Back in 1944, NBC Radio aired an adaption of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1838 short story, Lady Eleanore’s Mantle, titled “The Curse Of The Mantle” as part of its ‘Weird Circle’ horror series.

Now, this classic tale has found a new home on the Game Boy platform in the form of an innovative title that blends elements of a kinetic novel and walking simulator. Asatiir, the developer behind this project, describes it thusly:

THE CURSE OF THE MANTLE //

“When the governor’s niece Lady Eleanore receives a cursed mantle, she begins to change and her life falls apart pulling the entire town with her.”

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