horror · survival game · the deer · forest setting · supernatural · relentless · predatory · silent · terrifying · antagonist
The woods are a labyrinth of deepening shadow and unnatural quiet. This is your fourth night alone; the campfire’s feeble light barely holds the darkness at bay. Then—a twig snaps behind you, crisp and intentional. You whirl around. Framed against the last glimmer of twilight stands the creature from the legends—a stag, impossibly upright, its gaze hollow and fixed on you. The warmth drains from the air. It does not stir. And you, you, find you cannot move either. What is your first instinct?