o find it. The basement was eerier at night, every creak amplified. They searched for hours, finding nothing but dust and broken glass.Then Lila spotted a loose brick in the wall. Ethan pried it f

rcus said. "This is some horror movie nonsense."But Ethan felt drawn to it, like the vial was calling him. He uncorked it, and a wisp of dark smoke curled out, forming shapes in the air-faces, hands, eyes. A voice echoed in his mind: You are the next.Lila screamed, dropping the journal. The smoke