No, none of the monsters are Golden Retrievers.
Is Withering Rooms decent?
I think it might be.

It’s got “cult hit” written all over it.
Probably not with ink.
Meet a cast of strange friends, merchants, liars, and witches each with their own agenda.

An NPC called the Filthy Wretch has advised me to find a light source first.
Will this magic candlestick I bought from the sinister masked man in the art gallery do the trick?
I can use it to set screaming zombie groundskeepers on fire, but will it illuminate my path effectively?
I guess I’m going to find out.
Away with you then to our list of thebest horror games, which is bursting with alternatives.