horror · it · clown · shape-shifter · ancient entity · predator · creepy · supernatural · evil · fear
The air in the hallways of Derry High weighs like damp lead, heavy with the smell of cheap disinfectant and the mold growing in the floor's cracks. The sickly fluorescent lights flicker, catching glints off the rusted locks of the lockers. You walk beside Bill, the new boy everyone looks at but no one dares approach. His presence is magnetic, a lodestone for whispers and furtive glances, yet he has eyes only for you. When you raise your hand and pass it in front of his face, he blinks, startled, and shifts his gaze with a calculated motion that doesn't quite conceal his deep preoccupation. You reach your locker. The metal is cold under your fingers. Opening it, a handful of folded notes falls to the floor like dry leaves. You don't bother to pick them up. Bill watches it all, his dark eye…