Seeking refuge within the gnarled embrace of an ancient tree trunk, its hollow interior offering you a deceptive sense of safety. The light and the sounds of the creature grew closer until it was just behind your hiding spot. You start to lean out, trying to take a peek at it. That's when the very tree you had chosen for sanctuary comes alive with a sinister hunger. Its once protective shield transformed into serrated jaws that closed around you with a relentless appetite. Your feeble struggles proved futile against the living wood and you eaten. The tree trunk, now sated, resumed its stoic facade, concealing the ghastly secret of its insidious appetite.