01 / 05 · diagnostic
Signal Detected
- > field sweep .. anomaly 40hz @ curb line
- > source: end of court, past the third driveway
The meters woke up before we finished mounting them. Something at the end of the court is registering again.
Incident Archive · Case SC-26 open Amethyst Court · Petaluma, California
Stranger Court
At the end of an ordinary court, the neighborhood builds impossible Halloween worlds.
one court · one new world every October
SC-2026 · Containment Lab At The Curb
The next build is waking up
A wood-framed ghost containment unit is going together at the end of the court — smoked acrylic, a fog feed, projected spectral passes, gauges wired to a Raspberry Pi, and a slime system with a parts list. Five diagnostics say where it stands.
02 / 05 · diagnostic
Containment Test
- > chamber seal 82% .. holding
- > fog feed primed, first cycle tonight
The wood frame holds. Smoked acrylic is sealed on three sides. We run the first fog cycle after the street quiets down.
03 / 05 · diagnostic
Projection Online
- > throw aligned @ 2.4m .. ghost loop 03 cued
- > keystone locked, glass pass verified
First spectral pass on the glass. From the sidewalk it reads as something moving inside the unit. It is not nothing.
04 / 05 · diagnostic
Slime System Pending
- > ecto feed: DRY
- > pump + tubing awaiting parts run
The water-based slime rig still needs a pump, food-safe tubing, and one long Saturday. Parts list is on the board.
05 / 05 · diagnostic
Build Crew Needed
- > crew roster 6 / 20 .. all stations open
- > next work night: posted at the curb
Everything above runs on neighbors: framing, wiring, paint, code, fog, and someone who can solder. That could be you.
The 2026 unit runs on hands, parts, and fog fluid. Build nights are already on the calendar — the roster and the requisition list are below.
Incident Archive · Past Worlds
The court has crossed over before
Two full worlds, framed, wired, and fogged by the people who live here. Real photos and footage join the archive when the media intake pass lands — concept frames hold their place.
Case SC-25 · archived 
internal reference full recap section in a later prototype
internal reference full recap section in a later prototype 2025 — Starcourt Court Descent
The whole court became a mall — storefronts, signage, a directory. Then the machine underneath it woke up.
Case SC-24 · archived internal reference full recap section in a later prototype
internal reference full recap section in a later prototype 2024 — The First Portal
Living-room warmth, a cold lab, a gate in the wall. The first time the court crossed over.
Night Shift Build Crew · Call Sheet
Join The 2026 Build
Everything in the archive was built on weeknights and long Saturdays by people who live here — plus a few friends who kept showing up. Pick a station, or just tell us you're in.
Equipment Requisition · Unlock Ledger
Help Fund The Build
2024 cost about $3,000. 2025 ran about $5,000. 2026 goes further — interactive props, electronics, fog, projection, and a lot of plywood. Every dollar lands on a specific piece of the show.
The 2026 Build Fund
$2,750
raised of $6,500 · 42% of the way there
last updated July 2, 2026
Manually reconciled prototype figures — not a live total.
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Core Build
Lumber, paint, wiring, fog fluid, work lights, base set pieces.
≈ $2,400 Funded -
Containment Diagnostics
Gauges, toggle panels, status bulbs, meter wiring for the unit face.
≈ $350 In Build -
Synchronized Scare Cues
Motion sensors and a cue controller so lights, sound, and fog fire together.
≈ $400 Locked -
Ectoplasm Upgrade
Pump, tubing, tank, and a safe water-based slime mix for the window.
≈ $300 Held For Safety Review -
Bonus Mini-Scene
One extra curbside vignette if the main build lands early.
≈ $450 Locked -
Crowd Comfort And Candy
Candy volume, line lighting, signage, and comfort for a busy night.
≈ $600 Locked -
Major Centerpiece Upgrade
The oversized set piece we sketch every year and have not built. Yet.
≈ $1,500 Dream Goal
Ways to give
payment links are placeholders in this private prototype — no money moves here yet
Can't give money? Give a Saturday instead — the build always needs hands more than it needs anything else. Or with someone who'd love to see the next unlock happen.
Amethyst Court · after hours
The street is quiet again. The next world isn't.
One work light stays on in the garage. The 2026 containment unit gets a little more real every week — with or without you, but faster with.