Horrified FAQ
84 questions players ask · Updated Nov 9, 2026 · Full rulebook
Setup and Difficulty
Turn Structure and Actions
- Is there a Monster Phase after every Hero's turn, or once per round?
- Who is the current player during the Monster Phase?
- Can you skip the Monster Phase?
- Can I take fewer actions than my Badge allows, or pass?
- Can I take the same action, such as Advance or a special action, several times in one turn?
- Can I still play Perk cards after I use my last action?
- How many Items can I take with one Pick Up action, and do I need to pick them up before using them?
- How does the Share action work?
- Can I drop an Item for another Hero to pick up?
- Is there a limit to how many Items a Hero can carry?
- Can I move through or end my turn in a space with a Monster?
- Can Heroes or Villagers enter water spaces, or cross the river without a bridge?
- Do the circles in the town square count as spaces that each cost a move?
Heroes and Special Actions
- Can the Explorer take a Villager with her when she uses her special action?
- When can a Hero take Villagers along: moving versus placing?
- What can the Professor's special action move, and from how far away?
- How does the Archaeologist's special action work?
- Does the Scientist's +1 cost an action, and does it apply to every Item she uses?
- Can I use another Hero's special action on someone else's turn?
- Can a Perk card or Dracula's power put a defeated Hero back on the board?
Items
Villagers
- Can the Guide action move a Villager from several spaces away or two Villagers at once?
- Do I have to take Villagers with me when I move, and does picking them up cost an action?
- Do I need an action to drop a Villager off at their safe location?
- Who draws the Perk card when a Villager reaches safety, including when a card moves them there?
- If a Villager is placed in a Monster's space, is it attacked right away?
- Are Villagers counted as Items for card effects?
- On the 'On the Move' Event, do Villagers move, and can Heroes move with them?
Perk Cards
- When can Perk cards be played, how many, and do they cost an action?
- When do I draw Perk cards, and can I play a freshly drawn one immediately?
- Can I stop partway through Rush, take an action, then finish the move?
- Can Villagers travel with Heroes moved by Hurry or Rush, and can I pick them up en route?
- Do Perks that have each player draw an Item add one Item per player?
- When a Perk moves a Monster, how far must it go and which rules apply?
- Can a Perk that places or moves a Monster be used if that Monster is not in my game?
- Can Special Delivery give Items to more than one Hero, or pass the Cure?
Monster Phase and Attacks
- Does a Monster roll attack dice if nobody is in its space after it moves?
- Who does a Monster attack when several people share its space, and when is the target chosen?
- When a Monster rolls both Hits and a Power symbol, which resolves first?
- If a Monster starts in a space with a Villager, does it still attack?
- Does the Event Monster attack in the same Monster Phase?
- Do Monsters moved by an Event, Perk or Power stop when they reach Heroes or Villagers?
- What does a Monster do if no Hero or Villager is on the board?
- Who does a Monster move toward when several people are equally close?
- Can the Frenzied Monster move and attack twice in one Monster Phase?
- How does the Frenzy marker move?
- Can Monsters share a space or move through other Monsters?
- What happens to Items and tokens when a Monster is defeated?
- In what order do Monsters move and attack on a Monster card?
Hit by a Monster and Terror
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Dracula
Frankenstein and the Bride
- When I Advance Frankenstein or the Bride, must I move them the full Item strength?
- How many Items can I use on Frankenstein or the Bride per Advance action?
- Do Frankenstein and the Bride meet if they merely pass through the same space?
- What happens if Frankenstein and the Bride meet in the middle of a strike?
- Do Frankenstein and the Bride still attack after their dials are flipped?
- When Frankenstein is Frenzied does the Bride act, and how do they move on a strike?
- How does Here Comes the Bride work?