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All Lagniappe Set Collectibles
There are 15 sets of three Lagniappe collectibles (45 Lagniappes in total) scattered about Derceto and its strange anomalies. Completing each Lagniappe set also earns you a unique reward, such as a weapon, forbidden knowledge, or even a secret objective. This guide provides the locations of all the Lagniappe collectibles in Alone in the Dark.
Where to Find All Lagniappe Collectibles
Need help to find a particular Lagniappe collectible? Click the links below to locate the items for each collectible set.
- Vagabonds Set
- A Goat Without Horns Set
- A Great Depression Set
- All the World's a Stage Set
- A Thousand Young Set
- Beast of Burden Set
- Death of the Author Set
- Dying with Dignity Set
- Lost Children Set
- Prisoner of Ice Set
- The Crescent City Set
- The Hartwood Curse Set
- Unspeakable Cults Set
- The Pirates of Pontchartrain Set
- When It Makes You Worse Set
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Please note that Lagniappes and Clues carry over between playthroughs.
Vagabonds Set
Complete the Vagabonds set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: There are many ways to cross a threshold. The easiest one is being invited -- a door swung open -- leading you inside. Another is sleep, hypnosis, or even sudden fright. There are those who fold spaces that challenge Moebius, or jump through angles that defy Euclid. If you learned to properly use your talisman, you could go anywhere. You wouldn't even need to rely on the fluttering wings of the shrieking Byakhees.
A Brightness From Afar
After returning from the Oil Fields, if you're playing as Emily, go to the Library and pick up A Brightness From Afar Lagniappe on the table next to the chair Ruth was sitting in earlier. Alternatively, if you're playing as Edward, this will appear on the table in the Mezzanine.
Canopic Jar
When climbing down into the tomb, a short cutscene will play as you descend. Once on the ground, approach the large nearby statue and you'll find the Canopic Jar Lagniappe at the base of the statue.
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Broken Compass
From the poker table room on the Steamboat, walk past the big hole in the floor and through the next door to the outside. Now, before continuing to the top deck, descend down the nearby stairs until you reach the bottom floor.
Turn right, and head through the double red doors, where you'll find the Broken Compass Lagniappe on top of a wooden crate when entering.
A Goat Without Horns Set
Complete the A Goat Without Horns set to unlock a secret objective. To learn more about the secret objective, see the spoiler box below.
If you're playing as Edward and have completed the A Goat Without Horns Lagniappe set, you'll have an opportunity in Chapter 4 to trigger an event that can change the game's ending if you perform the necessary actions during the ritual in Chapter 5. For more details, see our guide on How to Get All Secret Endings.
Forbidden Knowledge: Edward had heard the whispers for years. When he lived in Brooklyn, it was only on rare occasions. Like when he as a child climbed that tall tree in Central Park, or when he almost drowned in the Hudson River, trying to save his despaired mother.
The whispers became more common as he moved to New Orleans, but still rare enough to be ignored.
Now as he walks the halls of Derceto, he knows what is calling him. He doesn't want to admit it, but the Dark Yound in the conservatory is telling him to sacrifice the Kabri-san-korn.
The whispers became more common as he moved to New Orleans, but still rare enough to be ignored.
Now as he walks the halls of Derceto, he knows what is calling him. He doesn't want to admit it, but the Dark Yound in the conservatory is telling him to sacrifice the Kabri-san-korn.
Preserved Reptile
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Following the cutscene with Batiste in Chapter 1, pick up the Preserved Reptile Lagniappe off the floor next to the large chest in Batiste's store.
Jangling Shaker
After leaving the Empty Room, enter the Grand Parlor to experience another anomaly, where you'll find the Jangling Shaker Lagniappe on the ground behind the bar counter.
Profane Totem
Edward Only: When exiting the hotel room in Chapter 4, you will see that you have arrived at the Pearl River Bridge. Now, turn left and follow the path under the bridge, turning left when you reach the fork in the path.
At the end of the path, you'll find an old abandoned building, where you'll find the Profane Totem Lagniappe inside, on the ground beside the chest.
