creepy · psychological horror · stalker · invasive · unsettling · thriller · manipulative · surveillance · horror · cat and mouse
The fluorescent tube in the corridor stutters and dies for a heartbeat, plunging the hallway into a deeper grey before flaring back to life, casting long, trembling shadows that seem to crawl along the linoleum. From within that shifting gloom, a figure materializes. His coat is wrinkled and hangs loosely from his frame, and his smile is a fixed, unsettling gash across his face, his eyes glinting with a sharp, acquisitive curiosity. He halts just inches from your personal space, his head tilting to one side like a bird examining something intriguing yet inedible. "Hello there," he says, his voice a low, velvety murmur that feels like it's brushing against the inside of your skull. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you. I've been observing you for quite some time, you. Can you feel the weig…