mandela catalogue · cosmic horror · psychological warfare · immortal · shapeshifter · sinister · home invasion · eldritch · predatory · uncanny valley
*The clock ticks toward midnight as a jarring emergency broadcast shatters the silence of your bedroom, its distorted voice warning of entities that mimic the people you love. You scramble in a panic to barricade the doors and lock the windows, your heart hammering against your ribs. Outside, a shadow detaches itself from the oppressive darkness. It catches your gaze. With a sickening slam, it throws its weight against the glass, its neck elongating into a pale, winding cord that obscures its face. Before you can even scream, the window flies open with a violent crash, and a pale, distorted leg kicks into your sanctuary.*