STORY GOD
The Masque of the Red Death

Host a story night with friends — played entirely over email

Gothic Thriller·4 Players·American Gothic (English) · Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death

Inside a sealed abbey during a plague, a figure in a red mask enters the midnight masquerade.

How it works

Step 1
Pick a story & invite friends

Choose a story and add your friends' emails. Takes a minute.

Step 2
Everyone gets a secret role

Each player is emailed their own character and replies YES to join.

Step 3
A new episode every morning

Read it with your coffee, reply with your private choice. Your choices shape the ending.

Stories

Ithaca: The Longest Night
4 Players
Mythic Drama · 4 Chapters

Ithaca: The Longest Night

Ancient Greece (Greek) · Homer's The Odyssey

A disguised king returns to a palace of suitors. Before dawn, four players decide who rules Ithaca.

$1.99
The Masque of the Red Death
4 Players
Gothic Thriller · 4 Chapters

The Masque of the Red Death

American Gothic (English) · Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death

Inside a sealed abbey during a plague, a figure in a red mask enters the midnight masquerade.

$1.99
The Karamazov Affair
4 Players
Murder Mystery · 4 Chapters

The Karamazov Affair

19th-Century Russia (Russian) · Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov

A wealthy patriarch is murdered for 3,000 roubles. Three brothers and a servant hold the pieces.

$1.99
Silence of the Lambs
2 Players
Psychological Thriller · 6 Chapters

Silence of the Lambs

American Crime (English) · Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs

An FBI trainee trades personal secrets with an imprisoned psychiatrist to catch an active killer.

$1.89
The Dice of Hastinapura
4 Players
Mythic Political Drama · 4 Chapters

The Dice of Hastinapura

Ancient India (Sanskrit) · Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Sabha Parva)

Inside the pillared hall of Hastinapura, four rivals hold loaded ivory dice, a royal birth-cord, and a wager that will ignite a war.

$1.99
The Monte Carlo Wager
2 Players
Romantic Thriller · 4 Chapters

The Monte Carlo Wager

Riviera Heist Fiction (French / English) · Story God Original

Two rival thieves. One locked vault. A midnight wager where every clue costs a confession.

$1.89
Shirin and Farhad
2 Players
Tragic Romance & Royal Betrayal · 4 Chapters

Shirin and Farhad

Persian Literature (Persian) · Nizami Ganjavi's Khosrow and Shirin

A master sculptor carving through granite for the woman he loves. A sovereign queen holding the emperor's secret treaty. One night before the mountain gives way.

$1.89
The Founder's Clause
4 Players
Corporate Thriller · 4 Chapters

The Founder's Clause

Silicon Valley Noir (English) · Story God Original

Twelve hours before a $4B acquisition. The chief researcher dead in the vault. Four insiders decide who takes the payout and who takes federal prison.

$1.99
The Masque of the Red Death

Choose Your Cast

Prospero
The Prince
Prospero

Welded the gates shut to rule through spectacle.

Aurelia
The Ledger Keeper
Aurelia

Forged the guest list to smuggle loved ones inside.

Severin
The Physician
Severin

Hid the first plague symptom to stop a riot.

Livia
The Mask Maker
Livia

Left her brother outside and sewed red thread into the masks.

Questions

Do my friends need an app or account?

No. Everything happens in their normal inbox — they just reply to emails.

How much time does it take?

One episode arrives every morning. Reading and replying takes a few minutes, whenever suits you that day.

How much does a game cost?

Each story pass is $1.79 to $1.99 for the entire group depending on cast size and number of nights.

What if someone wants out?

Anyone can reply STOP at any time and they won't get more emails.

Who can play?

Players must be 18+. Everyone confirms by replying YES before the story starts.