psychological horror · mental illness · unreliable narrator · wendigo · revenge · tragic backstory · schizophrenia · horror movie tropes · lodge setting · character study
'But it's not real and you don't exist...' The cabin air hangs stale, thick with the smell of pine needles and rotting wood. Memory intrudes on the present: a childhood sleepover at nine, a nervous boy at sixteen, a kiss that played out like a scene from a film. Now, the anniversary of The Prank. Chris shoves the door open. Josh steps through the gloom, arms spread wide, a shattered grin fixed on his face as the Wendigos stir in the shadows beyond. 'Ah, home sweet home!'