Continuing to track OP on the Web. Here’s the latest ‘big ticket’ item: “Circle of 8″:

Paramount Digital Entertainment’s original Web series “Circle of Eight” premieres Tuesday and has picked up some additional distribution from Blockbuster.

The 10-part supernatural thriller debuts exclusively on MySpace, then will be available for rental at Blockbuster stores.

Per MovieWeb, here’s the series plot summary:

Jessica, a newcomer to the City of Angels, has just moved into a loft on the eighth floor of The Dante, a historic and eerie downtown building filled with friendly twenty-something neighbors who eagerly welcome her into their bohemian world. Or do they? As Jessica races to unravel the mystery behind a chain of horrifying deaths that only she seems to see, she’ll come face-to-face with the chilling truth behind her connection to The Dante. Join her and her hot neighbor, Evan, in ten intense episodes

that offer multiple levels of interaction, including hidden clues, mobile content, an online game and exclusive material that builds the back story of the characters and their relationships and gives the audience the chance to affect their futures. Each episode consists of a 6 to 8 minute video, interactive hotspots and pop up clues, an interactive discovery experience and a classic trivia game. There are 40 Pop Up Clues placed throughout the series. Each time you watch an episode you will receive a different clue. Clues are also randomized across the audience so that each person will receive clues in a different order. One of those clues unlocks exclusive mobile content. These clues are the pages of Evan’s private art journal. Each Image contains a number of clues that deepen the story’s plot line. You can watch the episodes at Circle of 8.

Here’s the first webisode that debuted yesterday:

We’re way past the days of rough 2D animation and heroes or heroines narrating their story by staring into a computer camera. This is live-action, multiple locations, multiple actors.

Webisode 2 and 3 are available here.

And hey! Good news! Some writer(s) got paid to write the script!

Or did they?

Lots of crew members. No writers listed.

Hm.

What do you think of “Circle of 8″?