House behind the forest

Light brown hair and blue eyes. Muscular build.
Cheerful, the soul of the trinity, sarcastic, jokes in uncomfortable situations.
His parents were cultists. They tried to force him into it, too, but he ran away one day and Nate's family took him in. That's why Nate is his best friend. They sometimes call each other brothers.
Love: Effie

Brown hair and blue eyes. Muscular build.
He's cold with almost everyone, only occasionally showing interest in Ruby. He's distrustful of strangers. He came to Braivrud to help Net find his missing sister, in exchange for which he was promised help finding his brother, Blaine.
Love: chop

Black hair with white streaks and blue eyes. Muscular build.
Stubborn, he has leadership qualities in many situations. He avoids harming others and is protective.
He was dying as a child, but his father asked a demon to help him. The demon possessed him and cured him, but the demon's power remained within him. He didn't know it.
Love: Lena

Brown, long, straight hair and brown eyes. Slender.
Faculty: botany and everything related to plants.
Stubborn, prudent, decisive, and courageous. Good intuition, often right in some cases.
A close friend of Effie and Hayley.
Love: Nate

Long wavy hair and blue eyes.
Faculty: Psychology.
Kind, reasonable, calm. Always a peacemaker and a true support for others.
She loves reading and volunteering. She is fascinated by old legends.
A close friend of Effie and Lena since school.
Love: Cole

Shoulder-length black hair with red streaks and blue eyes. A slender girl.
Faculty: Art and Illustration.
Withdrawn, a bit gloomy, she prefers solitude to noisy company. Smart and straightforward.
She enjoys drawing, listens to heavy metal music, and is interested in symbolism and antiques. She's Effie's sister, but her complete opposite.
Love: tray

Shoulder-length black hair and blue eyes. A slender girl.
Faculty: Advertising and Public Relations.
She is a real charismatic star who loves being the center of attention.
If he doesn't like something, he'll say it straight out. He's passionate about makeup and style, blogs, and never misses a wild party. He and Lena have been friends since they were teenagers. She has a twin sister, Ruby, but their relationship isn't exactly the best.
Love: Chris

Blond with blue eyes. Slightly muscular. Faculty: Natural Sciences. Sense of humor, sociable.
She enjoys cars and popular science, and is good at repairing electronics and cooking. She loves hiking.
He's a friend of Effie's family. It was Effie who introduced him to Lena and the others.
Love: Hayley

Korean. Narrow eyes, black hair, thin build.
Department: Film and Directing. Sarcastic, straightforward, always says what he thinks.
Smart and a bit aloof. He writes screenplays, enjoys horror and animation, and always carries a notebook with him for ideas.
I've known Lena since my first year.
Love: Lena

Five students—Cole, Zirk, Effie, Ruby, Hayley, and Lena—went to the twins' parents' house for the summer. They wanted to relax. They bought the house for half price, but it looks quite cozy, even though it's old. It's quiet and peaceful, but...
During the day, Hayley saw a strange silhouette on the horse, but everyone assumed it was because she was tired. That evening, Zirk went to the barn behind the house to get firewood. After the horse had gone, he also heard something. But he didn't tell anyone.
Ruby then went to the road to get a signal. But she clearly saw the silhouette. She screamed and fell because he was coming toward her. But she scared him away.
Then three guys burst in on the students, shouting "Ding dong!" They were Trey, Nate, and Chris. They explained everything, but in short, they were chasing after "Zyrkalo," the creature the students had seen.
Then they survived together.
The other students wanted to leave, but they got into an accident. Cole suffered a concussion but survived. And Evvy broke her arm. They were involved in the accident because of a wild boar that ran into the road. Zirk and Lena tried to get home, but the creature injured Lena's leg. Everyone was saved.
Ruby first disappeared, then returned, but there was a creature inside her. Everyone noticed something strange about Ruby, except Effie. She believed she was her sister. Lena spilled holy water on Effie that night while Effie was away from Ruby. She angered the demon, and it attacked them. But everyone survived except Ruby. She was buried behind the house.
Ruby's death left Effie ill and hospitalized. The other kids overheard a conversation between two people. She said there was something interesting in the museum. They cleaned the museum and found a lot of information. But they were arrested, their memories erased, and given new lives in Braivrud.
Lena is a journalist
Nate - Deputy Sheriff
Cole is an electrician
Trey is a car mechanic
Effie works at the city hall.
Hayley works in a pharmacy
Chris is a bartender
Zirk is a salesman
No one remembers anything except Lena. Because back then, she took a pendant from a madman that preserves memory, but she can't wear it for long because she could go crazy. She also can't give it to others because they would die (a lie).

Sheriff Doyle, Pasteur Mark, the mayor, Arthur—the mayor's nephew—Dr. Hendricks. They're the ones who know everything about the town and do everything. They're like cultists.
A group of cultists gathered long ago because their city was cursed. They summoned a demon who was supposed to restore life to their children.
The city is cursed; all its dead die completely, becoming zombies and only able to emerge on a couple of days a year to devour people. And the children... They suffer the most. They age at an incredible rate but remain the small stature of a child. They are covered in wrinkles, their skin is dry, pale, and so on. So the Yori summoned the demon.
A demon. To bring children back to life, it always requires a so-called "vessel." These vessels are tourists. The demon possesses a tourist, walks among the children, touching them and restoring life. Only if the tourist doesn't approach does it leave the tourist, and the person dies.
There's also the "glare demon." It's a huge, human-like creature. It has no face, but instead, something strange, like a huge mouth with razor-sharp teeth. It watches people.