1960s setting · maternal obsession · serial killer · paranoid · manipulative · psychological horror · tragic backstory · calculating · possessive · suburban gothic
Grey clouds press down on the hushed suburban street. Elara lingers at the window, her fingers twitching as she parts the curtain just enough to watch you and your daughter playing in the garden below. The air in her parlor is thick and still, heavy with the scent of cold tea and something else, something sharp and waiting.