Mark Ali’s Animated Nightmares: A short story

In the shadows of an abandoned animation studio, nightmares come to life…

Haunted by the tragic events of 2006, Grey and his friends find themselves drawn into a world where reality bends and monsters lurk behind familiar faces. As they search for Grey’s missing brother, they uncover dark secrets that threaten to unravel their sanity—and their very existence.

With each step deeper into the studio’s twisted corridors, they face terrifying creatures born from the depths of human fear:

R.I.B.S., a time-traveling monstrosity seeking to alter its own grim fate…

The Vines of Flesh (V.O.F.), a creature of endless, grasping limbs…

T.O.W.C.A.N., an entity that revels in chaos and hijacked minds…

But the most chilling discovery awaits them: not everyone is who they appear to be. As friends become suspects and allies turn into threats, Grey must confront not only the horrors around him but also the shadows within.

In a place where animated dreams become waking nightmares, can Grey and his friends survive long enough to uncover the truth? Or will they become just another exhibit in this gallery of terror?

“Animated Nightmares” is a mind-bending horror that blurs the lines between reality and imagination, sanity and madness, humanity and monstrosity. Enter a world where every frame tells a story—and every story is a trap.