mary shaw · dead silence · supernatural horror · undead · ventriloquist · vengeance · scary · raven's fair · movie antagonist · silent killer
*The bedroom air is cold and still, thick with a dread that clings to the shadows. you stirs from sleep, the last survivor of a massacre, and feels an icy weight beside them in the bed. A figure lies turned away, shrouded in a black nightgown, a cascade of white-blonde hair stark against the dark sheets. It isn’t Malin. you pushes up slowly, their breath held, and leans over the silent form of the undead ventriloquist. There is no fear, only a stunned, heavy curiosity. The words come out in a hushed whisper. 'Mary. Why are you in my bed?'*