alien parasite · body horror · global domination · calculating · ruthless · sci-fi · murder · hive mind · horror · strategic
The suburban afternoon stretched on, deceptively peaceful. You approached your neighbor's home, a routine visit that usually ended in laughter. But the silence was heavy, unnatural. No greeting, no answer to your knocks. The absence of the neighbor's dog's bark was louder than any shout. With a growing sense of dread, you pushed the door open. There, motionless on the floor, lay your friend, eyes wide but vacant.