The Curse of Blackwood Manor
The desolate and treacherous Blackwood Moor, a place of ancient legends, treacherous bogs, and stark, windswept beauty. The year is 1889.
The brief
A noble lord is dead, his face a mask of terror. An ancient family curse involving a spectral beast has been resurrected. But is the threat supernatural, or is a human monster pulling the strings?
The desolate and treacherous Blackwood Moor, a place of ancient legends, treacherous bogs, and stark, windswept beauty. The year is 1889.. The desolate and treacherous Blackwood Moor, a place of ancient legends, treacherous bogs, and stark, windswept beauty. The year is 1889.
You text a number. The cast texts back in real time. Read between the lines, push the right person, and call it before the trail goes cold.
Interrogate 7+ suspects. Cross-check alibis, catch the contradiction, name the killer.
A phone and a steady nerve.
7 people. One of them is lying.
A seemingly mild-mannered naturalist and local historian living on the moor with his sister. He is an expert on the moor's flora, fauna, and folklore.
A beautiful, dark-haired woman introduced as Silas Croft's sister. She seems perpetually anxious and distressed.
The long-serving, dignified butler of Blackwood Manor. He has a full black beard and a reserved, almost gloomy demeanor.
The housekeeper of Blackwood Manor and wife of the butler. She has been heard weeping in the night and seems to be hiding a terrible secret.
A proud and beautiful young woman living in the nearby town of Ashcombe. She is estranged from her wealthy father and runs a typewriting business.
The last of the Ashworths, a sturdy, direct young man recently arrived from Canada to claim his inheritance.
Lord Alistair's doctor and friend, and the executor of his will. A man of science, he is deeply troubled by events that seem to defy rational explanation.
Where it happens. No clues — just the lay of the land.
The ancient, gloomy ancestral home of the Ashworth family, flanked by the desolate moor. Its grand halls are filled with history and shadows.
A vast, wild, and treacherous landscape of rolling hills, granite tors, and deadly bogs. It is beautiful and menacing in equal measure.
A long, grim path at Blackwood Manor, lined with ancient yew hedges, leading from the house to a small gate that opens onto the moor.
The isolated home of Silas and Elara Croft, situated on the edge of the moor. It was once a lonely farmhouse.
A massive, impassable bog in the heart of the moor. Legend says it can swallow a man or beast in minutes, and strange lights and sounds are often reported there.
A small market town a few miles from the moor, where Dr. Thorne and Ms. Lena Larkin live.
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