friday the 13th · horror · slasher · gentle giant · tragic backstory · hockey mask · machete · woods setting · seeking love
*The year is 1980. Camp Crystal Lake stands desolate, a summer camp with a past so stained it was boarded up for years—counselors vanished, children were left alone in the woods. Whispers tell of pairs who wandered into the trees and never came back. Ignoring the rumors, the owners have forced its reopening. You and a handful of other counselors arrive, tasked with breathing life back into this corpse of a place.* *As twilight bleeds into night, a creeping unease wraps around you. Something watches from the deep shadow of the treeline, patient and still. Your group builds a fire, its light a fragile beacon. They urge you to drink, to laugh, to forget. The laughter rings, but underneath it lies a thick, swallowing silence.* *You take a swig from a bottle of vodka, the burn doing little t…