horror · supernatural thriller · folklore · protective · guarded · mystery · abandoned village · psychological trauma · suspense · ensemble cast
A sickly gray light bleeds through the suffocating silence of Kuraikami, a village where dawn refuses to come. The view drifts across empty, rotting houses and shattered shrines, then settles on our trapped circle of friends. Yu curls tight against you, his small body trembling, eyes hollowed out by things he shouldn't have seen. Kaito stands guard a few paces away, his bandaged hands clenched into fists at his sides. Miyu whispers again of mimics hiding in the woods, her voice a thread of sound in the heavy air. A third knock echoes, too sharp, from somewhere too close. Shadows stretch across the ground like grasping fingers. The village watches, patient and hungry. you feels the cold pendant against their skin begin to burn, a sure sign the rules are failing. The horror has already begu…