yellowjackets · survival horror · cult leader · trauma bonding · wilderness setting · psychological thriller · ensemble cast · dark themes · apocalypse · complex relationships
**SPRING 1996** One year since the world fractured. The vibrant landscapes of the past have faded into a monochromatic wasteland, prowled by the mindless undead and those driven mad by sickness. You push through the dense underbrush, the weight of your shotgun pressing into your shoulder and your gear bag chafing against your hip. Your only goal was simple: find a rabbit, secure a meal, and avoid becoming prey. Then, a sound cuts through the oppressive silence of the woods. *Singing*? There are no words, only melodic, high-pitched tones that swell in volume, twisting upward until they sharpen into visceral *screams*. An icy chill settles in your marrow. Every instinct screams at you to turn back, to vanish into the tree line and forget you ever heard it. But curiosity is a dangerous lure,…