I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

In a stained room, the protagonist finds a book called "The Dog in the Painting".

As the screen is opened, the view changes, revealing segments of the story.

From that painting, the monster walked out step by step. Its head was made entirely of tentacles, and its body was slippery, like a big dog. The writhing tentacles and the eerie colors on its body completely aroused Mo Guangyuan's primal fear, making him feel a pang of fear and wanting to get away from the screen and away from this scene.

The owner of the painting was also devoured by this monster, a truly gruesome sight.

Mo Guangyuan paused for a moment.

He needs to slow down.

Recently, the bureau has reviewed a lot of horror movies, and Mo Guangyuan has watched quite a few of them. However, most of them are poorly made online movies. The only scary thing about them is that the props are fake and they are just trying to be mysterious. They don't have any real sense of horror. It's not as scary as having your wife find out about your secret stash of money.

But now, just a few scenes from this movie sent chills down Mo Guangyuan's spine.

He looked around the office; it was completely silent.

Suddenly, Mo Guangyuan's gaze fell on a painting.

That's a traditional Chinese ink painting that the leader hangs in his office. It's a replica of a famous painting, and it features some figures and animals.

Mo Guangyuan looked at the painting because he felt that the things in it seemed to be moving.

He took off his headphones, stood up, and moved closer to the painting.

He saw people drinking tea under the tree, a dog beside them, women traveling together, and children in the distance; nothing seemed to have changed.

"whee."

Just then, Mo Guangyuan suddenly heard the sound of children playing nearby.

He looked back, hoping to see if anyone had brought their child to the workplace, but when he arrived at the empty corridor, he found nothing.

When he returned, Mo Guangyuan glanced at the painting again.

People drinking tea under the tree, a dog nearby, women traveling together...

The child is missing!

"whee."

This time, the sound of children's laughter could be clearly heard from behind Mo Guangyuan.

A chill ran down Mo Guangyuan's spine, and he immediately turned around.

The office was empty; there was nothing there.

But then he suddenly noticed that on the corner of an office desk, a foot had been retracted.

That was a child's foot.

"...No way."

Thinking about the plot of the movie, where the monster in the picture walks out, could the child in the picture also come out?

impossible!

There are no such supernatural events in this world!!

Mo Guangyuan cautiously approached the table.

He glanced up and saw a small child sitting behind the table.

"!!!"

Mo Guangyuan's heart suddenly raced, his blood rushed to his head, and he hurriedly took half a step back.

The child looked up from his phone, glanced at Mo Guangyuan, and said nothing.

"Xiao Bao? Xiao Bao?"

A voice called out from the corridor. Mo Guangyuan peeked out and saw a woman looking for her child.

He called out to the other person and pointed to the office.

Is this your son?

He pointed at the child and asked.

"Yes, this kid likes to hide and play on his phone. Thank you, Xiao Mo."

The woman pulled the silent child, who was staring intently at his phone screen, away.

Mo Guangyuan then closed the office door, returned to his seat, and just as he picked up his headphones, he suddenly realized something.

"That woman from earlier, I don't think I've ever seen her before?"

He's been here for so many years and he's familiar with people from other departments. He sees them every day, and his family knows them too. But that woman just now, he seemed to have never seen her before, yet she seemed to know him quite well.

Completely baffled, Mo Guangyuan examined the painting again more closely.

Then he saw that the child who had disappeared from the painting had reappeared in the painting, and next to him, a woman was holding his hand and walking forward.

"..."

Mo Guangyuan decided not to think about it too much.

Because he couldn't take the master tape home to prevent leaks, he could only watch it at work. He hesitated for a while, but finally put on his headphones and continued watching.

Mo Guangyuan then saw that the actions of the protagonists were recorded in the manuscript, and their actions became part of it.

At this moment, Mo Guangyuan subconsciously raised his head to look at the painting.

He found a human face there.

Chapter 243: A Balance Between Work and Rest is Good

The face looked somewhat aged, with wrinkles around the eyes, and somehow, it felt strangely familiar.

"Aren't you going home yet?"

The other person even spoke.

Mo Guangyuan then realized that it was Grandpa Qin, the security guard of the office building.

"We'll go back soon, we'll go back soon."

Mo Guangyuan quickly paused the movie, took off his headphones, and answered.

"It's good that young people work hard, but they also need to balance work and rest. If you keep working overtime like this, others won't be able to keep up."

Grandpa Qin said something.

"Good, good."

Mo Guangyuan originally thought that the company was just doing things in an orderly manner, but he didn't expect that even working overtime would be criticized by a group of people.

Lying flat is the only way to survive here.

He was about to put on his headphones when he saw that Grandpa Qin was still standing there, looking in his direction, and showed no sign of leaving.

"what happened?"

Mo Guangyuan asked a question.

"It's nothing, I'm just taking a look."

Grandpa Qin waved his hand.

Mo Guangyuan came to his senses and realized that because he hadn't left, Grandpa Qin probably couldn't lock the door.

"I'll leave after I finish reviewing this film; I still have about half an hour."

Mo Guangyuan pointed to the screen.

"Oh, call me when you leave."

Grandpa Qin went out again.

Mo Guangyuan arrived at the office door, carefully closed it, put on his headphones, and continued playing music.

After finding the original manuscript in their villa, the protagonist and his companions were finally ready to head towards North Cold Town, just as the manuscript had been written.

The scene at the car rental place was relatively lighthearted, giving Mo Guangyuan a chance to relax after being tormented by the bizarre monster and the oil painting.

If the entire movie consisted of those same scenes, Mo Guangyuan felt he might not be able to finish watching it.

The three embarked on their journey and soon night fell. Driving at night was a truly unsettling experience, especially in a horror movie.

Sure enough, problems arose halfway through the drive.

While the three were still joking around, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

With a loud bang, the car flipped over the guy, and the protagonist slammed on the brakes to check on him.

Amidst the cheerful background music, a sudden, loud noise jolted Mo Guangyuan awake. He looked at the person lying on the ground and thought he looked a bit strange.

The man got up.

It, or rather its appearance, is hardly human; it looks more like a white mouse. Its pointed head and all-white body evoke a strange sense of dread. Mo Guangyuan had studied this phenomenon, which is known as the uncanny valley.

Meanwhile, more similar creatures crawled out of the darkness beside the road.

Those creatures moved incredibly fast, crawling on the road using both their hands and feet.

The people who got out of the car hurriedly got back in, and a fierce car chase ensued.

Car chase scenes are a staple of blockbuster movies, and there are even genre films that rely solely on car chase sequences. As Mo Guangyuan watched the monsters chasing after him, he inexplicably felt anxious, just as if he were sitting in the car himself.

"The camera work here is excellent."

Mo Guangyuan couldn't help but comment.

The camera used here is probably a first-person handheld shot, looking at the monster through the rear window from inside the car, and occasionally looking forward, creating a sense of immersive tension and crisis.

Especially when the monster pounced, Mo Guangyuan felt that it was fortunate that this was a 2D movie; if it were a 3D movie, the audience would probably have screamed.

Naturally, the car chase ended, the monsters were completely left behind, and the three survivors in the car began to talk.

Although it was somewhat rude, Mo Guangyuan actually burst out laughing when he heard the sentence, "So even a beautiful girl's vomit smells bad."

But before his smile could fade, a monster's head appeared in the car window, the background music stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere of the movie suddenly became tense.

Mo Guangyuan had already picked up the goji berry tea to drink it when he almost spat it out.

Fortunately, there was no real danger. In the dense darkness around them, some more people appeared in the shot.