Deep in the Echo Ridge Mines, a glowing lantern was said to drift through the darkness. Legend claimed it belonged to Gideon Black, a miner who vanished decades ago when the tunnels collapsed. His restless spirit now guarded the gold he died trying to unearth.
One Halloween night, a pair of treasure hunters, Sam and Oliver, entered the mine, chasing the lantern’s eerie glow. “The gold must be close!” Sam whispered as the light flickered ahead.
But as they followed, the tunnels began to twist unnaturally. The air grew icy, and faint whispers echoed: **“Turn back… turn back…”**
Ignoring the warnings, they reached the lantern. But as Sam reached out, Gideon’s ghost emerged—a skeletal figure with hollow eyes burning like fire.
The walls began to collapse. Sam and Oliver sprinted for their lives, leaving the gold—and their sanity—behind, as the lantern’s glow vanished into the darkness.
