But even reporters and leakers such as Slasher have decided to stay away from the situation.
The variants of metal mimics and house hunters massive mimics that mimic houses , were released late on via magazine publication Dragon 101, September 1985, and Dungeon 19, October 1989, respectively.
You can use a mimic as a random encounter monster with the sole intent of it dying after giving your players a bit of a scare; and there is no problem with that.
A Wisdom check might reveal to a player that something is off; something doesn't feel right; that they have a bad feeling about this room.
A pumpkin or jack-o'-lantern has sat for over a week with no sign of rot may in fact be a mimic.
They both went into their parents bedroom.