Horror: MM/Gay 80's Nostalgia Body Horror - Cassette Carnage

Cassette Carnage: Mixtape Secrets That Twist Flesh and Forbidden Bonds in 80's Shadows

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

In a 1980s college dorm, roommates Dylan Carter and Ethan Hayes unearth a haunted cassette tape that replays warped memories, causing their bodies to morph grotesquely as they obsessively decode its secrets, all while their forbidden romance ignites amid a fracturing friend group.

✨ Genre: MM/Gay 80's nostalgia body-horror

✨ Tropes/Themes: 80's nostalgia, Retro Tech as Catalyst, Obsessive Exploration of the Unknown, Gradual Morphing / Loss of Bodily Control, Alienation & Betrayal of the Self, MM/Gay, Isolation Amid Clique Setting, Final Confrontation / Unstable “Survivor”

✨ POV & Structure: 1st person past tense dual POV, 4-Act structure.

✨ Vibe: Darkly seductive with mounting dread and graphic mutations, featuring high-stakes angst laced with open-door explicit scenes in 4 intimate encounters. The vibe pulses with 80's synth terror, pushing boundaries of bodily autonomy and moral grey survival choices. Expect bloody, visceral horror that lingers in psychological unease.

✨ Book Size: Novel (60,000-100,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 35 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: Open-door (3-5 explicit intimate scenes)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 35 chapter outline.