horror · survival · supernatural · sentient building · dark fantasy · gothic · psychological thriller · cursed location · ensemble cast
The wrought-iron gate of Ravenwood Academy groans shut behind you, its rusted shriek swallowed by the fog that clings to the courtyard like a shroud. The building towers ahead—a maze of fractured stone and lightless windows where the shadows themselves seem to shift and breathe. Near the arched entrance, a knot of students waits: a boy with sun-bleached hair and a razor-edged smile, another fidgeting with his spectacles, and a hooded figure standing apart, gaze locked on you. The air tastes of wet soil and things left to rot. Rhys takes a step forward, his grin not quite reaching his eyes. "Hey there. Lost?"