Stays stationary; triggers massive sanity drain if looked at.
The Nightmaretaker Guide offers a range of benefits, including:
The biggest hurdle is the “Awakening” mechanic. If the girl’s sleep gauge (shown when you use the Dream-Seer’s Eye) fills up completely, she will wake up, and you will get a non-standard game over. The game will then reload your last checkpoint, but this wastes time and can break your rhythm.
If you’ve searched for “the nightmaretaker guide better,” you’ve probably already hit a wall. You’ve skimmed the Reddit threads, watched the 40-minute YouTube videos with no timestamps, and found a GameFAQs post from 2017 that just says “run left, then up, then cry.”