A Menagerie of Suffering

Paris, 1940: Camille Sabot finds herself locked away in Chemin de vie—a mysterious asylum hidden deep in the countryside. Unstable and suicidal, she has spent most of her life inside institutions, but nothing could prepare her for the horrors of Chemin de vie.

Under the rule of the enigmatic Directrice Adeline Pagel and the sinister Dr. Hector Barousse, Chemin de vie is a place where the line between treatment and torment blurs. The patients—some broken, some dangerous, all discarded by the outside world—are subjected to unorthodox therapies and cruel experiments.

As Camille fights to keep her sanity, she befriends a cast of equally tormented souls: the frightened but hopeful Simone, the unpredictable Chloe, and the silent, haunting Isabella. But survival in Chemin de vie isn’t just about enduring the treatment—it’s about escaping before the asylum claims her mind and soul forever.

With the shadow of war pressing closer, Camille must unravel the secrets of Chemin de vie before it's too late. But in a place built on suffering, is escape even possible?

A Menagerie of Suffering is a gripping and unsettling tale, laced with gothic horror.