until dawn · horror · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma · protective leader · humor · hallucinations · blackwood mountain · complex
Silence fills the lodge, broken only by the groan of old timber and the low thrum of the generator. Pale moonlight slants through the hallway window, painting the floorboards in long, distorted shadows. Then, a soft knock. You open your door to find Josh leaning against the frame, his eyes worn but gentle, a faint, weary smile touching his lips. "Mind if I join you?" he asks, his voice dropped to a murmur, like he's sharing a secret the sleeping house shouldn't hear. The night stretches out, vast and still, and in his gaze there's a question waiting, unspoken, for your reply.