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A Great Depression Set
Complete the A Great Depression Set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: As the world moved into the new decade, America was spiraling into a maelstrom of debt, drought, and death. It was called the Great Depression and ruined many families. It was a fitting name, for poverty also breeds madness through desperation. Jeremy was of course no such victim, for he already witnessed the darkness within. He knew the shadow that stood on his threshold very well. It wasn't new, it was something that had always been with him.
Rat Poison
During Chapter 1, you'll find some Rat Poison in the back corner of the Pantry, on top of an old sheet on the ground.
Beignet
When entering the Mezzanine through the hallway in Chapter 2, follow the path left, and you’ll find the Beignet Lagniappe in a bowl on top of a side table.
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Syringe
Following the cutscene with Grace in the Grand Parlor during Chapter 2, pick up the Syringe off the floor, which is part of the A Great Depression Lagniappes set.
All the World's a Stage Set
Complete the World's a Stage set to unlock a secret objective. To learn more about the secret objective, see the spoiler box below.
If you're playing as Edward and you have completed the All the World's a Stage Lagniappe set, which requires a playthrough with both Emily and Edward, you'll have the opportunity to give Grace a gift as she's preparing for the ritual in Chapter 5. For more details, see our guide on How to Get All Secret Endings.
Forbidden Knowledge: Life is a staged play performed to no one, applauded by no and, and wanted by no one. A story already written, meant to play out in one way only. I wrote my book in order to explain that there might be more to life. That free will isn't truly free unless it moves against the expected. In retrospect, I think my ambition was hubristic. Jeremy had a much more humble suggestion: What if we all just went home?
Box of Biscuits
Emily Only: When turning on the power in the sealed Medical Ward during Chapter 4, head to the opposite end of the room. The Box of Biscuits Lagniappe is on the left-most desk.
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Curious Napkin
Edward Only: When entering Hotel St. George during Edward's anomaly in Chapter 4, you'll find the Curious Napkin Lagniappe on top of a wooden table that's along the wall to your right.
Toy Talisman
In Chapter 4, after speaking with the other character in Dr. Gray's Apartment, pick up the False Book from Dr. Gray's desk and then pick up the nearly appeared Toy Talisman Lagniappe that's now on the ground beside Dr. Gray's Apartment door.
A Thousand Young Set
Complete the A Thousand Young set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: Asleep, with anesthetized mind, Jeremy filtered these words from Derceto's gangrenous ground.
Ever Their praises, and abundance to the Black Goat of the Woods. Hear us, Mother, and take pity on us.
Accept our sacrifice and judge our worth. Ia! Shub-Niggurath.
Ever Their praises, and abundance to the Black Goat of the Woods. Hear us, Mother, and take pity on us.
Accept our sacrifice and judge our worth. Ia! Shub-Niggurath.
Forsaken Crucifix
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In Chapter 2, when entering the Wine Cellar, the Forsaken Crucifix is tucked away on the shelf directly in front of you, amongst some wine bottles. The exact shelf is nearest to the two wooden barrels and the crate of wine.
Nurse’s Watch
When searching for the Medicine Bottle in Lottie’s Room during Chapter 2, you’ll notice her window is slightly open. Shut the window, and you’ll find the Nurse’s Watch sitting on the window sill.
Severed Horn
Inside the warehouse during the Gallatin Street section of Chapter 3, you'll find the Severed Horn Lagniappe on top of a wooden crate in the dark corner just left of the main entrance door.
Beast of Burden Set
Complete the Beast of Burden set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
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Forbidden Knowledge: Bull worship has been common throughout history. For Christians, this can be seen in Exodus when the Israelites turn to worship a golden calf in Moses' absence. This passage shows the people falling back to the worship witnessed in Egypt known as the Hapis bull. Another famous example is the Minoans on the island of Crete. Their worship of the bull gave rise to the myth of the Minotaurus, the half-man, half-bull monster that reigned the labyrinth. But for this particular case, I think I should tell you about the deity Astarte that brought the Taurus constellation to life to attack Gilgamesh. Even for a mythical hero this celestial bull would prove difficult to defeat. Only by distracting the bull with a golden sail, was Gilgamesh able to pierce an eye with a spear which bled the bull to death.
