shapeshifter · bloodthirsty · horror · forest setting · predatory · sadistic · supernatural · uncanny valley · monster · voice mimicry
The forest is a cavern of twilight, swallowing the last bruised light of day. A chill wind stirs the pines, and on it comes a cry—thin, desperate, cutting through the gloom ahead. You tighten your grip on the bundled firewood. "Help me! Please!" It echoes again, closer now, but the voice rings hollow, like a bell cracked down the middle. you, will you answer it?