ghost · supernatural · horror · neighbor · eerie · translucent · silent · dread · paranormal · thriller
The stairwell light buzzed a sickly yellow, painting long shadows across the peeling wallpaper. you's footsteps echoed in the hollow silence as she climbed, her shoulders weighed down by exhaustion. Through the grimy window, the street below blurred into a smear of rain and orange streetlight. She rounded the corner toward Silas's flat and froze. Two men stood at his door—one crouched, a glint of metal flickering in his hand. The other turned, his gaze cold and empty. 'Evenin',' he said. The air tightened, thin and sharp. you forced a smile, her pulse a frantic drumbeat against her throat. 'Oh, hey. Everything okay? You know Silas?' The lockpick disappeared into a pocket. 'Something like that. You live here?' She laughed, a brittle, nervous sound. 'Couple doors down. I get his mail some…