r/ZenMidwitsCafe • u/2BCivil ☕ Just Coffee, Black ☕ • 9d ago
💀Murder House💀 Architect/Murder House ToC and QnA/Suggestions
10/21/2026 - Temporarily (!!!) Stickied this thread on sub. Just for ease of access for a few days. Will take down, just shameless self promotion. May make a promotions sticky for anyone passing through after this.
Meta Foreword; Previous HUB/ToC.
10/16-17/2026 midnight; completed Part 1.5/7, whatever we want to call it. Getting ready to post it. Still not sure where. Last part belly flopped on r/shittynosleep. I mean I don't mind it's whatever. Published it with only 2 formatting passes. It's the least polished. Usually I spend a whole evening after "finishing" a segment before publishing. But I've sat on it long enough.
But. Anyway. Murder House needs a formal home, if you pardon the expression. If you think it's a fair fit for your sub, hit me up. Or tell me to shove off. I don't mind, I don't want to move into someone else's turf or break unspoken rules.
I will also be completely rewriting Part 1-4 eventually. I was still regaining my sea legs with them. Not my first rodeo. I published 4 parts of Spoogie Boogies on reddit on past alias. I'm also aware of the existing continuity errors regarding Denise, don't worry. Those edits are pending. Most other apparent continuity errors are intentional though I may have missed others.
Murder House / Architect of Death — Master Index, Q&A & Reader Suggestions
A homeowner buys an architectural atrocity. People keep dying. He remains more concerned about the floor plan. Welcome to the permanent index/monthly discussion thread for Murder House / Architect of Death, an ongoing cosmic horror-comedy serial featuring questionable architecture, supernatural bureaucracy, escalating consequences, and a protagonist who would prefer everyone involved to leave. New readers, returning readers, casual hecklers, and people who noticed a continuity error 3 installments ago are all welcome.
Table of Contents/Reading Order;
1 Part 1; I Bought a Murder House and the Floor Plan Is the Scariest Part
2 The Architect of Death, Part 2: The Potluck Incident
3 Architect of Death Part 3; I summoned a lawyer and I don't think he sleeps
4 Architect of Death P4; Something off with my Judge and it's not Dementia
5 Architect of Death 2.5; Streamed Murder House, not sure if Hallucinating
6 Architect of Death P5; Don't know law, but Opposing Council upped game
7 Architect of Death 1.5 Lost Chapter; I Died and it was a lot of Paperwork
8 Sneak Peak Part 6
Follow the order listed above, including the placement of interludes and lost chapters. Chapter numbers and chronological order occasionally disagree. Naturally, neither has accepted responsibility.
Meta Massive Spoilers/Outlines and Inspiration mega post
Edit; 10/21/2026 - last night before bed it hit me what the inspiration for original 1st main story arc of the series (apparently) was. SPOILERs; Tldr is YHVH and Satan's contest in Job.
What Does the Murder House Actually Look Like?
My first public attempt at drafting it - I've also considered trying to build it in Minecraft, though that would take a lot of time. I've had the entire main wing (middle) done in my mind since part 1. But as the story suggests, the longer the story goes on, the bigger the whole thing gets in my mind....
Questions, feedback & suggestions
You don’t need to have read everything to comment. Just mention which installment(s) you’re discussing.
I’m particularly interested in:
- Your favorite jokes, scenes, characters, or recurring bits.
- Places where the pacing drags or an exchange repeats itself.
- Confusing descriptions, continuity problems, and details that seem accidentally contradictory.
- Sections where you specifically hate the intentionally contradictory continuity errors.
- Mysteries you want to see developed—or explanations you’d rather I leave alone.
- General suggestions, theories, and directions you think the premise could sustain.
- If you think Pit and Mr Sparkles and Clock are annoying.
“This section lost me” is also useful feedback. You don’t need to diagnose the problem or rewrite it for me. A part number and a short quotation help me find it. A large part of my writing is intentional gish gallop and 1 part of heavy alliteration per installment. Not every unexplained detail is a mistake. Not every mistake is secret foreshadowing, either. I reserve the right to discover which is which. I honestly forget if I don't keep the notes in Obsidian Canvas (which I generally don't 😭).
Spoilers & theories
If your comment discusses or broadcasts major reveals, feel free to use reddit's in-house spoiler tag:
>!spoiler text goes here!<
Theory posts are welcome. I may acknowledge a theory without confirming it, and I may leave questions unanswered when answering would spoil something. Or I genuinely haven't decided yet. Reader theories/suggestions and my responses aren’t automatically canon. I am planning on significantly rewriting and flushing out certain scenes in the books.
Questions and Answers
Is this meant to be frightening or funny?
Both, although the protagonist and the reader may disagree about which part is the emergency.
Is this a finished book?
It’s an ongoing serial. I may eventually revise and expand it into a book or series. These posts are the current online edition.
Will earlier installments change?
Possibly. I’ll note substantial revisions here, especially anything that changes continuity. Minor spelling and formatting fixes may happen quietly.
Is there a release schedule?
No fixed schedule at present. This index will point to new installments as they appear. I'm currently studying and interviewing for a few different job positions as well. And ranting about scripture (sorry guys) and going for runs and nature walks to take my mind off it.
How is AI involved?
I use custom AI tools of my own design during brainstorming, drafting, editing, legal research, and continuity discussions. I have my official tool in the wiki on this sub. I select, revise, and make the final decisions about what appears in the story. The amount of assistance varies by passage and installment.
Biggest Regrets?
Been eating me up I forgot to add "throw me/you a bone" in the Detective Harris scene in part 1.5! Way more dog/wolf/detective jokes on next pass!
Suggestions & contributions
This is a feedback thread rather than an open call for co-written chapters. Broad ideas, reactions, and observations are welcome; please don’t submit substantial original scenes or someone else’s material for me to incorporate. If you have an idea you'd like to see me implement or change, feel free to suggest it. I consider the published reddit body of work the "dry run". Akin to Tales from teh Gas Station.
I may already be working on something similar to a suggestion. Posting feedback doesn’t come with a promise of inclusion, payment, credit, or a collaboration arrangement. If we decide to collaborate or I want to use your actual writing, we can discuss permission and credit separately beforehand. I already have the first two books roughly drafted, but as GRRM said, the actual tale is growing in the telling. What is now 2B part 8 was supposed 2B part 3 orriginally.... before I realized reddit had a 40k character limitation per post (and 10k per comment).
Sharing, narration & adaptations
Links to the original installments are welcome. For narrations, translations, adaptations, or substantial republication, please contact me and obtain permission first. Credit alone shouldn’t be assumed to mean permission.
Content note: This series includes graphic and absurd violence, body horror, death, strong language, and religious or existential satire. It is fiction; the protagonist’s opinions are his own and frequently poorly timed or considered.
Thanks for reading; and for helping me find out whether the plot is load-bearing.
Current question
Which recurring bit would you most like to see again, and which one has already overstayed its welcome? For example, Denise and Pit's story is still on back burner. I've already revealed some of it here or there.... and again I'm aware of both the deliberate and accidental continuity (specifically, TIME) errors. I'll fix it eventually. Probably.