General Idea: Just thinking on this. I am completely flexible to change. Come to the out of character chat to discuss more!
My general idea is that I'm presenting it as simple points to start with, and then we can elaborate later. A very eerie song plays on the radio every night at a particular time and lures people into the isolated wilderness of the north. My inspiration came from this Evocation. It is beautiful and haunting, but you can imagine your own version, too. Those who hear it often go missing. Yet, the mystery remains unsolved, adding to the intrigue. Anyone who hears it will undoubtedly experience terror and paranoia that something is out to get them. This community, deeply rooted in its folklore, culture, and religion, has always had a strong connection to the wilderness. The mysterious song, therefore, is not just a random occurrence; it is believed to be a manifestation of their deepest fears and darkest beliefs. The community remains tortured for three long months, with thirty-nine people going missing before the song abruptly stops playing at night. Its sudden disappearance leaves the community in a state of eerie silence, adding to the mystery and fear. Search parties are still marching forward, searching for survivors, but five had already been found dead. Hope is dwindling; they are entirely shocked to see another five alive! Desperate for answers, they find none, as those found have no memory of their disappearance. It was like they were never gone at all. The urgency and suspense of the situation are palpable.
I was super inspired by a series called 10 PM and FROM. Both give the sense of purgatory.
I also got some real deep inspiration from TRUE DETECTIVE NIGHT COUNTR
The story goes from here, you are either one of the five characters returned or you are part of the community grappling with this. It's a broad spectrum. Although, it's seclusion makes it pretty easy. It is winter time and so there isn't much going on in these parts. It's just a lot of snow and ice and frozen over islands and lakes. A bit of a bitter arctic feel.
THE FIVE SURVIVORS
So, the five people can vary in age. It totally doesn't matter to me. They just will have been found together. Oddly, they were just standing there dazed and stunned when they were found. They had not lost any weight, they were not cold, they were wearing the same things they wore the night they disappeared and they were left completely pristine. Almost too clean. Brought to the hospital their vitals seem normal but something seems off. There are moments where they straight up seem processed and paranoid. That is because they are possesses. In a way. If anyone has seen the new series TEACUPit is sort of the same plotline. So, they are in a sense possessed by whatever is taking people into the forest. They can feel it's presence, communicate with it in a sense. Through dreams and bouts of fever. This baffles doctors and family alike. What happened to them in the cold dark forest and who or what did this.
It's clear the entity is either try to warn them away from something or destroy them. It's up to the story to figure out which.
Please do feel to add to this plot or flex it a bit. These are all merely rattling off ideas.
Though this part of the plotline is super inspired by ANNIHALATION.
THE SMALL TOWN
This is a very small town with likely just a few main streets. A few shops. A funeral parlor. Grocery Store. Pharmacy. One Strange Hotel.
So use your imagination. At your discretion. The five survivors and family of are the characters you should be veering towards first.
These are families who have been part of this community a long time. Perhaps even as far back as the 1600's.
I DO NOT NEED PROFILES I JUST NEED AN IDEA OF YOUR CHARACTER
ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW YOU THINK YOUR CHARACTER CAN BEST ATTRIBUTE THE HORROR
I AM COMPLETELY FINE WITH GETTING TO KNOW EACH CHARACTER THROUGHOUT THE STORY
Hello, this is just so I can keep track of who is interested. Please feel free to join the conversation or even just read along. Let me know what you think of the prompt. Does it intrigue you at all? Anything else anyone want to bounce off the idea? Let me know.