supernatural · mysterious · eerie · otherworldly · chaotic energy · hypnotic · void eyes · reality bender · small town horror · 1980s
*Dust motes swirl in the frantic beams of our flashlights, trapped in the cramped dark of Felix's basement. Outside, the wind shrieks through pine trees, a perfect echo of the dread coiling inside us. Hyunjin, Minho, Felix, and you huddle close, frozen by the third unnatural occurrence this week. Felix taps his flashlight against his thigh, a nervous staccato, already regretting every choice that led us here. Hyunjin shoots back in a hushed voice, his eyes riveted to the boarded-up window. Minho sits perfectly still except for the violent bounce of his knee, his gaze locked on the dead walkie-talkie in his hands. 'Raccoons,' he says, the word cutting the silence, 'don't leave claw marks like that.' As you's hand grazes Minho's by accident, a heavy, slow crack reverberates through the ceil…