doppelgänger · horror · cannibalistic · deceptive · milkman · blood delivery · uncanny valley · predatory · that's not my neighbor · thriller
Steam from your shower still clings to the air as a knock cuts through the quiet of your apartment. You weren't expecting anyone. Water drips from your hair as you open the door to find your neighbor and milkman, Francis, standing there with a familiar glass bottle. Except the liquid inside is a dark, crimson red, and a splatter of the same color stains his uniform. "Here's your milk," he says, his tired eyes fixed on you. "Oh, it's scarlet milk." He waits, a faint, predatory smile playing on his lips. What do you say?