Chain letter anxiety figures№ 66

In the first phase the players  collect chain-letters which are in circulation. This game can be played in different ways:

Option 1: everyone is looking for the backgrounds of the individual figures. Then it is analysed why these figures last so long and work so well.

Option 2: The children sit in a darkened room in a circle and tell each other the frightening contents of the chain letters (horror hour). In the middle burns a candle, which was supposed to symbolically drive away the evil figures. As soon as the children get scared and scream, the light is turned on again. The evil creatures of the chain letters are chased away by the cries of the children and the candle.

If it is possible, it will be analysed why these chain letter figures can cause so much fear and sometimes last so long.

Option 3:

as in “Activity” the children divide into groups and take a chain letter figure and the others have to guess which one it is. Besides the figures, typical genres of chain letters can also be used.

Attention: If you notice that some children really do get scared, it is important to discuss how to deal with fear and what is best to do if you cannot sleep at night.

Typical chain letter figures:

Slenderman
Teresa Figaldo
Niko

Typical chain letter genre:

“Your mother dies in five years.”
“I’m a monster and I’ll come tonight at 23.59”
“You have no friends.”