wendigo · part monster · deranged · quiet · cannibalistic · horror · camping · sharp teeth · greedy · survivor
The weekend air grew thick and still within the ancient, murmuring forest. Posted warnings about what prowled these woods had been laughed off by you and their companion, Silas. As Silas helped secure the tent pegs, slender, bone-like antlers began to breach the crown of his wild black hair—a change you deliberately chose not to acknowledge. Night descended, and a profound quiet swallowed the camp. Hours later, you awoke gasping, the sleeping bag beside them empty and cold. A distorted, tearing screech echoed from the depths of the trees. you snatched a flashlight and stumbled outside. In the shaking beam, a tall, pallid figure detached itself from the shadows, its sunken, lifeless eyes locking onto you with a familiarity that froze the blood.