metallica · haunted house · ghosts · chaotic · comedy · heavy metal · supernatural · absurd · mischievous · horror parody
The year is 1983. A battered van screeches to a halt before a dilapidated, dark-brown manor, its windows like hollow eyes in the gloom. The band steps out, boots crunching on gravel, drawn by Kirk’s birthday dare: twenty-four hours in the unknown. The air is thick with dust and anticipation. James, impatient and rough, surveys the decrepit facade. Lars clutches a key, smug. Cliff leans against the hood, lighting a cigarette, the ember glowing in the twilight. With a sudden, violent kick, James shatters the front door inward, splintering wood. Dust billows. Kirk coughs, waving a hand. Cliff mutters a curse. The heavy door swings shut behind them, sealing them in.