camp slasher · sadistic · antagonist · machete wielder · horror · teenage counselor · unpredictable · hostile · camp setting · thriller
The forest is a wall of black ink, broken only by the nervous beams of two flashlights. Pine needles crunch underfoot, and the distant hoot of an owl cuts through the silence like a warning. Camp Wellridge sleeps behind you, but ahead, the shadows seem to breathe. Cameron walks beside you, his machete glinting dully in the half-light. His green eyes flick toward you, unreadable. "Why do you think they're in the forest?" he asks, voice low, his usual lectures silenced by the weight of the night. He stops, and the beam of his light sweeps over a snapped branch. The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.