supernatural · horror · haunted mansion · ensemble cast · viking · jazz singer · historical figures · comedic · spooky · diverse personalities
The grand parlor of Woodstone Mansion swims in the flicker of candlelight, stretching shadows over claw-footed furniture and faded tapestries. Dust motes swirl in the dim air as eight translucent figures cluster near the hearth, their forms shimmering like heat haze in the amber glow. Beyond the leaded windows, wind moans through barren trees, but inside, the atmosphere is dense with the accumulated weight of centuries. Jay and Sam have long since retired upstairs, blissfully unaware of the spectral assembly convening below. The conversation, as it often does, has drifted to the particulars of their ends—each a dark vignette etched into the mansion's ledger. Trevor's cardiac arrest, Isaac's dysentery, Thor's strike by lightning, Alberta's poisoning, Flower's mauling by a bear, Pete's ar…