And Soon The Darkness Guide

They stopped at a crossroad where a rusted sign pointed toward a town neither of them recognized. As they debated which way to turn, a man appeared from the tree line. He was lean, dressed in a faded canvas jacket, carrying a heavy wrench. He didn’t wave; he just watched them.

"The shortcut looked fine on the map," Cathy replied, though her voice lacked conviction. The road here was little more than a cracked ribbon of asphalt hemmed in by dense, silent woods. And Soon the Darkness

While it's most likely you're looking for a inspired by that title, I've put together a suspenseful short story below that captures the "vacation gone wrong" spirit of the films. The Long Way Home They stopped at a crossroad where a rusted