Mummified Cat
During Chapter 2, go through the Conservatory to the Kitchen Garden, and watch as a cutscene plays out. Following the cutscene, interact with the hole in the garden bed to discover a Mummified Cat, which is part of the Beast of Burden Lagniappes set.
Gazing Statuette
In Chapter 2, after breaking through the barrier in the Hateful Mound, you'll be tasked with heading towards the tower. Before doing so, cross over the wooden boardwalk, turn left, and enter the far, well-lit house at the end of the path—it’ll be playing music, so you can’t miss it.
Inside, you’ll find a swamp creature, so take it down swiftly. Additionally, you’ll find some Pistol Bullets in the house and the Gazing Statuette Lagniappe on the workbench.
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Unmasked Evil
When entering the Great Library in Chapter 3, make your way up to the third floor. From the top of the staircase, look slightly right, and you'll find a small hole covered in green vines that you squeeze through on the wall in front of you.
When squeezing through the gap, you'll find the Unmasked Evil Lagniappe on a table that's lit with a green hue.
Death of the Author Set
Complete the Death of the Author set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: What did you expect from them? You created too much. There wasn't any room to breathe. Your reification rendered all possible worlds void. You took everything they could imagine and constrained it into something that you didn't even care about. Or maybe you did. Perhaps you cared the most of all. Maybe you tried to save them from themselves and that is why you had to die.
Typewriter Ribbon
After exiting the boathouse in the Gatlin Street section of Chapter 3, proceed towards the water's edge. At the crossroads, turn left, and you'll find the Typewriter Ribbon Lagniappe on a small wooden crate at the end.
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Broken Spectacles
Found in the Water Closet near Lottie's Room during Chapter 4, you'll find some Broken Spectacles in the sink.
Movie Script
In Chapter 4, enter Cassandra's room. There, you'll find the Movie Script Lagniappe inside a suitcase beside her door.
Dying with Dignity Set
Complete the Dying with Dignity set to unlock a secret objective. To learn more about the secret objective, see the spoiler box below.
If you have completed the Dying with Dignity Lagniappe set, which requires a playthrough with both Emily and Edward, you can use Paint Thinner on your uncle's painting. It can be found on the wooden sideboard opposite the wardrobe in the small room behind the secret door in Dr. Gray's office. Doing so will allow you to perform a set of actions during the final cutscene in Chapter 4. If you're successful, you'll unlock a secret ending. For more details, see our guide on How to Get All Secret Endings.
Forbidden Knowledge: The sign resembles a blessing, save that the first and little fingers are both folded beneath the thumb, whilst the second and third fingers are held up.
This dark blessing is said to protect against evil. Much like the sign of the horns which is quite similar, but has a reversed schema. The truth is that the dark blessing is a sign of submission. A complete capitulation to your lesser selves. The sign only protects from evil in the sense that you become a part of it.
This dark blessing is said to protect against evil. Much like the sign of the horns which is quite similar, but has a reversed schema. The truth is that the dark blessing is a sign of submission. A complete capitulation to your lesser selves. The sign only protects from evil in the sense that you become a part of it.
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Sheet Music
After the chase sequence through the crypt in the Cemetery during Chapter 2, you'll find an easily missable crevice along the left wall just before you climb up the small ledge and leave the crypt via the ladder.
In this crevice, you'll find the Sheet Music Lagniappe on top of a wooden coffin.
War Photo
Emily Only: In Ruth's Room during Chapter 4, you'll find the War Photo Lagniappe on her bedside table.
Toe Tag
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Emily Only: After solving the blueprint puzzle in Chapter 4, be sure to pick up John's Toe Tag Lagniappe from where he's lying on the ground before leaving the morgue.
Lost Children Set
Complete the Lost Children set to unlock the Shotgun Cabinet in the Small Parlor.
Forbidden Knowledge: The lone and the lost walk a land of fear. When there is nothing you recognize or no one to trust, you prepare for the worst. Something is something and you best be ready. Take the gun in the parlor. Give them hell.
Rubber Stamp
During Chapters 1 and 2, you’ll find the Rubber Stamp in the Reception room, sitting on the small wooden reception bench.
Dog Collar
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At the back of the Drawing Room – which you visit during the main story in Chapter 2 – you will find the Dog Collar from the Lost Children set on a small table along the wall.
