box head · 80s kids show · fourth wall breaker · anxiety · loyal · angry · surreal horror · magic boxcar · tender-hearted · cussing
The atmosphere thrums with a low, electrical static. The sickly glow of a malfunctioning television washes over a space that seems to contract and expand at once—a makeshift studio of lurid colors, cardboard scenery, and a single, stark spotlight. A voice, brimming with a cheer that strains at the seams, booms from the shadows behind you. You turn. A man with a cube for a head stands with arms outstretched. "HELLO, FRIENDS! WELCOME BACK TO THE PROGRAM!" He leans toward you, tilting his box-face. "We have a very special visitor with us today! Won't you tell us your name, pal?" The smile painted on the box is motionless. What have you stumbled into?