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-       Old Portraits
-       Full Moons
-       Hidden Rooms
-       Castles
-       Isolation
-       Damsels
-       Fog/Smoke
-       The Undead
-       Mad Scientists
-       Rain and Lightning
-       Candlelight
-       Werewolf, Vampires
-       Travel
-       Creepy Butler
-       Shadows
-       Organ Music
-       Jump Scares

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