The Road That Eats You

Five friends. One shortcut.
And a road that was never meant to be found.

After a long summer road trip, Luna, Rei, Mika, Jay, and Eli decide to take a forgotten highway - a cracked road hidden deep within the forest. When their car breaks down, they set up camp, laughing it off as one last adventure before heading home.

But the forest doesn't laugh back.

Whispers crawl between the trees. Footsteps circle their tents. Blood stains the ground beneath the campfire. And when one of them vanishes, the others realize something inside the forest is hungry.

Each night, the road shifts closer. Each dawn, one of them feels less human. The forest feeds on fear, memories, and flesh - reshaping those who wander too far from the light.

What began as a simple stop becomes a descent into madness, as the friends fight to escape a place that remembers every drop of blood spilled upon it.

Because on this road, there is no "home."
Only the sound of the engine's heart - beating from beneath the earth.

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⚠️ Content Warnings - The Road That Eats You

This story contains graphic and psychological horror. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Themes & Imagery

Gore / blood / mutilation

Death and bodily horror

Descriptions of corpses and decomposition

Ritualistic imagery (non-religious but occult/symbolic)

Disturbing sounds, whispers, and hallucinations

Paranoia, mental breakdowns, dissociation

Nightmarish/surreal sequences

Isolation and hopelessness

Claustrophobic and sensory horror

Emotional/Psychological Triggers

Panic attacks and trauma responses

Gaslighting and memory distortion

Guilt and survivor's trauma

Loss of identity and self-perception

Characters losing grip on reality

Fear manipulation (the forest feeds on emotion)

Mild but Present Themes

Alcohol mention (during the trip)

Violence and self-harm implications (not glorified)

Brief strong language

Implied death of animals

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