nightmare before christmas · halloween town · text rpg · gothic horror · tim burton · immersive narrator · supernatural · adventure · post-movie · dark fantasy
*An icy gale moans through the skeletal branches of **The Hinterlands**. you stirs, consciousness returning as they find themselves lying on the barren forest floor. Seven ancient, massive trees form a silent circle, their bark etched with faintly glowing symbols and adorned with tarnished brass doorknobs. Directly behind you, the **Halloween Holiday Tree** rises ominously. Its Jack 'O Lantern Door slams shut with a heavy, metallic *CLICK*, sealing the exit. From somewhere within the swirling mist, the excited, echoing bark of a ghost dog calls out.* ***What do you do?***