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Ava has covered her mirrors with sheets. Unfortunately, the rest of the world didn’t get the memo. Windows, chrome, waxed cars—apparently every reflective surface is now a potential portal to absolutely fucking not.

In Chapter 9 of The WillowBend Glitch, avoiding her reflection becomes a survival strategy, and pretending she’s fine becomes a full-time job. Between bullying, the aftermath of Tyler’s assault, and the fear of being replaced by something wearing her face, Ava is running out of ways to hold herself together.

Then a voice interrupts the silence of an empty restroom:

“Do you want me to hurt him?”

Because apparently the thing watching her has opinions. And a deeply concerning approach to conflict resolution.

As Ava reaches her breaking point, a message from her mother and an unexpected moment of tenderness from Madison offer something she desperately needs: support. But an overheard conversation between two teachers suggests her nightmare has a history—and adults who know more than they’re saying.

Inside this chapter:

• Covered mirrors and a growing fear of reflections.
• The exhausting performance of pretending everything is fine.
• An unseen presence with a disturbing offer.
• Friendship and reassurance when Ava needs them most.
• A whispered conversation that changes what she knows about WillowBend.

Content advisory: Strong language, bullying, references to assault, emotional distress, implied violence, and supernatural horror.

The scariest word in the hallway isn’t “mirror.” It’s “again.”

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One quiet day. That’s all it took to start believing things might be normal again. Apparently, the nightmare took that personally.

In Chapter 8 of The WillowBend Glitch, a familiar face in the mirror becomes something terrifyingly unfamiliar. Between bathroom surveillance conducted like a paranoid raccoon and a phone that has apparently joined the enemy, our narrator discovers that being alone in her bedroom doesn’t mean she has privacy.

Then an unknown Instagram account sends three words:

“You saw us.”

Us. Plural. Because one supernatural asshole apparently wasn’t enough.

As exhaustion, bullying, and the weight of her mother’s past close in, a disturbing video turns an impossible suspicion into something far more intimate. Whatever is happening at WillowBend knows where she sleeps.

Inside this chapter:

• A brief return to normal—and the dread beneath it.
• A reflection that refuses to follow the rules.
• An anonymous message that changes the threat.
• Digital intrusion, mounting paranoia, and nowhere that feels safe.

Dark humor meets supernatural horror in a chapter where the screen offers no escape and the mirror offers no reassurance.

Content advisory: Strong language, bullying references, psychological distress, surveillance, and unsettling horror imagery.

Before you press play, maybe turn your mirror toward the wall.

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A threatening message arrives from Olivia’s number—but Olivia swears she never sent it. Moments later, an unknown sender gives Ava a new instruction:

Check the yearbook. 2005. Page 17.

Buried inside WillowBend High’s archives, Ava discovers a student science project involving treated wetland water, shadow oscillation, and something called displacement mirrors. The girl pictured beside the project looks disturbingly familiar. Not exactly like Ava—but close enough to make Olivia ask the question neither of them wants answered:

“Tell me that’s not your face.”

Determined to stop waiting for the next blackout, Ava begins documenting every reset, distorted shadow, and reflection that refuses to behave. If WillowBend’s reality is being rewritten, she intends to learn how to debug it.

For a few hours, an unexpected news story reminds Ava who she was before the shadows: an environmental activist, an eco-warrior, and someone capable of making a difference. But that moment of peace disappears when she enters school and discovers Tyler has turned an old photograph into fresh ammunition.

Then Ava finds the video.

Her silhouette is too long. The shadows surrounding her don’t simply fall—they reach. And inside the locker-room mirror, another Ava is waiting.

Same clothes. Same face. Vacant eyes.

And a smirk that isn’t human.

Content advisory: This chapter contains bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, strong language, panic, and disturbing supernatural imagery.

The WillowBend Glitch is an original supernatural thriller presented by Twisted Chapters Podcast.

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