Death Mother's Vanity

Death Mother’s Vanity

A haunted interactive fiction game where the only way out… is transformation. Sit at the Death Mother’s vanity—and surrender what you once were.

About the Game

Death Mother’s Vanity is an interactive fiction experience created in Twine.
Blending psychological horror with surreal ritual, the game explores themes of grief, sacrifice, and self-reclamation through symbolic dismemberment and distorted memory.

How to Play

• Click links to make choices

• Explore the items on the vanity in any order

• Your path shifts depending on what you surrender

• Controls: Mouse only. Full screen and headphones strongly recommended.

Content Warnings

This game includes:

• Body horror

• Symbolic disfigurement

• Psychological and emotional themes including identity loss and transformation

All depictions are symbolic and mythic in tone, not literal or graphic.

Credits

Written and designed by John Boutrelle