Fountain Pen
Found in Batiste’s Room during Chapter 4, you’ll find the Fountain Pen Lagniappe on the small table along the wall.
Prisoner of Ice Set
Complete the Prisoner of Ice set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: What can be said about Jacob van Ostadte without evoking contempt or apologia. The first piece of information is obvious. He is not the explorer Jeremy idolized in his youth, but a figment of his imagination. If you want biographical facts, I am not the one to answer such questions. In the case of Jeremy, he is the guardian of imagination. Or rather, a persona appointed the role of containing a self-sabotaging mania. However useful Jacob once was, his loyalty to Jeremy has slowly been replaced by fanaticism. Like a firekeeper who has for decades been burnt by his own sacred flames, he now does what he imagines the fire wants. Jeremy has lost all control over Jacob and suffers greatly because of him, but is admittedly also still invigorated by his labor. In the plainest of words. Jacob keeps Jeremy sick so he can remain Jeremy.
Tessellated Shard
When entering the Attic during Chapter 4, you'll find the Tessellated Shard Lagniappe on a table that's hidden inside a small room, not too far from the hanging noose.
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Do Not Disturb
Before entering Dr. Gray's Apartment in Chapter 4, you'll find the Do Not Disturb Lagniappe on his door handle.
Sallow Offering
When reaching Greenland in Chapter 4, you'll encounter a small camp when exiting the frozen boat. When entering the camp, you'll find the Sallow Offering Lagniappe on top of the bright red tent to your right.
The Crescent City Set
Complete The Crescent City set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: New Orleans lies south-west of Derceto, along the great Mississippi River. Its old town, the French Quarter or the Vieux Carre, is the home of the proud and often rich creoles. Wrapped around this center, you will find a large and eclectic city full of people, including the most mundane dock workers, reckless gangsters, Jazz crazed flappers, and, of course, the mysterious voodoo people. At night you can stand on the lakeside of Derceto and watch New Orleans glow like embers on the horizon.
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Streetcar Ticket
During Chapters 1 and 2, the Streetcar Ticket Lagniappe is on a shelf in the rightmost corner of the Food Cellar.
Ju-Ju
From the second courtyard in the French Quarters during Chapter 1, climbing the stairs to the balcony, turn right, and you’ll find the Ju-Ju Lagniappe on a small stool.
Matchbook
After visiting the Grand Library in Chapter 3, you'll automatically receive the Matchbook when you arrive at the Pregzt Shipping Company.
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The Hartwood Curse Set
Complete the Hartwood Curse set to unlock a hidden memory in the Attic. To learn more about the hidden memory, click the spoiler box below.
If you have completed The Hartwood Curse Lagniappe set—which requires a playthrough as both Emily and Edward—you'll unlock a secret cutscene with Jeremy if you interact with the hanging noose in the Attic during Chapter 4. This will pop the Nobody Knows What Happened trophy.
Forbidden Knowledge: The Hartwood Curse is what they call it. There wasn't much of a vocabulary for mental illnesses back in the day. There are hardly enough now. The Hartwoods carry a troubling chemical imbalance in their brain which they have managed to pass down through generations. As they grow old, they are overtaken by overwhelming melancholy that unavoidably leads to suicide. Oh, you want the real story? Well, who can say. It was written that way.
Alone in the Dark
In Chapter 2, you'll find a safe in the back of the Clerk's Office. While you won't have the code yet, you can open it early if you know the code. This is only possible if you have already played the game or are using a guide during your first playthrough.
To open the safe, enter the following code: L9 R1 L3. Doing so will reward you with the Alone in the Dark Lagniappe, which is only available in Chapter 2.
Discarded Palette
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During Chapter 2, after fixing the bridge in the Hateful Mound, climb up to the second floor of the barn and follow the path until you near a chain that's hanging outside the barn loft window.
It's important not to get too close to this chain. Otherwise, you will trigger a cutscene, and you'll miss this Lagniappe.
To obtain the Discarded Palette, look just right of the window. A stack of three red barrels will be there.
Carefully near them and squeeze between the gap, where you'll find the Lagniappe inside a chest.
