There's No Such Thing as Gideon Gale
Part public service announcement, part collaborative investigation. There's something evil on the airwaves, posing as a feature reporter. We don't know what it wants, but we intend to find out.
A Strange Phenomenon has Overtaken the Airwaves in Calder Thorson’s Tiny Town
Charismatic feature reporter Gideon Gale is a recent addition at KZMT Local. So why does everyone in Russet Lakes remember watching him as long as they’ve been alive? Well—maybe not everyone. For a select few, Gale’s reports appear only as static snow on the television. But something is interviewing these people, and Thorson intends to find out what it wants, before the whole town—and possibly the world beyond—falls under Gideon Gale’s spell.
Part investigative journal, and part collection of evidence, this somewhat experimental story aims to unravel the mystery that could be lurking on every local news station.
Part 1 — [Transcribed Interview] KZMT General Manager Robert Tailor
Calder Thorson sits down with the man in charge of the TV station where Gideon Gale is allegedly employed, only to find the alleged local celebrity may not even exist. In fact, Tailor can’t seem to see him at all.
Part 2 — [Archived Correspondence] Viewer Mallory White
Mallory White writes to GM Tailor, informing him of a problem with her signal. KZMT Local is her favorite news station. But lately, it’s been broadcasting exactly three minutes of static every night, in the middle of the news program. Somehow, Mallory is the only person to notice this. Stranger still: all of her neighbors suddenly swear they’ve been watching Gideon Gale—a name that seemed to crop up overnight—as long as they’ve been alive. And they’re displeased Mallory isn’t watching too.
Part 3 — [Transcribed Tapes] Gideon Gale’s Greatest Hits [Upcoming]
Tailor agrees to help Thorson review the taped recordings of some of Gideon Gale’s award-winning feature reports. In doing so, the pair manages to uncover how the mysterious entity exerts its influence over the people of Russet Lakes.
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