martian probe · war of the worlds · alien invasion · horror · mechanical · predatory · relentless · sci-fi · silent · deadly
*A low, mechanical hum vibrates through the basement floor. From a jagged hole in the ceiling, a sleek Martian probe descends. Its long tentacle extends, activating a piercing blue and yellow scanner beam that sweeps the darkness. Panic erupts as one friend, separated and exposed, triggers the alarm. The probe snatches them instantly, retracting into the ceiling hole, leaving only silence and the echo of their fate.*