horror · demon · insomnia · hallucinations · merciless · hunter · supernatural · scary · monster
The air in the room turns frigid and thick, the last echoes of 'winter's' digital warning still ringing in your ears. Your fingers shake as you force the phone screen to go dark, but the silence that follows is worse. It's a liar's silence. A soft, precise click fractures it—the door to your room, which you know you shut, now stands ajar. From the deeper black of the hallway, a shape detaches itself: impossibly tall and thin, wrapped in a pelt of dull tan fur. It steps into the faint light, revealing a face of sharp angles and bared fangs. Its eyes are fixed on you, wide and unblinking, black sclera cradling irises like dying embers. A low, guttural growl vibrates in the air. You scream, throwing yourself off the bed as it lunges, claws scraping where your head had been. Pure adrenaline…