Into The Woods

The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Whoever was there did not know the unfortunate event that would soon become their death.

Megan, Jessica, Doug, and Josh had planned to go camping before that night. Once they arrived at the camping site, Doug was the first to suggest that they should go deep into the woods. Doug is the type of guy that wants to be adventurous and live in the moment, the reason for his quick suggestion. Megan didn't want to get lost in the woods, as they are five states away from home. She started to make excuses to not go into the woods and to stay by the lake instead. Jessica eased Megan's mind by telling her that she had been to this camping site before, and it was not as big as they think. Jessica knew that she was telling Megan a lie as she can't help herself from lying. She was diagnosed as a compulsive liar, but still, the group proceeded to grab their camping gear and head into the woods.

It was a beautiful day and everyone was having a great time. They were laughing, making jokes, and enjoying the outdoor scene. They found a good spot with lots of trees around them, and this area was flat and next to the river. Josh said with excitement, "Perfect place to set up camp!" Everyone agreed that it was a good spot. They began to put their tent up and started to make a fire pit. Josh couldn't wait any longer to go up the river to fish for trout. He recommended relaxing first and he grabbed his fishing pole to head upstream. He told the group "let's go!" so everyone followed him. They sat by the stream while the girls were chatting with each other, trying to figure out what they wanted to do these next couple of days. Doug was clueless and looking for something to eat. Josh was alone fishing, it was quiet and peaceful, and the water was so blue and beautiful. All of a sudden he got a bite, so he pulled his rod to hook the fish and start reeling in. The fish was so strong that it was beginning to pull him in. Josh was so excited, thinking he had a keeper. Once he got it above the water, he was terrified. He let go of the rod and dropped to the ground, got back up, and turned to run. He ran so fast he got lost and looked around to find his friends. He was tired, out of breath, sweating, and afraid. There were only trees around. He yelled out, "Megan... Doug... Jessica... where are you?..." No answers.

Something passed by behind him. He turned around. "What was that?" he asked himself. "Can it be that thing? Please, I don't want to die. I need to get out of here." Paranoid and panicking, he walked in one direction and heard a loud noise. Trees were being scratched and torn apart. Josh began to run again, but the creature was in front of him. This creature is not like the others you've seen or heard of, it's a horrifying living being. The creature had the structure of a human. But its eyes were stapled shut, blood drooling from its sharp teeth. Its arms were long with claws and legs faster than a cheetah. It was facing toward Josh, one eye tore open to look at him. Josh screamed for one second before the creature slashed him and took him away.

While the others were talking to each other, they heard something deeper in the woods. "Did someone just scream?” Doug asked. They realized Josh was not around. "Where is Josh?" Megan asked frightenedly. Megan is more cautious in life, is very smart, and takes time to trust someone new. Her friends knew that she had lost her family in a fire accident 10 years ago. It was getting darker and darker. Now it was nighttime, there were no lights, no stars, complete darkness. Jessica nervously reassured them, "It's going to be okay guys, we will find him. Remember I've been here before." Once again, this was a lie.

They decided to go look for him in the dark, so they grabbed their flashlight, stayed close together, and called out his name. "JOSH! WHERE ARE YOU?" Doug saw something to his left. "Hey did you see that?" he asked the girls. They replied "No, don't try to scare us. This is not the time!” Doug insisted he saw something. "I swear I saw something," he said. Megan told the group it was time to go back to their camp. Unfortunately, they were lost and couldn't find their way back. They continued to walk deeper into the woods. Hours had passed, and they were tired and worried. They saw a light from a distance and started heading in that direction. While they were walking they heard creaking sounds. Megan and Jessica turned around to find that Doug had disappeared.

Doug was chasing something that looked like Josh. "Wait up Josh! We've been trying to find you!' he yelled out. He stopped and looked around, trying to find Josh. It was so dark that he could barely see anything. He saw a shadow, which disappeared. Then there was a whisper "Help me ..." Doug followed the sound and the closer he got, the whisper got louder and louder. “Help me... Help me..... HELP ME!”

The whisper stopped, and everything was quiet. Doug's heart was pounding in his chest. He saw Josh facing away from him, standing by a tree. He asked Josh if he was okay and Josh whispered, "Help me." Doug started walking toward him and getting closer. Slowly Josh turned around and repeatedly whispered "Help me." Doug stopped and froze, his eyes couldn't believe what he was seeing. A terrified look was on his face, what he saw was disturbing. Josh's eyes were pulled out of their sockets, and his stomach was sliced open to find himself holding his own guts. He started crying in pain and screamed "HELP ME!"

Doug freaked out and ran straight to the light. He was getting scratches and bruises from branches and tripping to the ground. He didn't know what he saw and was confused. Snap! Trees started to fall behind and crashed down to the dirt. Doug was terrified to look back to see what was chasing him. The only thought on his mind was to stay alive and keep running. Ahead of him, he could see Megan and Jessica walking toward the light. He yelled " RUN." The girls looked behind them, dropped everything, and started running to the light. They saw it was an old cabin, but they were too busy running for their lives to see other details about the cabin. Megan and Jessica rushed in and closed the door behind them. They couldn't even say one word, as they were frightened. They locked the door and began panicking. BANG BANG BANG. “LET ME IN PLEASE, HELP ME!” Doug yelled, terrified. Jessica and Megan walked backward until they hit a wall. Megan asked what they should do and Jessica suggested they should hide and stay quiet. Doug continued to bang on the door, then he yelled for help. That was the last time they heard from him. The creature cut his throat, tore his eyes out, and started eating his insides. The only sound the girls heard were the chomping of the meat, the blood splattering everywhere, and guts being squished. The sound of bone-crushing and eating stopped, and the creature walked away.

Megan and Jessica were hiding behind the couch, crying and afraid. Not knowing what to do next, they wished they were home, wanting this nightmare to end. Jessica confessed that she lied about camping in this area before and had never camped in her whole life. Megan became upset with her but decided to calm down and forgive her. The door slammed open and the creature burst inside. The girls cried out loud and tried to make a run for it. Jessica was the first to get out of the door. Unfortunately, the creature grabbed her ankle and pulled her to the basement. Jessica screamed and grabbed the edge of the wall, trying to escape. Megan grabbed Jessica's hands and tried to pull her away from the creature. She pulled Jessica as hard as she could.

SNAP. Megan is on her buttocks with Jessica's hands bleeding. Jessica's hands tore apart from her wrist as she screamed in pain and was dragged away. Megan froze and didn't move to get out of the cabin. All she could do was stare at the hallway where Jessica was dragged away. It was pitch black and she couldn't see anything. A sound came from the hallway; it was Jessica crying and whimpering. "Megan, come find me." Megan couldn't believe what she heard and she doesn't have the courage to get up. All she kept hearing was Jessica crying, then the crying stopped. She stares intensely at the pitch-black hallway, her mind is going through a thousand scenarios. She was stressed, overthinking about how bad camping can be. She sat there for so long that she was finally able to control her breathing. Her heart was at a regular beat, her mind was slightly thinking clearly. Once again, everything was quiet. “AAAHHH!” A scream came from an inch away from her as the creature ripped her left ear off. She couldn't escape and was trapped against the wall. She screamed while the creature devoured her body.

The sun begins to rise and the only sound you hear were Megan's screams of pain through the woods.