☠️ Grant McKean dies.
👶 Finnean Glasser (star of Double Action 4) born.
2005: 📽️ Sleep of the Just (directed by Raylan Finn) released.
📽️ Igniter (an action film) was released.
2008: 📽️ Ampersand (a comedy starring Hank Mises) was released.
2014: ☠️ Linda Fagin (co-star of One Night on the Prairie) and her husband Reverend Jim Coombs (of the Planetary Broadcast Church) both die in a fatal plane crash.
2018: ☠️ Tom Linnell (book author and actor in The Ballad of Jenny Lynn and the Rewired series) dies.
2019: 📽️ Dead Gull (directed by Raylan Finn) released.
📽️ Seed Round (a thriller directed by Isaac Glass) was released.
2025: 📽️ Oi Guv (directed by Ron Hammer) was released.
☠️ Victor Sarver dies of complications due to heart surgery.
2026: 📽️ Double Action 4: Striker-Fired (starring Finnean Glasser) to be released.
the support of Robin Johnson, Ville Lavonius, Andrew Schultz, Kenneth Hon, Carl Muckenhoupt, Mark Musante, Phil Tatro, Allyson Gray, Daniel Stelzer, and Tabitha;
the generous support of Janice M Eisen, Matthew Foxley, Thomas Insel, Brian Long, and Andy Volk;
