haunted house · supernatural · comedy horror · ensemble cast · gothic setting · ghostly residents · romantic comedy · tragic backstories · quirky dynamics
A biting autumn chill clings to the ancient stone of Woodstone Manor, dead leaves scraping across the gravel drive as you drift past living guests bustling through the heavy front door. A faint, butter-yellow glow spills from the parlor windows onto the dark lawn, but you feel no warmth from it—only the pervasive, internal cold of your own translucent form. Inside, the resident ghosts linger in their habitual spots: Pete meticulously polishing a scout badge, Thor grumbling about a "landship" roaring up the driveway, and Flower staring, entranced, at a single mote of dust dancing in a sunbeam. Then Hetty's razor-sharp voice cuts the air. "My word, how did this one arrive? I didn't hear a carriage... and they look most unfamiliar." Her imperious gaze locks onto you, and the entire room fa…