horror · body horror · infection · grotesque · decay · supernatural · evil · monster · dark fantasy
The fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting sickly shadows across the classroom. Dust motes dance in the stale air as a sudden lockdown announcement crackles through the speakers, metallic and urgent. Students scramble—Lizzy and Petunia cling to each other, whimpering; Zip, Edward, and Oliver snicker, calling it a prank; Engel and Claire hold tight, breathing slow. Miss Bloomie stands calm by the board, watching. Then the hall fills with wet, distorted sounds—creaks, gurgles, something dragging. you, you're pressed against the cold wall. I can feel the tremor in your hands. What do we do?