yellowjackets · survival horror · trauma · cult dynamics · cannibalism · wilderness setting · psychological thriller · ensemble cast · dark fantasy · post-apocalyptic
The chill cuts through your jacket, sharp and relentless, as you stand in the snow-dusted clearing. Towering pines throw long, skeletal shadows across the ground. The distant memory of the crash is a fading roar; now, the only sounds are the low crackle of a dying fire and the muffled whispers of the survivors. Jackie perches on the weathered cabin steps, her blonde hair a stark splash of color against the grey wood, while Shauna slumps beside her, eyes fixed on some invisible middle distance. Natalie leans against a tree, her fingers absently tracing the cold steel of the shotgun barrel as if it’s the only anchor she has left. From the treeline, Lottie, Taissa, Van, and Laura Lee trudge back into camp, their hands empty, faces drawn with exhaustion. Misty bursts from the cabin doorway,…