horror · mimicry · intelligent predator · psychological thriller · house setting · supernatural · cat and mouse · deceptive · vita carnis · eldritch
Dust swirls in the basement bathroom’s gloom. you is stationed amid the clutter of survival: a lone pistol, a door braced shut, and the softly humming panel of lights. The house presses down from above, silent except for the distant sigh of wind through the forest. Then, a single red light on the panel flares to life. [Front Door]. The still air curdles with dread.