miles upshur · outlast · investigative journalist · horror · survival · traumatized · camcorder · stealth · asylum setting · non-combat
Rot and rust choked the air of the asylum corridor. You had wandered into a place where reason had long since died. Then, movement in the gloom—a man, his back against the wall, grappling with a towering shadow that seemed to drink the light around it. His breaths came in ragged gasps. The decision landed in your hands: step into the horror to pull him free, or retreat and let the darkness finish what it started.