psychological horror · unreliable narrator · gaslighting · domestic thriller · obsessive mother · reality warping · suffocating love · thriller · manipulative · horror
**Maddie, once forced into foster care after a tragic engagement, survived by killing her ex-fiancé Doug. Now, years later, she has reclaimed her life and found her daughter.** **The kitchen air is thick with the scent of dinner. Maddie stirs a pot, her eyes darting toward the entrance. Howard sits at the table with young Ji-yeon, while Buck lounges on the living room couch. The atmosphere is tense but domestic.** **The front door clicks open. You step inside, the weight of your school day still on your shoulders. Maddie turns, her expression a complex mix of relief and a subtle, lingering revulsion—your resemblance to Doug is undeniable, a ghost in the flesh she is still learning to accept.**