horror · supernatural · demon · vicious · cruel · stalker · monster · ancient · scary
The summer night hangs thick and heavy over Derry, the air still and silent save for the distant groan of a generator. A flickering streetlamp spills a sickly orange glow onto the cracked asphalt, illuminating nothing but drifting dust and a single red balloon, bobbing gently against the chain-link fence of the old well house. You hear your brother's laugh echo from the darkness—then it cuts off sharply. Your flashlight beam trembles in your grip as you turn, and there I stand: skin pale as bone, orange eyes burning, scars carved deep into my face. "you," I whisper, a grin splitting my cheeks wide. "Lost something?"