In October 2025, thirty-seven writers disappeared from Idol Manor while participating in some writing games that turned out to be cutthroat in more ways than one. Gary Dreslinski, the organizer of the games, also disappeared along with them.
Six weeks later their footage was found.
_________________________________________________________________________________06/14/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 001]INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYA crowd of people, some familiar faces and a few new ones gather around the man in the center of the room, GARY.
GARY: WELCOME, WELCOME EVERYONE TO IDOL MANOR AND THE WHEEL OF CHAOS!
(halfshellvenus): Thanks Gary! But I'm a bit confused by this whole weel of chaos thing?
(rayaso): Me too.
(adore): Yeah, it sounds fun, but I'm new here! Not really sure how it works?
(muchtooarrogant): Yeah, heh. Should we be worried Gary?
GARY: [laughing] No, not at all. This is simply a variation on our old games. Each week I'll spin a wheel, kinda like the wheel of fortune, to decide your fates. So you'll need all the luck you can get!
(used_songs): Ooh, well this will be my first time participating, but I'm excited to get started!
END OF FOOTAGE.06/14/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 006]INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAY*Johann Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz can be heard playing in the background*
GARY: I've called this emergency meeting because ONE OF YOU HAS BEEN POISONED IN THE NIGHT. THERE ARE KILLERS IN THE CASTLE! Cold blooded murderers who have chosen to use a slow acting poison!
If chosen as their victim, you will begin to lose your two byes.
(halfshellvenus): WHAT? Thid is very weird, Gary!
(xeena): You don't mean actually poisoned though, right?
GARY: (laughing): Don't panic, whoever "wins" each week's poll will be given an antidote. They can consume it or give it to someone else. If chosen correctly, then that person is cured. If not, the antidote has no effect.
Those remaining will have the chance to vote on who they believe the killers are. If correct that Killer will be eliminated.
Each week, the Killers can either poison someone, or recruit someone to join them. If chosen, you are a Killer. If you opt out of the invitation, you will be automatically poisoned, so it's not really like you have a choice at this point.
This WILL continue until either everyone has been poisoned or the Killers have all been exposed. Or the top five.
(simplyn2deep) stares at Gary in manner of the shocked pikachu meme.
(inkstainedfingertips): DAFUQ?
(marjorica): I CAN KILL TOO? BEST GAME EVER!!
Cofused voices mingle together drowning each other out.
Gary is smirking evilly.
END OF FOOTAGE.06/29/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 008]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYGARY: Good morning, everyone. An accusation has been made!! roina_arwen is the first to be accused of being the killer!
AUDIBLE GASPS ECHO AROUND THE ROOM.
(roina_arwen): *laughs* Thanks I guess?
(muchtooarrogant): I almost voted her too, before choosing at random.
GARY: You've all guessed WRONG however. The killer, or killers are still out there and you're next!
END OF FOOTAGE.07/03/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 011]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYGARY: Good morning players! I'm afraid I have some bad news.
(xeena): Well there's a switch.
GARY: In the dead of night, the Killer(s) have poisoned yet again. Who is it? It could be anybody... everybody's a suspect.
(xeena): I'm seriously eyeballing everyone from now on
(autumn_wind): I know how you feel!
(halfshellvenus) I think that's fair!
END OF FOOTAGE.07/09/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 013]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYGARY: Flipflop_diva has used her antidote. Did she save a life? Only I can be privy to such classified information.
Silence in the room is deafening.
GARY: This week none other than inkstainedfingertips is accused of being the killer!
(inkstainedfingertips): Who, me? Seriously?!
(bleodswean): *laughing*
END OF FOOTAGE.07/15/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 015]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYGARY: Yet another contestant has been poisoned and you've still not managed to find any killers. Fortunately xeena was given an antidote, however, how she used it I will never tell.
END OF FOOTAGE.07/20/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 019]GARY: Good evening contestants. This week's accusations leaves flipflop_diva accused of being the killer. You have though guessed wrong yet again. I -
*LOUD THUDDING*
faust's_dream has fallen to the floor and constestants stand around whispering.
Gary makes his way through and kneels beside him.
GARY: *yelling* SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR!!! SOMEONE CALL... oh, it's too late... fausts_dream is dead. The Killer(s) have murdered him and with him goes the nullifier, ie: the power to chance results and take out twists!
END OF FOOTAGE.07/20/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 020]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYGARY: This is just to remind you all that the killers have not poisoned someone else this week. Does that mean they're expanding their ranks? And what did xeena do with the antidote this time you may wonder.
END OF FOOTAGE.07/23/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 023]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYGARY: It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you that murielle has sacrificed herself,by throwing herself off the turret.
alycewilson: Wow, I did not see that coming!
swirlsofpurple: I'm so sorry to see her go!
END OF FOOTAGE.07/23/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 023]
INT - IDOL MANOR WHEELHOUSE - DAYHaydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major can be heard playing as everyone gathers around, which can only mean one thing.
GARY: It's time for your next prompt, everyone. This week it will be - drumroll please - TOI TOI TOI! aka Good luck, you'll definitely need it.
Gary chuckles sinisterly.
END OF FOOTAGE.10/10/2025: [IDOL MANOR FOOTAGE TAPE 051] xeena: *whispering and crying into the recording*
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE LEFT BUT I'M LEAVING THIS MESSAGE IN CASE SOMEONE FINDS THIS SO EVERYONE KNOWS SOMETHING WENT VERY WRONG HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE OTHERS ARE. ANY OF THEM! NOT EVEN GARY! BUT SOMETHING IS OUT THERE.
How else would over thirty people just vanisih??? But they're all gone and I'm ne-
*screaming*
*loud banging*
*banging continues*
*thudding and crashing*
*heavy breathing*
END OF FOOTAGE.No further footage of the Idol Manor retreat has ever been retrieved.
This is the only information anyone has about what happened to them.
This case has currently gone cold.
_________________________________________________________________________________fiction.... but for how long?
My last three entries have been really somber, so this week have unhinged meta fiction.
Footage of me to myself after hitting post on this:
notes: >>Opening lines are a reference to the Blair Witch Project!
Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major and the Blue Danube are references to my favorite show, Squid Game. If you know, you know.
I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Well there's a switch. are lines from the 1986 movie, Aliens, which is one of my favorites.
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