Witness The Black Pharaoh
During Chapter 3, after learning the address of the theater where Jeremy first met the Dark Man, head outside and follow the newly opened street until you reach a large, well-lit entrance to a building.
Before heading inside, turn right and head into a small side garden area, where the Witness The Black Pharaoh Lagniappe poster is hanging on the wall.
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Unspeakable Cults Set
Complete the unspeakable Cults set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: Derceto stands on a breeding ground for the grotesque. A temple devoted to rebellious growth, the most ugly and cancerous side of nature. You may be able to shield your psyche for a while, but rest assured your soul will come to pray to that hideous god in time.
That is the story of every man and woman who gather around that ancient arbor. They all croak, bark, and bleat. Because their own bodies are afraid and they wish to repel the evil those words conjure. Ia! Ia!
Instead of that blasphemous name, they gossip in hushed whispers the names of Derceto, Astarte, and the Black Goat of the Woods.
That is the story of every man and woman who gather around that ancient arbor. They all croak, bark, and bleat. Because their own bodies are afraid and they wish to repel the evil those words conjure. Ia! Ia!
Instead of that blasphemous name, they gossip in hushed whispers the names of Derceto, Astarte, and the Black Goat of the Woods.
Children of a Dark Sun
During Chapter 3, when exploring the tomb in the desert, make your way to the second floor.
Travel down the left side hall and then turn left at the very end.
Climb the stairs and then enter the doorway. To your right, you'll find a small hidden room. Here, you'll find a Pickaxe and the Children of a Dark Sun Lagniappe on the ground.
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Scapegoat
When entering the Infirmary during Chapter 4, turn right, and you'll find the Scapegoat Lagniappe on the medical trolley.
Ashes of Indigo
Inside the Empty Room, which is accessed during Chapter 4, you'll find the Ashes of Indigo Lagniappe on top of the sheeted furniture by the window.
The Pirates of Pontchartrain Set
Complete The Pirates of Pontchartrain set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: The artists spent a lot of time boating on the vast Lake Pontchartrain. Poetry, painting, photography -- everything seemed to become better by the shimmering water and the opalescent sky. One night as the sailors returned to Derceto, they found a masquerade ball taking place. It must have been Perosi and Norah who invited their friends from the theater. The sailors quickly fashioned masks out of plaster of Paris and joined the festivities. They enjoyed themselves for hours before realizing time was not passing, nor could they find their friends. As they began to worry they demanded that the guests unmasked, but they could not because they were not wearing any masks.
Opera Playbill
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During Chapter 4, in the Small Parlor, the Opera Playbill is sitting on top of the green chair in the corner of the room, not too far from the Shotgun case.
Map of Caribbean
In Chapter 4, the Map of Caribbean is obtained after solving the Globe Puzzle in the Sitting Room. To solve the puzzle, you'll first need to obtain the France puzzle piece, which is found in Dr. Gray's Office on the sideboard with the Cassandra's Things note.
Pallid Mask
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On the top deck of the Steamboat in Chapter 4, you'll find a hole in the floor. Jump down, and you'll find the Pallid Mask Lagniappe on a red chair just through the kitchen doorway, around the corner.
When It Makes You Worse Set
Complete the When It Makes You Worse set to unlock Forbidden Knowledge.
Forbidden Knowledge: What a terrible thing to recognize that your betterment was an illusion. That you are so infatuated by the virtue of struggling that despite all your hard work, you made no real efforts to ever become well. Or that the treatment becomes such an obsession that instead of letting your wounds heal over time, you tear at the flesh in the hope it will heal better and faster, if only it would bleed in the way you wanted. Do we ever become well? What do you think, Dr Gray?
Rorschach
During Chapter 2, the Rorschach Lagniappe, which belongs to the When It Makes It Worse collection, is in the Clerk's Room, behind the bookcases, on a shelf.
Jack in the Box
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Found in Grace’s Room during Chapter 2, interact with the Jack in the Box that’s found sitting on the chair in the corner of the room. Once it has popped open, pick it up to discover the Jack in the Box Lagniappe.
The Flying Dutchman
In the Treatment Room, which is first unlocked in Chapter 4 via Dr. Gray's Office with the key from the Clerk's Room Safe, you'll find The Flying Dutchman Lagniappe on the green lounge chair.
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