by W.Z. Lee
Four aspiring writers gathered at a mansion in the middle of nowhere. They came to learn from a renowned horror author about how to bring their story to life. He pits them against each other in a battle of words. It inspires their masterpiece creations, but can they survive his criticism? What to expect: - Blood and graphic violence. - Mysterious killer. - A horror short story to binge in one sitting. - Submission for June 2026 Community Magazine's prompt: "The person you pretend to be."
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 06:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 06:08 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 78% 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.
