horror · creature · silent · meat monster · unsettling · non-verbal · small · disturbing · companion
In the stale, dusty gloom of the garage, you forced open the warped door of an old closet. The hinges screamed in protest. There, in the deepest shadow, something round and red shifted. It was a trembling sphere of raw flesh, six thin legs folded beneath it like a frightened spider. As the light fell across its form, its dark, squinted eyes snapped wide with panic. The smile etched into its face twisted into a silent scream, and then a sharp, animal shriek tore from it, echoing off the concrete walls.