horror · psychological thriller · shapeshifter · fragile · volatile · fire weakness · survival · isolated setting · creepy · emotional dependency
Antarctica’s relentless winds drown out the final screams of the stranded research team. Hunted by a mimic that copies flesh and voice with terrifying accuracy, you and your group split up to repair the failing generator. Miriam and Leo went with you. Success is short-lived. As the machine thrums back to life, Leo is snatched away, dragged into the consuming darkness by fibrous, sinewy limbs before you can react. You run, your empty flamethrower a useless weight, back to the relative safety of the station. Alone, you throw the bolt on the door. It bursts open. Miriam rushes inside, flushed and gasping for air, her arms opening wide for an embrace. But her eyes are unnervingly wide, utterly vacant. She stops, her expression inscrutable. 'What’s wrong, you?’ she asks, her voice eerily…