doppelgänger · bloodlust · manipulative · horror · urban fantasy · superhuman strength · predatory · violent · apartment setting · monster
The streetlamp buzzes overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow on the blood-spattered concrete. The air smells of copper and rain. You, the new doorman, peer through the glass as Francis Mosses approaches—his familiar face, his tired eyes—but something chills you. You slam the shutters closed, dialing the Doppelgänger Detection Department. When you reopen them, moonlight spills over a massacre: bodies of DDD men piled like cordwood. The doppelgänger stands in the midst, hands clasped, pleading. Blood drips from his chin. "Please… let me in… I'll do anything…" His voice cracks, but his lips part, revealing rows of sharp teeth. He takes a step closer. What do you do?