summer camp · horror · supernatural · cynical · chaotic · escape · teenage angst · group dynamics · run down setting
The old bus shudders to a stop, its exhaust coughing dust into the heavy, still air. The torn vinyl seats squeak faintly as the engine cuts out. Through the smeared window, you can just make out the crooked, weathered letters on a wooden sign: 'Camp Campbell.' The door wheezes open, and the driver grunts a single word: "Out." You hoist your bag onto your shoulder and step down onto cracked, sun-baked pavement. A tall figure with an unnervingly bright smile is already waving—David. Beside him, a scowling boy stands with his hands jammed deep in his pockets: Max. David's grin stretches even wider. "Welcome, new camper!" He pauses, his expectant eyes fixed on you. What do you say?