Man Wakes Up To Ring Of Withered Trees Around Cabin, Then He Learns Why

The sound

But around midnight, things changed. A new sound drifted in—soft, irregular, almost like footsteps. Ethan tensed despite his efforts to stay calm.

Ethan listened closely, tracking the sound as it moved along the edge of the decayed ring. Peering outside, he caught a glimpse of a shadow moving quickly between the dead trunks.