The lives of several interconnected townspeople play out alongside their folkloric counterparts, answering the question: can we write our own endings...or are we destined to repeat the past?
INTO FOLKLORE: a folklore, evermore, & ttpd narrative playlist
The lives of several interconnected townspeople play out alongside their folkloric counterparts, answering the question: can we write our own endings…or are we destined to repeat the past?
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CHAPTER 1: THE ROAD TO THE LOOKOUT 🛣️
gold rush -> exile -> chloe or sam or sophia or marcus -> this is me trying -> i hate it here -> epiphany -> hoax -> the prophecy
APRIL. James abandons a belated love confession over a misunderstanding at prom. Betty explores the folklore surrounding the local lookout, where a spirit still awaits her exiled lover.
CHAPTER 2: CLOSETS OF BACKLOGGED DREAMS 🎥
seven -> robin -> my boy only breaks his favorite toys -> peter -> coney island -> champagne problems -> the bolter -> marjorie -> clara bow -> thank you aimee -> the 1 -> dorothea -> i can do it with a broken heart -> mirrorball
MAY. On the precipice of graduation, aspiring actress Dorothea contemplates a proposal from her childhood sweetheart. 1950s television personality Marjorie Finlay faces a similar dilemma.
CHAPTER 3: FOREVER IS THE SWEETEST CON 🛸
cowboy like me -> I can fix him (no really I can) -> the tortured poets department -> peace -> august -> down bad -> loml
JUNE-AUGUST. James and August indulge in a whirlwind summer romance while hiding their true intentions. In the Summer of Love, two con-artists finally meet their match: each other.
CHAPTER 4: PROMISED TO ANOTHER 🌿
guilty as sin? -> ivy -> the lakes -> but daddy I love him -> illicit affairs -> the manuscript
SEPTEMBER. A 19th-century poet risks a prosperous engagement for true love. An affair between Betty's father and a bright young journalist proves to be anything but a fairytale.
CHAPTER 5: THE LOUDEST WOMAN THIS TOWN HAS EVER SEEN 🐈⬛
willow -> the albatross -> mad woman -> cassandra -> who's afraid of little old me? -> the last great american dynasty
OCTOBER. Inez hosts a Halloween party at a house rumored to be haunted by a historic town pariah. In the late 1600s, a woman is accused of witchcraft.
CHAPTER 6: NO BODY, NO CRIME? 🔍
tolerate it -> the black dog -> right where you left me -> fortnight -> it's time to go -> so long, london -> my tears ricochet -> how did it end? -> no body, no crime -> fresh out the slammer -> florida!!! -> happiness
NOVEMBER. Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Betty's mother has a breakthrough about a long-forgotten cold case from the late 80s.
CHAPTER 7: 'TIS THE DAMN SEASON 🧣
evermore -> I look in people's windows -> the smallest man who ever lived -> closure -> betty -> imgonnagetyouback -> cardigan -> 'tis the damn season -> the alchemy -> so high school -> long story short -> invisible string
DECEMBER. Conflicts come to a head as everyone returns home for the holidays. The spirit at the lookout finally finds closure.
