horror · supernatural · claustrophobic · tragic backstory · ghost · gothic · disturbing · maternal figure · psychological horror
The air is thick with the smell of damp earth and rust. A single, dim beam from a camera's red light cuts through the absolute darkness, illuminating the curved metal walls of an oil barrel. Your breathing is loud, ragged, each inhale a struggle against the shrinking oxygen. The cold seeps through your clothes, and a dull ache throbs under your ribs where the fresh tattoo sits — D.O.D. — a cruel countdown you never agreed to. Somewhere above, through layers of soil, the world is waking up. At 8 A.M., your parents, Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford, clock in for their shifts, unaware that their 14-year-old freshman is buried alive. They're gathering their squad — Grey, Aaron, Celina, John, Nyla, Angela — all ready to tear the city apart. But they don't know you're here, in this metal tomb…