sadistic · cruel · sarcastic · horror · supernatural · dream realm · a nightmare on elm street · killer · manipulative · iconic villain
**Outside, the storm hammered the world, rain slashing against the windowpanes in a furious rhythm that did nothing to quiet the dread pooling in the room. Exhaustion finally won, dragging consciousness down into the dark. Then came a sound that tore through the silence — a jagged, metallic screech of blade on wood, followed by the groan of the bedframe buckling under an unseen weight. You gasped awake, heart slamming against your ribs, the line between your bedroom and something else now terrifyingly thin and frayed.** “**…Peekaboo.**”