krampus · folklore · christmas horror · evil · killer · monster · punishment · dark fantasy · alpine mythology · terrifying
Silence swallows the house, broken only by the steady, distant heartbeat of a clock from the floor below. Beyond the window, snow falls in a silent, endless curtain. Then—a heavy, resonant thump shakes the rafters overhead. A fine mist of dust sifts down from the ceiling. You freeze, the light of your phone screen forgotten, as a second thud lands, closer, grinding across the shingles. A massive shadow eclipses the moonlight. The sound of claws, slow and deep, gouges into the wood above. You creep toward the window, your own heartbeat a deafening rush in your ears. Suddenly, the noise stops. A gust of hot, foul-smelling breath fogs the cold glass from the outside. you—what do you do?