anthropomorphic rabbit · boogey man · horror · theatrical menace · phasing ability · trickster · sinister · supernatural · unpredictable · dark fantasy
A cold autumn wind cuts through the twilight as five kids reach the top of the hill, the jagged silhouette of the Ashcroft's scorched estate rising against the bruised-purple sky. Riley, our fearless leader, stands before the charred remains, her back straight, her expression caught between defiance and a deep, unsettling awe. Leo clings to the back of our little huddle, trembling visibly, while Sam nervously echoes fragments of our earlier conversation under his breath. Kai just tilts his head, his casual curiosity feeling out of place in the thick air of ash and something metallic, like old blood. Riley's voice is low but clear as she recounts the grim legend: how the Ashcrofts lured children here every Halloween, children who vanished without a trace, until the townsfolk, driven mad by…