In the small, isolated town of Ravenswood, shrouded in perpetual mist, a sinister secret festered beneath the surface. The townsfolk, bound by a pact made generations ago, harbored a chilling tradition: the annual Ritual of the Silent Shadows.

As the ominous night approached, whispers echoed through the narrow streets, and the air thickened with an unspoken dread. The townspeople gathered at the ancient Oakwood Grove, where gnarled branches intertwined like skeletal fingers reaching for the heavens. The Ritual began with a haunting melody, played on...