In Fabula Rasa, players take turns telling a constantly changing story as is typical of oral traditions. The motifs on the cards provide visual bullet points for people, objects, and locations that are central to the action, things that must be remembered in the correct order, with cards disappearing and new ones being added each round. Those who, as a narrator, manage to present their version of the story without errors will be rewarded accordingly. Fabula Rasa: Horror contains 30 cards that feature characters (Dracula, werewolf, zombie), objects (carriage, cape, torch), and locations (castle, village, sinister alley) that can be combined with either of the standalone games Fabula Rasa: Crime or Fabula Rasa: Seemannsgarn.