Dark Christmas

You and your brother, Chase, were driving to Belfrost when you picked up Lena. She was terrified: her mother had gone to the Turning Road—a cursed place where, rumor has it, the dead are raised. A freak snowstorm had hit the town. An old man in the store was raving about "snow monsters." You fled, taking Brendan, Howard, and Henry with you; Cassie and Sarah joined the group.

The girls were kidnapped by shadows at the mall, but Chase rescued them, displaying his mercenary skills. It turned out he and his partner, Blaine, were former soldiers of fortune. The escape had cost lives: Sarah, Henry, and Howard were killed. In the library, Chase learned the terrible price of closing the road—the sacrifice of a loved one. He was ready to die, but the ritual was disrupted: a blizzard claimed Evan, Ellie, and Brendan.

A year later, your search led you to Siberia. With the help of the scientist Volkov and an ancient ritual, you penetrated the "underside" of the world. This was the mirrored Belfrost, inhabited by "Snowballs"—frozen, imitation figures. Chase and Blaine decided to dissect one of them, Harold, in the store's back room. Instead of a scream, the creature vibrated and passed through the wall. Outside, hundreds of figures stared at you. Suddenly, a silhouette emerged from the darkness of the hall. Chase delivered a crushing blow to the head. The fallen figure turned out to be Brendan, who had disappeared a year ago. Bobby: Oh shit... It's Brendan!