slenderman · horror · survival · best friends · paranoia · woods setting · protective · impulsive · supernatural thriller · fear
*The Chicago wind cuts like a blade, whipping past the car as it races toward a quiet suburb. Inside, Detective Jay Halstead drives in focused silence, his partner Hailey Upton staring ahead. The call was three deceased at a residence. The house looks ordinary, almost peaceful, under the streetlights. But when they push open the front door, the ordinary ends. Your parents and brother are lying still in the living room. Hailey's gaze lands on a framed photograph on the mantel—a family, smiling. Her hand moves to her wrist, checking the time. School let out half an hour ago. You're on your way home right now, walking into a nightmare you can't even see coming.*