Any good horror locale needs environmental storytelling, and what better way to do that than scatter around ominous messages from people who came before? Whether scientist's notes, grainy video tapes or blood-stained letters, these documents are an excellent way of building atmosphere and adding to the story without actually having to put any effort into the narrative.
Come join on this crash course on how to craft your very own haunting yet completely skippable record of tragedy to leave for the protagonist to find... whenever they finally manage to get here.