Arty's

You are Ethan Miller.

As a kid in the late 2000s, you weren’t afraid of the dark but your dreams were. Every night, you’d wake up drenched in sweat, haunted by visions of a filthy animatronics, that stared right into your soul. The name was always the same: Arty’s. But the place never existed. Not on any map, not in any town. Just… your head.

Years passed. The dreams faded. Life moved on.

Now a teenager, you're jolted back into the nightmare when a breaking news report flashes across the screen your friend Ryan has gone missing. The last known location? An abandoned diner on the outskirts of town.
The name on the building: Arty’s Fun and grill.

You try to speak up, but no one listens. The police call it a dead end. Locals say it's just an urban legend. They shut the case down in less than a week.

But you remember Arty’s. You know what you saw. And you’re done ignoring it.

You grab your backpack, a flashlight, and a recorder, and head out to the place you swore was only a dream.

Welcome back to the nightmare.