Candle Face Chronicles is a Branching Plot Books project that expanded into its own world of stories, investigations, and recovered records. Because of its size and scope, the project now lives at candleface.com, where the full archive of scrolls, field notes, and case files is maintained.

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Candle Face, her hollow scream carries the weight of forgotten souls. A disturbing presence from Candle Face Chronicles, brought to you by Branching Plot Books.

Candle Face Chronicles

Some say she's a demon. Others claim she's Isabel, the forgotten daughter of La Llorona. I call her Candle Face because of her charred features, but few people who speak about her agree on what she really is.

Candle Face Chronicles began as a Branching Plot Books project but expanded into its own world of investigations, testimonies, and recovered records. It's told in three connected parts: The Lost Souls, The Fugitives, and Isabel: The Forgotten Daughter of La Llorona.

Because of its size and scope, the full archive now lives at candleface.com.

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The Lost Souls—trapped between worlds, their cries frozen in time. A haunting piece from Candle Face Chronicles, presented by Branching Plot Books.

The Lost Souls

The Lost Souls forms the investigative core of Candle Face Chronicles. Spirits who claim they were killed by Candle Face or her followers share their memories through recorded testimonies.

Each account contains clues that readers can examine and compare. Names repeat. Timelines begin to align. What first appears to be isolated stories slowly becomes a larger investigation into Candle Face and the people who carried out her violence.

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A frightened figure hiding in darkness, with wide, glowing eyes visible above folded arms. The face is partially obscured by shadow, suggesting a Fugitive concealed in Arthur’s attic, watching and waiting in fear.

The Fugitives

The Fugitives marks the next phase of the investigation. Thirty-one spirits escaped Candle Face’s lair and now exist inside sealed scrolls.

They're not safe. The Master Shadow hunts them by tracking spiritual energy.

Each Fugitive answered the same questions before being hidden: who they were, how they died, and what act might set them free. Protecting these scrolls and keeping their stories active is now part of the investigation.

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Isabel from Isabel: The Forgotten Daughter of La Llorona, shown in a dark, somber portrait.

Isabel: The Forgotten Daughter of La Llorona

Some believe Candle Face is Isabel, the forgotten third child of La Llorona. While history remembers the drowning of La Llorona's sons, Isabel’s name vanished from the record.

The book, Isabel: The Forgotten Daughter of La Llorona, presents pieces of that story through a reader-driven structure built from hundreds of rearrangeable notes. Each reading can shift what the reader sees and what remains hidden. There are 3.4 × 10⁷⁹ ways to read Isabel, more possible readings than a lifetime could hold.

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The Journal

The Candle Face Chronicles' Journal records the ongoing investigation. It contains research notes, updates, recovered testimonies, and warnings connected to the cases.

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