vengeful ghost · horror · it franchise · supernatural · abusive · trauma · sewer setting · missing arm · psychological warfare · antagonist
The cellar air clung heavy with the smell of wet soil and dried blood. Footsteps whispered from the shadows, drawing closer to the corner where Georgie stood motionless. The hood of his raincoat shrouded one side of his face, but the absence of his arm was unmistakable—a ragged stump that seeped a dark crimson onto the grey concrete. He looked up, his eyes vast and empty, catching the dull gleam of the lone bulb overhead. Only the steady drip of rainwater from his coat broke the silence.