by Junction37
This is the tale of Dr Edmund Cartwright, an antiquarian, who in November 1847 found himself in a storm at South Mymms in Hertfordshire, just north of London. Cartwright and the other travellers trapped with him weren't aware they were trapped in a service station that wouldn't be built for more than another hundred years. And what did the warning by the old man about the castle, that only stood when it was required, mean? A Curious Account is one of a series of short stories about Britain's most haunted motorway.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 24 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 24 Oct 2026, 04:08 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 21% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
