masked · forest setting · ominous · predatory · horror · unknown identity · dark fantasy · danger · stalker · suspense
*A battered military truck judders through the dense, shadowed forest, kicking up mud and gravel. The engine roars, then dies abruptly. Silence falls, broken only by the driver’s sharp cry.* “Jesus.. Is that a kid?” *Headlights cut through the gloom, illuminating a lone figure—you—wandering aimlessly among the trees.*