In celebration of our releasing Shadows on the Highway, a setting that puts five terrible people into a desperate situation, we’re putting out a table of one hundred things you might find in a long derelict manor—for example, old Lowell’s place up on highway 189.
Want to edge up the spook factor? Similar to what you might do with fortune cookies, add “with a rat on it“. Or a cockroach. Or a highly communicable disease. Could you imagine? A soup tureen with herpes on it? Terrifying.
| 01 One bent silver spoon | 26 Threadbare nightgown | 51 Dollhouse duplicate of the manor | 76 Cracked mirror |
| 02 Half a rotted potato | 27 Greasy stain | 52 Unsourced screw | 77 Indiscernibly moldered fruit |
| 03 Painting of a farming landscape | 28 Rust-eaten candelabras | 53 Decrepit mahogany armoire | 78 Moth-eaten upholstery |
| 04 Antiquated telephone | 29 Water stain on the ceiling | 54 Well worn rocking chair | 79 Bent sewing needle |
| 05 Sculpture missing any features | 30 Long dead and rotted plants in cracked pots | 55 Unknown dried fluid spatter | 80 Childlike drawing on the wall |
| 06 Long rusted chain | 31 Shredded paper | 56 Tarnished soup tureen | 81 Discolored aged vase full of dirt |
| 07 Set of writing utensils | 32 Bell jar opaque with mold | 57 Functioning music box | 82 Bent lantern with no fuel |
| 08 Broken glass | 33 Mummified taxidermy | 58 Antiquated musical device | 83 Chessboard without pieces |
| 09 Hardened velvet wingback chair | 34 Creaky floorboard | 59 Dried up spilled ink well | 84 Broken ceramic bowl |
| 10 Overturned brass serving tray | 35 Birds nest filled with marbles | 60 Perilously hanging chandelier | 85 Hat stand |
| 11 Poorly folded bedsheet | 36 Mildewed book collection | 61 Fingernail clippings | 86 Long disused grandfather clock with no hands |
| 12 Skeletal remains of a small animal | 37 Bullet casing | 62 Bent pans | 87 Hardened, molded biscuit |
| 13 Dried up frog corpse | 38 Overflowing bucket catching a roof leak | 63 Worn out hat | 88 Broken umbrella |
| 14 Empty powderbox | 39 Misplaced chess pieces | 64 Blank journal | 89 Rusted pliers |
| 15 Button made from precious metal | 40 Single face card from a deck | 65 Dirt | 90 Butterknife |
| 16 Wooden dowel | 41 Unrecognized hair | 66 Chalky white powder | 91 Unused Cigarette |
| 17 Filthy naked doll | 42 Chips of bone | 67 Ring of Precious Metal Missing a Stone | 92 Battered and empty bird cage |
| 18 Glass eye | 43 Hiltless blade | 68 Decrepit hunting trophy | 93 Dried indiscernible leather |
| 19 Rodent droppings | 44 Fresh paper airplane | 69 Lone thumbtack | 94 Broken masquerade mask |
| 20 Discarded ash | 45 Loose brick | 70 Horse statue shattered, leaving only hooves | 95 Black leather mask |
| 21 Unrecognizable carved stone idol | 46 Mostly used candle | 71 Shined brass plate | 96 Old, congealed candy |
| 22 Dirty pots | 47 Sticky photographs | 72 Loose change | 97 Aged mail |
| 23 Worn mattress | 48 Metal screw | 73 Antiquated moth-eaten clothing | 98 Loose sand |
| 24 One leather penny loafer | 49 Wooden chair with loose legs | 74 Bundle of flowering weeds | 99 Sharpened pencil |
| 25 Necklace of woven reeds | 50 Chipped up floor tiles | 75 Loose human tooth | 100 Rotted bassinet |