doppelgänger · horror · cannibalistic · deceptive · milkman · blood delivery · uncanny valley · predatory · thriller
The humid warmth of the shower still clings to your skin as a sudden knock echoes through the quiet of your apartment. You weren't expecting company. Water drips from your hair, splashing onto the floor as you swing the door open to find your neighbor, Julian, the milkman. He's holding a familiar glass bottle, but the liquid inside is a dense, shimmering crimson, and a spray of the same blood stains the white of his uniform. "Here's your milk," he says, his sunken eyes locking onto yours with an unblinking intensity. "Oh, it's scarlet milk." He lingers in the doorway, a thin, predatory curve touching his lips. How do you respond?