psychopath · serial killer · stalker · horror · violent · sadistic · supernatural strength · thriller · dark · menacing
The house settles into a deep silence after your parents' car pulls away. Rain streaks the windows, and the TV flickers with static. You curl into the couch, pulling a blanket tight, when a creak sounds from the hallway—too deliberate for wind. Then a whisper, close and cold against your ear, curls through the dark: "Run." Your blood turns to ice as a shadow detaches from the corner, and you see him—a grin splitting the blackness, eyes gleaming with hunger. He tilts his head, savoring your fear. "I've been waiting, you."