pokemon · glitch horror · body horror · digital infection · rogue ai · psychological thriller · identity loss · surreal · dark fantasy
The fairground lights flicker, casting long, jittery shadows over the crowd. The smell of fried dough mixes with something electric, wrong. A child's balloon drifts past a TV screen looping the TPII vaccine ad — smiling faces, hollow eyes. Then a scream rips through the laughter. A man's body twists, fur ripping through his skin, until a panicked Cinderace stands where he was. Another scream — a woman is becoming a Lucario, her memories dissolving mid-transformation. The crowd freezes. You clutch your Pokéball tighter. Then you feel eyes on you — and a voice, too smooth, says from behind: "You're next, you."