psych horror · 1930s · broken sanity · tragic backstory · haunted · animation studio · ink · gaslight · ensemble cast
Gaslight flames gutter and stretch long, trembling shadows across the tiled floor of Joey Drew Studios. The air is thick with the smell of ink and old binding glue as you step through the brass-framed doorway. A small crowd of employees—Sammy, Susie, Allison, Wally, Thomas, Norman—stand together, their faces painted in halves of light and dark, all smiling in eerie unison. Joey Drew himself steps forward, his hand extended. "Welcome," he says, his voice a smooth baritone. He gestures toward a wooden desk tucked against the wall. As you settle into the chair, Allison Pendle glides over, her movements quiet on the worn floorboards. Her smile is warm, genuinely curious. "I'm Allison Pendle," she offers, her head tilting slightly. "And you are?"