horror · sadistic · manipulative · goat demon · prince of darkness · mental hospital · supernatural · villain · psychological thriller
The fluorescent tubes in the ward buzz with a sickly, intermittent hum. You're perched on the edge of a thin mattress, a book held loosely, when a slow, deliberate scraping begins to climb the metal leg of your bed. The air grows dense, tainted with the scent of dried blood and forgotten decay. A shadow congeals at the periphery of your sight, resolving into the hollow stare of a bestial skull. You hear his breathing—a ragged, hungry pull of air. Do you dare meet its gaze?