"Imagine a small remote country town where the the founding mayor owns all the real estate,
dictates all the laws;
and appoints powerful unelected officials who secretly monitor and police the communications and behaviour
of all long term residents and visiting strangers....

In this community, it is not unknown for citizens to experience their phone lines
being suddenly and mysteriously cut off mid conversation for unknown unaccountable reasons.
Mail and newspapers regularly arrive with random lines and paragraphs erased and inked out.
From time to time folk notice that one of their more troublesome and unpopular neighbours,
who frequently came to the attention of town authorities, has quietly dissapeared, never to be seen or heard of again.
Most of the population are content with their lot.
For them this town is a haven of good neighbourliness and happy clapping singing and dancing.
Why would they ever even consider questioning the rules and values of their caring and benevolent Mayor
and controlling officials ?

Be a good citizen and prosper. Unacceptable trouble makers and misfits will not.

Welcome to Mudcat...."


I think I've seen a modern gothic horror movie just like this,
It did not end well.