THE STORY SO FAR...
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CHAPTER 1
Ravenwood Forest • 2020
Outside Ravenwood forest, a town warned residents against entering, as few who did ever returned. Young lovers Hanna and Jacob ignored the warnings, got attacked by ravens, and separated. Hanna, lost and weary, met a woman who transformed her into a raven to find her way out. Hanna succeeded but realized too late that the woman, a mysterious figure known as the Raven Queen had tricked her. The woman claimed her as another pet. Jacob, worried, left the forest with an injury. He returns to the Ravenwood each night and calls out to his lover. Most nights his calls fall on a silent forest, but occasionally, on the blackest nights, a harrowing caw from a raven answers back
CHAPTER 2
Ravenwood’s Spider Cavern • 2021
The Raven Queen has returned and this time, she’s trying to keep her ravens safe from the jaws of Iktomi, the arachnid of the Ravenwood Forest, by sending hapless souls into its cavern instead. While Iktomi shares her name with the spider-trickster spirit, and culture hero for the Lakota people, she is nothing like the Native American Legend.
She is a giant spider queen with an insatiable appetite. At her command are thousands of spiders and not even the Raven Queen herself wishes to cross her.
CHAPTER 3
Ravenwood’s Carnival of Souls • 2022
The development of downtown Panama City had encroached on the Raven Queen’s domain, the Ravenwood Forest. So she stormed into town with her minions to gather the souls of the citizens as restitution for the transgression.
Only the brave could weave their way through Iktomi’s spider cavern, avoid the Queen’s hidden henchmen, and survive Ravenwood’s Carnival of Souls in order to help break the Raven Queen’s hold on Panama City.
CHAPTER 4
Ravenwood Asylum • 2023
The origin of the Raven Queen is uncovered as we go back in time to when the queen was just an innocent child with the ability to speak to birds. Her mother, thinking the child was losing touch with reality, sent her to the Ravenwood Asylum where she was tortured through electroshock therapy and other experimental treatments that eventually led to her power being amplified and causing a rip in our reality to open up and allow seven spectres into our world. These spectres tortured the young girl who would eventually become the Raven Queen, causing her mental anguish and great pain.
But true Queens turn pain into power, and she used that experience to become the dominant force she is today.
CHAPTER 5
The Gatekeepers • 2024
The Faceless, driven by madness, have performed dozens of profane rituals. Their sacrifices have been countless, but none as significant as their most recent: the Raven Queen's treasured protégé. The air grows colder, and the darkness thickens as the Raven Queen, vengeful and unyielding, descends upon the cult and the corruption they are summoning. Her wrath is a storm, but even she cannot stop this evil alone.
She needs an ally—She needs you.
This is no ordinary mission. These evils must be locked away once more, each behind a magical gate. To seal these gates, three ancient keys are required. The Key of Sands, the Key of Stars, and the Key of Depths. Each key lies within the very realms of the atrocities being summoned, guarded by a darkness older than time itself.
But beware—the ancient evils are not idle. They stir, and their eyes are upon you. One wrong step or moment of hesitation, and you will be devoured. Your screams will echo in the void, and the last hope for our world will perish with you.
CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
This year, the whole Center for the Arts is being converted into an immersive haunted experience for October 2024 • 6pm-9pm.
Proceeds support the Bay Arts Alliance mission of putting Art on Every Corner.
If you are interested in volunteering to help create this immersive haunted experience with us, click here.
Experience is recommended for ages 13 & up.
We are thankful for our sponsors: Destination Panama City, Downtown Improvement Board, and Panama City Quality of Life.
