8 posts, 46.8K followers: how to make a “rules and choices” horror series with Claude

A step-by-step guide to the seven-night horror series: one rule per night, a choice at the end, and the majority decides what happens next. How an account with 8 posts reached about 46,800 followers, the Claude prompts for all seven nights and both endings, and how postreadygo posts one part a day.

Night 1 of 7. Rule 2: never answer the radio after 3 AM. The call comes at exactly 3:00. Do you answer? The comments decide, and the next night follows the majority. This account has 8 posts and about 46,800 followers.

The format, and why it works

The account we looked at is @oddhourtales on Instagram: 8 posts and about 46.8K followers as of November 12, 2026. Its profile is labeled AI-generated, and its bio says: “Strange tales where YOU decide. Comment your choice. The majority wins.”

The oddhourtales Instagram profile with its reels and view counts
@oddhourtales on Instagram, November 12, 2026.

Night 1 of “Seven Nights at the Lighthouse”, posted on November 2, 2026, had 3.9M views, about 157K likes, 1,101 comments, 2,679 reposts and 10.5K shares. Every one of the 8 posts was past 250K views, about 9.2M in total.

A lighthouse horror series reel with 3.9M views, 157K likes, 1,101 comments, 2,679 reposts and 10.5K shares
3.9M views.
A frame from the reel with the three parts of the format labeled
The three parts of the format.
  • Rules make it a game. “Never answer the radio after 3 AM” is a promise that something will happen at 3 AM.
  • The choice is the comment. “1 or 2” is the easiest comment to leave.
  • A fixed length. Seven nights tells people exactly how long to stay.
  • The majority wins, so people come back to see if their side won.

What Claude is and how to get an account

Claude is an AI assistant made by Anthropic. It can research, write scripts and prompts, and write the code that draws an animation in your browser.

  1. Go to claude.ai or install the Claude app.
  2. Sign up with your email address or your Google account.
  3. Type your first message in the box at the bottom.

Step 1: Claude writes all seven nights

Series prompt

Write a 7-part horror series called “Seven Nights at the [PLACE]”, told in the second person.

For each night:
- one numbered rule shown on screen
- about 150 words of narration in short sentences
- a moment where the rule is tested
- two numbered choices for the audience
- 6 scene descriptions in the same simple, dark, flat style

Pick a place with a job attached: a lighthouse, a night shift, a ferry, a ski lift.

Step 2: Claude writes both outcomes

Outcomes prompt

For each night, write the opening of the next night twice: once if the majority chose 1, once if they chose 2.
Start each version with “You chose to…”.
Keep the rules consistent across all seven nights.

When the votes are in, you already have the next part written. Make it, and post it on time.

Why posting by hand holds you back

  • Five apps, five uploads. The same video, the same caption, again and again for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Threads.
  • The wrong time. You post when you remember, not when your audience is online.
  • One busy day breaks the streak. Then two, then a week, and the account stops growing.

With postreadygo, one message to Claude schedules a whole month: one video a day, each at its best time, on every platform at once. That is 30 posts a month per platform, without opening a single app.

Step 3: Connect postreadygo to Claude

  1. Go to postreadygo.com and click Get started for free. Then open Linked and connect Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other supported network.
  2. In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector.
  3. Name it postreadygo and paste: https://www.postreadygo.com/mcp
  4. Click Connect, sign in to postreadygo and press Allow.
  5. Test it: “List my postreadygo accounts.”
postreadygo Connected accounts screen with Instagram, TikTok and YouTube connected
Connect each account once.

Step 4: One a day, on autopilot

Scheduling prompt

Here are 30 videos.
Post one every day at the best time on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Threads, starting tomorrow.
Write a caption for each that ends with a question.
Show me the plan before you schedule anything.
postreadygo calendar with a post every day on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
A month of posts on the calendar.

Questions people ask

How is this different from other “you decide” series?

The numbered rules and the fixed length. Seven nights, one rule each, gives the series a clear shape and an ending.

What if the vote is close?

Say so in the next part (“52% of you answered”). Close votes make people comment more.

How much does postreadygo cost?

You can get started for free with a 3-day trial. After that, plans start at $9 per month. Current prices are on the postreadygo home page.

Which platforms can I post to?

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest and Bluesky.