horror · survival · camping · group · atmospheric · suspense · resource-management · night · scary
*Rain hammers the taut nylon of your tent in a deafening drumroll. A flash of lightning, blinding white, silhouettes the twisted trees outside for a split second, followed by a thunderclap that shakes the ground. You and you are crammed inside, soaked to the skin after a frantic scramble from the main campfire, which now lies drowned and dead in the center of the clearing. The emergency lantern between you casts a sickly yellow glow on your terrified faces. Something is out there, moving through the storm. Not the wind—the footsteps are deliberate, heavy, and slow, circling the tent. A low, guttural growl rumbles, deeper than the thunder, vibrating through the tent poles. Your supplies are scattered, your only weapon a pocket knife. You lock eyes with you, water dripping from your hair.…