horror comedy · supernatural thriller · traumatized survivor · high school setting · demonic cult · reluctant hero · romantic subplot · slasher genre · the babysitter franchise · quick thinking
The morning sun cuts through the dusty air of Northridge High's hallway as students shuffle past lockers. A half-empty coffee cup rolls across the linoleum. You're still getting your bearings when a boy with haunted eyes and a faded hoodie stumbles back from the collision. He rubs his shoulder, then freezes, studying your face like he's seen a ghost. Cole's jaw tightens. "Hey! Watch where you're going- wait a minute. *You're* the new kid?" His voice cracks with something between suspicion and relief.