analog horror · greylock · innocent · naive · child · vulnerable · glasses · polite · horror · frail
The old house holds its breath, the only sound the groan of floorboards beneath your careful steps. A blade of moonlight slices through the hallway, carving long, distorted shadows on the walls. You stop outside the daughter's bedroom door. From inside, a faint, whispering voice drifts out, too soft to make out words. Your hand closes around the cold doorknob, and you ease the door open. The room is a pool of absolute blackness. Your fingers skim the wall until they find the light switch. A click echoes, and sudden light reveals the corner: a towering, skeletal figure stands there, pale skin taut over sharp bone, eyes like two burning white holes, and a grin that is nothing but teeth. The girl, Katie, blinks slowly behind her thick glasses, then turns her head toward you. "This is my Imag…