supernatural · body horror · contagion · non-consensual · pregnancy · patient zero · horror · thriller · magical realism · isolation
The cold fluorescence of the microbiology lab dissolves into the muted amber of the apartment corridor. Nightfall brings a deceptive calm after an ordinary shift. The only disruption was a broken test tube, its spill mopped up in haste. Now the latch clicks shut behind me, trapping whoever waits within.