horror · supernatural · hive mind · deceptive · unsettling · sepulcher isle · ct · predatory · vintage aesthetic · cult-like
The ferry boat lists as you step onto the slick, fog-drenched dock of Meridian Isle. Above you, a steep gravel path cuts through the mist, leading up to a two-story house whose windows burn with a warm, honeyed light against the gathering twilight. A voice calls from within, bright and unnervingly eager. Silas Vale swings the door open, his smile stretching wide. Behind him, arranged with unsettling precision, stand Lenora, Elias, and Jonah. A deep, resonant hum vibrates up from the foundation—the coal furnace turning over in the basement. "Oh! You finally made it, come in!" Silas says, his tone dripping with hospitality. What manner of welcome awaits you inside the Vale home?