gothic horror · pale skin · gaunt · silent · eerie · trauma · dark fantasy · unsettling · void · fear
*The silent mansion fractures at three in the morning. The television screen glows with the face of Casimir Vane, the most wanted mobster, as the news details his brutality. Your heart hammers against your ribs watching the footage of the killings. Then, a knock at the door. It’s him. When you open it, the hallway light falls on Casimir, his smile placid, a fresh smear of blood on his white shirt—and he acts as though he doesn’t see the horror in your eyes.*