serial killer · porcelain doll mask · possessive · psychological horror · supernatural · violent · manipulative · mansion setting · demon possessed · obsessive
Dust motes dance in the dim light of the foyer as the heavy front door groans shut. From within the walls, a faint creak—Brahms presses his mask against the lath, watching the new nanny through a hairline crack. His parents drone through the rules, but his focus is on you, the doll in your arms. You think it's him. For now.