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[TRAILHEAD] The Attic Tapes
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Something I just noticed. Matt says that the first video was taken before he moved in but the bins at his front door seem to be in the same place and the car looks like it could be the same car as in the picture of his house he provided us. Suspicious. Maybe we should ask Matt if he has a dog. lol.

Also, the graffiti man reminds me of hangman. Almost like a reverse version. Could that be related to the X's?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:57 pm
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AncientMariner
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Well.... I'm almost 100% positive that someone has been in his house. We need to ask him about the car and dog, but maybe that was taken while he was living in the house? We made the assumption that they must've been there before he arrived, but that might not be the case....

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nils
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Anonymous wrote:
Something I just noticed. Matt says that the first video was taken before he moved in but the bins at his front door seem to be in the same place and the car looks like it could be the same car as in the picture of his house he provided us. Suspicious.


To be fair this is probably an OOG artifact of this being a grassroots ARG. I'd go with his explicit statement but of course I readily admit my inexperience with ARGs. Smile

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New post - basically he's inviting email contact. No clues in it that I see.

http://mattzesiger.blogspot.com/2010/07/im-back.html

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Hey [AncientMariner],

I don't think that's my car in the first video. I didn't even see the car in the footage the first time I had to go back to it when I read your e-mail. Like I said, I don't think it's mine but, it seems to be the same color as my car. And as to your second question, no. I do not have any pets.

Matt


I've shot him an e-mail asking about the car and dog and here's the response.

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AncientMariner wrote:
I've shot him an e-mail asking about the car and dog and here's the response.


Any unusual headers or other hints in the email?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:30 pm
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All that the neighbors have been able to tell me is that no one has ever lived in the house for an extended amount of time. People just come and go.

Matt

From: [AncientMariner] <gaeljudicium>
To: Matt Zesiger <mattzesiger>
Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 5:41:28 PM
Subject: Re: The Attic Tapes

Now, what do you know about the people who previously owned the house? Do the neighbors know anything about them?

[AncientMariner]

On Jul 6, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Matt Zesiger wrote:

Hey [AncientMariner],

I don't think that's my car in the first video. I didn't even see the car in the footage the first time I had to go back to it when I read your e-mail. Like I said, I don't think it's mine but, it seems to be the same color as my car. And as to your second question, no. I do not have any pets.

Matt

From: [AncientMariner] <gaeljudicium>
To: "mattzesiger@yahoo.com" <mattzesiger>
Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 2:12:35 PM
Subject: The Attic Tapes

Hey, I've started reading your blog and I've checked out the videos. I have a question. Is the car in the video yours and do you have a dog?

[AncientMariner]


Haven't been able to discern anything more than is already there. Headers just say RE: The Attic Tapes.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:03 pm
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nils
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I wonder if we missed anything essential...

Edit:

So let's sum up.

Vidoe#1:
Two flashing images of flower bouqet or something similar, the 2nd a close up of the first
Some sort of bar-and-rope construction in the woods

Video#2:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Numbers that spell "Find me" (beginning) and "Welcome" (end)

Weird hangman type guy painted on the wall
Partial "High voltage sign"
Followed by a lightning monster zapping a guy in a drawing
followed by the X-Sequence

I've re-read the blog but can't really see any clues in any of the posts. There was the weird incident before he found the tapes, might just be fluff.

I've sent him an email too but nothing really in it, I'm a bit stumped right now

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We could ask him about the bar and rope structure or the flowers, but that's really it. I feel like we're just going to be twiddling our thumbs until we see the third video. We need to ask when that's going up....

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E-mail

I shot an e-mail over to Matt. I didn't get any answers but will repost here:

To Matt:

Hi Matt!

My name's Dale, nice to meet you Smile I've been watching your blog, pretty odd videos you have there! That building in the second video seems like some sort of abandoned institute to me. Have you checked yet with the local historical society to see if they recognize the place? A building of that magnitude must be known by people. I'm guessing it was built sometime between 1900 and 1915.

I've been trying to figure out anything regarding the switches but haven't come up with anything. Have you found anything interesting on that third tape?

- Dale

From Matt:

I might get to try to get some help from the historical society, thanks for the tip. I haven't looked at the third tape yet but I will soon.

Matt

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There are no unusual features about his emails, I checked the full headers / source. The shack is just a storage shack, and he will check his property for the flowers. Don't think it'll get us anywhere, so, I too shall now await vid#3.

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New member here and just joining this ARG. Is it worth having Matt ask his neighbors if anyone was hanging around his house/did they notice anything weird in the area during these dates: May 16-25, June 9-29, or June 30-July 6. These dates are when Matt was absent from his home for extended periods. Also, his first vacation was right AFTER that unusual car/headlights thing, and it wasn't until he got back that he discovered the attic tapes. My guess would be that IF these tapes were taken while he lived there, they would've be taken during May 16-25. Also, maybe while he's been on vacation #2 and #3, someone has been messing with his attic?

Just some thoughts, might e-mail Matt later today if anyone thinks it'd be worth it.

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rGreenRoom
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Good idea

misskaitidid wrote:
New member here and just joining this ARG. Is it worth having Matt ask his neighbors if anyone was hanging around his house/did they notice anything weird in the area during these dates: May 16-25, June 9-29, or June 30-July 6. These dates are when Matt was absent from his home for extended periods. Also, his first vacation was right AFTER that unusual car/headlights thing, and it wasn't until he got back that he discovered the attic tapes. My guess would be that IF these tapes were taken while he lived there, they would've be taken during May 16-25. Also, maybe while he's been on vacation #2 and #3, someone has been messing with his attic?

Just some thoughts, might e-mail Matt later today if anyone thinks it'd be worth it.


Never know what might trigger something in a game, I would say go for it. Might yield something interesting.

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Well, according to his latest blog post, Matt can't find the last tape. So I wonder what we need to do now?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:48 pm
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Anybody else seen the creepy adventure into the attic upload? The only things of note in the attic that I could really spot were:

1. noticeably cold
2. a weird bunch of colored wires around a wooden pole
3. lightbulb with a yellow cord that doesn't work

Then around 2:40, it starts getting creepier. A man's voice is heard saying hello, all of the lights are now off (when we're never shown Matt turning them off), and his front door is open.

Any thoughts? I think it could be supernatural.

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