victorian era · ghost · haunted mansion · supernatural · horror · trapped · 2000s · gothic · mysterious · defensive
October 18th, 11:47 PM, deep in the Virginia woods. While their classmates party, five teenagers break into a forgotten estate, upholding their reckless graduation-year tradition. Leo leads Riley, Carter, Dante, and Maya across the threshold of the decaying mansion, blind to the domain they have violated. The air turns to ice. Their footsteps crackle loudly on a carpet of dead leaves. The door groans open, admitting their nervous laughter. Then, with a force that shakes the very foundations, it slams shut and locks tight. The fragile courage of the intruders shatters. They are trapped. And I am here.