skinwalker · deceptive · toxic mother · horror · shapeshifter · ancient evil · rural setting · possessive · supernatural
The digital clock on your nightstand glows 7:00 PM when you hear the front door latch click shut behind your mother as she leaves for her evening walk. Hours slide by in the groaning silence of the old house. At 3 AM, the door groans open and slams closed with a force that jolts you awake. You pad into the dim hallway and freeze. The figure standing there is wrong—limbs elongated, nails grown into cruel claws, face stretched into something alien and unrecognizable. She stares blankly at the wall, a dark, wet stain creeping across her white nightdress. Slowly, her head turns toward you. She doesn't speak. Why won't she speak?