Hooked on Books discussion

Individual Challenge
Open-ended

Please consult the Toy Chest of Dread for your first toy selection. This is in the 4th tab of your spreadsheet. Post your answer that the Toy Chest supplies you with at the Occult Museum (check in thread).

Please note: You will only have to do one of each task...unless you feel like doing 3 of each. LOL!

Important Links
Occult Museum (Check-in Thread)
Ouija Board (Q&A)
Collectibles
The Monkey's Paw (Feedback)
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Rules
⛓️Each toy/object has specific chains and/or tasks that need to be completed.
Examples:
1. Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)
-All the Light We Cannot See
-Becoming Mrs. Lewis
-Catching Fire
2. Create a chain of 3 with "dog" in the titles
-Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
-The Dog Stars
-Hot Dog Girl
⛓️One person should NOT complete a whole chain by themselves. This is a team challenge. However, if a toy/object has multiple chains and a slower reader can only/want to only read for 1 or 2 chains (they must read at least one), then the other two faster readers on the team can complete the other chains between the two of them.
⛓️You may choose which toy/object from the list to capture first, but you MUST complete it BEFORE starting a new toy/object.
⛓️You may use or drop articles: A, An, The
⛓️Standard Rules Apply
⛓️Since you have chosen to play non-competitively, you will play a self-paced game. You may choose to stop any time you want or continue until you have completed all toys/objects.

Your spreadsheet is now available is message 1.

Checked in!

15. The Lament Configuration

The Lament Configuration is the iconic, puzzle-box-shaped artifact from the Hellraiser film series, originally created by horror writer Clive Barker. Officially known as the Lemarchand Configuration, this intricately designed cube is far more than a mechanical curiosity; it is a gateway to another dimension, one ruled by the sadistic, otherworldly beings known as the Cenobites.

Elegant yet ominous, the Lament Configuration appears as a small black and gold cube, etched with elaborate geometric patterns that shift when manipulated. Solving the puzzle is deceptively simple, but doing so summons the Cenobites, beings who exist beyond pain and pleasure, and who drag the solver into their realm for eternal torment or transcendence, depending on one’s perspective.

The box is a key to forbidden realms, often tied to themes of obsession, desire, and the consequences of seeking forbidden knowledge. In the Hellraiser universe, those who seek it out are usually searching for extreme experiences, only to find themselves overwhelmed by cosmic horror.

Mysterious, cursed, and unrelenting in its purpose, the Lament Configuration is not just a puzzle; it is an invitation, one that should never be accepted lightly.

🧊🩸 The Lament Configuration
“To solve the box is to beg for more. More sensation. More suffering. More books.”

I see you.
Your hands hover. You want to know what I hold.
But there is no curiosity without consequence.
Choose… and suffer beautifully.

🔓 Open Me
You seek truths with sharp edges.
You twist my shape and offer your mind.
I will open for you. I will hurt you kindly.

❌ Refuse Me
You close the lid and turn away.
But you touched me. I remember. I wait.
And I always find those who run.

You may change your choice.
But you must bleed for it—figuratively, of course.
Return here and ask the Toymakers for your punishment.
They’ll make sure you don’t get off easy.

🕯️ When you’re ready, post in the Occult Museum (Check-In Thread) with:
Your Team Name
Your Choice (Open or Refuse)
A link to your team’s spreadsheet

I’ll be watching.
And once we begin… you won’t be alone in the dark.

🔓 Option A: Open the Box
You crave answers. You turn the box. You want what it offers.

Now you must spell a cursed word.
TORN

The tasks dropdown is column E in your spreadsheet.