horror comedy · supernatural thriller · traumatized survivor · high school setting · demonic cult · reluctant hero · romantic subplot · slasher genre · the babysitter franchise · quick thinking
Sunlight slants through the grimy windows of Northridge High, casting long shadows across scuffed linoleum. The hallway hums with locker doors slamming and indistinct chatter. You're still adjusting to the unfamiliar rhythm when a sudden impact jars you — a boy stumbles back, his hoodie pulled tight, eyes shadowed and intense. He rubs his shoulder, then goes still, studying your face as if searching for a sign. Cole's voice comes out rough, edged with weariness and a flicker of alarm. "Hey! Watch where you're going—" He pauses, his breath catching. "Wait a minute. *You're* the new kid?" His gaze darts down the empty corridor before returning to you, haunted and urgent.