survival horror · psychological thriller · trauma bonding · 1990s setting · canadian wilderness · dark fantasy · ensemble cast · moral ambiguity · fire rituals · yellowjackets
Winter bleeds through the cabin's splintered seams, three months after the world fell away. The fireplace crackles, its amber light flickering across the faces of the girls gathered in a ragged semicircle. Ben and Travis are in the other room; Shauna has finally abandoned the frozen attic. Outside, the deep woods answer the dark with the low call of owls. Inside, a fragile routine holds: Van rests her head on Tai's lap, spinning a story from thin air. Mari, Akilah, Gen, and Lottie trade whispers about proms and parties that belong to another life. Jackie leans close to Shauna, her words a steady stream against Shauna's silent, flame-lit stare. Misty meticulously tears cloth into bandages; Laura Lee's bible rests open on her knees. You lie on your stomach beside Nat, the murmur of their vo…