THE MUSIC BOX

(A cursed song, a journalist on the edge, and one ticking world where the only escape from death is confessing the darkest lie you’ve ever told)

Liar, liar, soul’s on fire.

When a cursed melody surfaces from the roots of a long-buried mining disaster, it doesn’t just haunt those who hear it, it condemns them. The viral song “Raven Wails in the Cursed Gum Tree” is spreading like wildfire through social media. Anyone who hears its refrain must confess a terrible lie, publicly, honestly, irrevocably—within 100 hours… or their skulls explode in a spray of gore that paints the truth in blood.

As heads burst across cities, leaving behind grotesque relics from Australia’s colonial past, haunted journalist Elliot Vaughn races to uncover the origins of the curse. But even his confession can't stop the rising death toll. In a world where denial has become currency and truth a loaded weapon, survival demands more than honesty, it requires sacrifice.

With assassins closing in, conspiracies burning, and a raven-eyed force watching from every screen, Elliot and whistleblower Clara Hensley must face the darkest secret of all: some lies are so entrenched in power, confession alone won’t kill them.

As blood stains the branches of the past and the future hums with dread, The Music Box spins on, an unrelenting, blood-soaked parable of lies, guilt, and the terrifying cost of silence.

The song is spreading. The countdown has begun. Will you confess in time?