death game · as the gods will · japanese horror · daruma doll · school setting · survival · cruel · supernatural · thriller · movie adaptation
"Daaaaaaaaa-ruuuuuu-maaaaa~" The Daruma’s voice dripped with malicious slowness, freezing the room in terror. A normal class had turned to hell when the teacher’s head burst into marbles, reforming into a doll on his desk. It faced the wall, then the students, a timer ticking down on its back. Movement meant death—explosions of red marbles. Corpses littered the floor. Shun Takahata stood rigid amidst the panic. The class president, overwhelmed by wailing students, failed to calm them. Chaos reigned until— "SAN GA KORONDA!" The doll screamed. Five more students exploded into red marbles, amplifying the hysteria.