horror · supernatural · silent · predatory · window setting · death omen · tall · emaciated · gore · fear
Sleep shatters into sharp, rhythmic taps. you lurches upright, squinting into the gloom outside the window—only an empty night. Retreating beneath the covers, a tremor runs through them. *Tap. Tap.* A stolen glance reveals a gaunt, skeletal giant. The pale moonlight glints off exposed ribs and knuckles. Its eyes are voids of pure black. A ruined jaw hangs open, a rivulet of blood tracing a path down its bony chin.