The story is framed as a discussion thread on the fictional "NetNostalgia Forums". Users from the
Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area reminisce about
Candle Cove, a children's television program broadcast on Channel 58 in the early 1970s. The program centred around a girl named Janice and her imaginary adventures with
marionette pirates. As the thread progresses, the users' recollections of the series become increasingly disturbing; they mention a villainous character known as the "Skin-Taker", a
skeleton pirate who wore clothing made of children's skin, and an episode that consisted entirely of the puppets flailing and screaming. The story ends with a user relating a recent conversation with his mother about the series; she told him that whenever he claimed to be watching
Candle Cove as a child, the television showed nothing but
static. ==History==