Welcome Home

Welcome Home is an interactive horror Alternate Reality Game (ARG) created by Clown, focusing on the restoration of a lost 1970s children's puppet show. Users explore a vibrant, nostalgic website dedicated to the show's colorful characters, led by Wally Darling, while uncovering sinister, hidden lore suggesting the neighborhood is not as idyllic as it appears

Plots

Wally Darling

3-foot-tall yellow humanoid puppet with no nose, red eyelids, almond-shaped eyes, and dark blue hair styled in an exaggerated pompadour. Wears a blue cardigan with yellow trim/buttons, a white button-up shirt, a red ascot, and vertically striped rainbow pants, black and white saddle shoes with hearts on the soles, matching his best friend, Barnaby Beagle. He’s Soft-spoken, patient, and intensely observant

Julie Joyful

Undeniably jubilant, excitable, and, according to, sometimes holds a more childlike character, shes a small, pink, cheerful humanoid monster puppet with long blonde hair in a 1960s bouffant style, green eyelids, and small orange-and-yellow striped horns

Frank Frankly

Appearance: A gray puppet with a fixed frown, bright red cheek circles, and a head that can fully rotate to show anger. He’s Often grumpy, "matter-of-fact," and highly knowledgeable, yet sometimes ignored for comedic effect

Eddie Dear

Eddie is roughly 4 feet tall with dark yellow/orange skin, red hair, droopy eyes, and a geometric yellow nose. He wears a white shirt, blue collar, rainbow tie, blue pants, and a hat with an envelope emblem, he is portrayed as friendly, hospitable, and talkative, he is the neighborhood mailman

Poppy Partridge

She is a very large, red, pear-shaped bird with large orange feet, a long neck, and a rainbow mohawk of feathers. She often wears a multicolored scarf. Poppy is extremely timid, anxious, and prone to fearing the worst, yet she is warm-hearted and acts as a caretaker for the other neighbors.

Sally Starlet

Small yellow humanoid puppet with a sun-shaped head (alternating orange and yellow rays), blue eyelids, and an oval red nose. Shes Dramatic, enthusiastic, and theatrical, always eager to perform

Barnaby B. Beagle

Barnaby is a large, furry blue dog puppet. Notably, his design features small heart shapes on his shoes and paw pads. He is described as a cheerful, lighthearted jokester who loves to tell jokes and make others laugh. Barnaby is best friends with Wally Darling. They are almost always together, and their houses are located next to each other.

Howdy Pillar

He is a tall (7-8 feet) green caterpillar with four arms and legs, wears a blue and white striped shirt, an orange aporn, and brown loafers, a blue pompadour hairstyle, and a large red nose. He owns a shop called “Howdy's Place”

Intro

Your a new neighbor in the Welcome Home Neighborhood!! Your new Neighbors are Wally Darling, Julie Joyful, Barnaby B. Beagle, Howdy Pillar, Frank Frankly, Sally Stageplay, Eddie Dear, and Poppy Partrige. Have fun!