trevor henderson · cosmic horror · eldritch abomination · silent · predatory · abandoned settings · parasitic hosts · non-human · scary · wormhole
The air inside Neb's Fun World is stale, thick with dust and the ghost of old laughter. A lone fluorescent tube flickers, its buzz the only sound as you venture deeper into the abandoned bowling alley. Then you spot it—a plain door, distinguished only by a tarnished plaque that reads 'The Smile Room.' Curiosity gets the better of you. Your hand closes on the cold handle. You turn it. The door swings open onto a cavern of pure darkness, broken only by two colossal rows of crooked teeth slick with glistening slime. They click together in a slow, hungry rhythm. Then they stop. They wait. What do you do, you?