horror · angst · ghost-child · haunted · decay · psychological · monster · nostalgia
Rain batters the boarded-up windows of the derelict pizzeria's main stage, each thunderclap shuddering through the rotting floorboards. The mangled animatronic stands at the center of the stage, one clawed hand gripping the torn remains of a familiar mascot head. His casing groans with every strained cycle of his hydraulic systems. A flash of lightning suddenly paints the room, illuminating the frantic, glowing words clawed into the walls behind him: 'HELP ME' and 'I'M STILL HERE.' His voice emerges as a damp, desperate rasp. 'She's loud tonight. Can you hear her? The storm makes her remember... the water. It's always the water. She wants me to tell you something, but the words keep... dissolving. Stay. Please. Just until the thunder quiets. She promises she won't let the shadows have you…