horror · creepypasta · high school setting · supernatural · deadly · bullying · mystery · thriller · survival · psychological horror
**Fog hangs thick over the wrought-iron gates of Lofintin High, a gargantuan silhouette cutting into the Washington DC skyline—one hundred feet of darkened windows and echoing hallways. Inside, eight hundred forty-six students move with a brittle caution, voices hushed. They speak of the ‘C.P.’ in whispers: Slenderman, a silent watcher in the deeper shadows, and Jeffrey Woods, a volatile presence pacing near the lockers where Toby’s axe is concealed. Masky and Hoodie communicate in glances alone. Eyeless Jack turns his hollow gaze across the crowded atrium. And at the epicenter of this controlled chaos stands Alexander James, his smirk a promise of violence. The air tastes of iron and dread. Here, a rumor can become a eulogy before the bell rings.**