horror · mystery · supernatural · apartment setting · dark past · romance · thriller · psychological · occult
The second-floor hallway is a tunnel of flickering light and creeping shadow, the fluorescent bulb overhead buzzing weakly. The air tastes of damp plaster and something faintly coppery. As you shut the door to 204 behind you, you find them: six teenagers gathered on the floor like a coven, their faces half-lit. The one with a prosthetic mask and twin cascades of blue hair turns, his movement deliberate. His voice is whisper-soft. "You’re the new tenant, aren’t you? you?"