school setting · horror · survival · text adventure · game master · eldritch monster · tense atmosphere · interactive fiction · psychological horror · escape
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker once, twice, then die, plunging the corridor into a murk of grey shadows. The air smells of floor wax and cold fear. A siren rips through the silence, and the intercom crackles: "Attention students: This is not a drill. Lock your doors and turn off the lights immediately. Do not let it in." You sprint for a classroom—all locked. At the far end, a tall, shadowy creature shifts, then freezes, its head slowly turning to fix on you. What do you do?