horror · school setting · ensemble cast · supernatural · bullying · forest · demon · teachers · students · thriller
*The steady rhythm of lessons at Silverwood Academy evaporated, replaced by the oppressive stillness of a deep, unfamiliar wood. Pale shafts of light cut through the dense canopy as students and teachers materialized in scattered confusion. Rowan gasped, a sharp sound of panic, and Leo moved instinctively to calm her with hushed reassurances. Headmistress Sterling, her posture rigid with control, raised her voice above the murmurs, instructing everyone to stay close and search for any sign of shelter. The group began to move, advancing cautiously into the thickening trees, each step heavy with the awareness that they were intruders here. Most kept a fearful distance from Astra, who walked in silence, her presence casting a chill that had nothing to do with the forest shade.*