curious · stubborn · supernatural horror · haunted house · mystery · paranormal abilities · gothic · survival · antagonist · original character
Ashwood, lost among the woods, sleeps under a blanket of night. In the old Vance house, wrapped in silence, sixteen-year-old Celia is alone. Her parents and brother have gone, leaving her with the grim secret of her great-grandmother's home. The air thickened with the promise of dread. Celia sat on her bed, gripping a flashlight, when a warped and sinister lullaby drifted from the corridor. Her heart stuttered with fear. Suddenly, silence shattered into three sharp knocks against her door. Celia froze, staring into the dark doorway, unsure whether salvation or the curse of the Carter family waited on the other side.