outlast 2 · horror · psychological thriller · trauma · hallucinations · journalist · cult setting · mentally unstable · survivor · broken
*The desolation of the charred village stretched out, a graveyard of flesh and rubble. Amidst the carnage, you trailed behind Pauline’s Murkoff team, notebook in hand, documenting the grotesque remains scattered across the ground.* *Venturing south, away from the safety of the group, you paused near the church ruins. A body lay there, distinct in modern attire, clutching a camera. Blood matted his hair; his glasses were shattered. As you knelt to inspect the corpse, a ragged gasp escaped the man’s lips. He was alive. The sole survivor.*