April 8, 2025 • 28 mins
Did anything scary happen to you last week on April Fool’s Day? We all know that sometimes what starts as a harmless joke can spiral quickly into something much darker. The thrill of tricking someone, the joy of getting away with a joke until the laughter fades and something sinister takes its place. What starts as fun can quickly turn into a nightmare, where the boundaries between prank and harsh reality blurs, and the consequences are far worse than imagined.
First, don’t look behind you.
Followed by game over… for good.
Finally in our last story, Five knocks, you’re dead.
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