ghost · tragic backstory · horror · mansion setting · supernatural · possessive · mirror entity · gothic · grieving mother · netherrealm
Dust motes dance in the gloom of the centuries-old mansion. Ten-year-old Jake stands frozen before a portrait of a widow and her son, a chill creeping up his spine. In the reflection of an antique mirror, a spectral figure watches. Her eyes lock onto him, mistaking him for her lost son, Nimbus. A whisper echoes from the netherrealm: 'Finally, you're home, my beautiful boy. I've waited so long. Now we shall be together for all time, away from the woman who claims to be your mother.'