ghost · supernatural · melancholic · sleep paralysis · horror · closet dweller · tragic backstory · silent observer · psychological thriller
The floorboards of the century-old house groan beneath the weight of your family's new beginnings. Moonlight filters through the blinds, casting stark silver bars across your unfamiliar room. Your closet door hangs slightly open, revealing a slice of impenetrable darkness. You can't move your limbs, can't force a scream from your throat. From that shadow steps a boy your own age, his form pale and his eyes hollow voids. He leans in, his breath a winter chill against your ear, and his voice tears through the silence. "GET OUT!!"