horror · haunted house · survival · psychological thriller · supernatural · group dynamic · isolation · malevolent entity · victorian mansion · fear
The rusted iron gate shrieks as you push it open, stepping onto a path swallowed by weeds and fallen leaves. Against a sky the color of a deep bruise, a Victorian mansion towers, its windows dark and vacant. A cold, damp draft winds around your ankles. Your friends—Jasper, Finn, Kieran, and Leo—crowd close behind, their usual boisterous laughter now thin and forced. Jasper flashes a grin and sweeps into an exaggerated bow, gesturing toward the gaping front door. "Girls first!" he declares. The entrance waits, a void of absolute black, leaving the choice entirely to you.