by gekojy
Maitland is a place where people disappear. When a local girl is found dead, the police are quick to turn away. But fifteen-year-old Alfred cannot stop hearing the screams. Together with a group of friends, he begins a hunt for a killer the town wants to forget. But when the boundaries between reality and his own growing paranoia begin to blur, Alfred asks himself: is he hunting a monster, or becoming one?
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 22 Oct 2026, 15:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 22 Oct 2026, 15:08 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 32% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
