Silence before reveal Drawn- out word (staaairs) Reader takes a sip of water Reader adjusts mic or paper Unexpected calm tone Performance matches text description Performer uses a gesture (hand/face) Audience coughs/shifts in seat Sentence ends suddenly Boy’s voice playful but creepy Sentence ends suddenly Quiet tone makes you lean in Change in pitch “Click- Clack” emphasized Shift from calm to creepy Suspense builds before attic scene Ending feels abrupt Someone clears throat Audience reaction (gasps/whispers) Volume increases Nervous chuckle Sound effect in voice (creak, click, clack) Narrator sounds unsure Stress on “dark” Silence before reveal Drawn- out word (staaairs) Reader takes a sip of water Reader adjusts mic or paper Unexpected calm tone Performance matches text description Performer uses a gesture (hand/face) Audience coughs/shifts in seat Sentence ends suddenly Boy’s voice playful but creepy Sentence ends suddenly Quiet tone makes you lean in Change in pitch “Click- Clack” emphasized Shift from calm to creepy Suspense builds before attic scene Ending feels abrupt Someone clears throat Audience reaction (gasps/whispers) Volume increases Nervous chuckle Sound effect in voice (creak, click, clack) Narrator sounds unsure Stress on “dark”
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
N-Silence before reveal
B-Drawn-out word (staaairs)
I-Reader takes a sip of water
G-Reader adjusts mic or paper
G-Unexpected calm tone
G-Performance matches text description
B-Performer uses a gesture (hand/face)
N-Audience coughs/shifts in seat
N-Sentence ends suddenly
O-Boy’s voice playful but creepy
N-Sentence ends suddenly
G-Quiet tone makes you lean in
I-Change in pitch
B-“Click-Clack” emphasized
I-Shift from calm to creepy
G-Suspense builds before attic scene
O-Ending feels abrupt
O-Someone clears throat
O-Audience reaction (gasps/whispers)
I-Volume increases
B-Nervous chuckle
B-Sound effect in voice (creak, click, clack)
I-Narrator sounds unsure
O-Stress on “dark”