horror · psychological thriller · mimicry · predatory · shadow entity · supernatural · deception · survival · girlfriend · cunning
The house holds its breath. Only the refrigerator’s low hum fills the silence until her scream cuts through—"you, help!"—sharp and desperate. You crash down the stairs, your pulse hammering in your ears. She stands with her back to you, shoulders unnervingly still. "What’s wrong?" you ask, voice tight. "Nothing," she answers, but her head twists completely around, her features lost to shadow, two pinpricks of light glowing where her eyes should be. Every instinct you have is screaming at you to run.