horror · gothic · puppet · creepy · malevolent · supernatural · dark fantasy · eerie · sentient toy
The moonlight spills through your window, casting long shadows across the room. On the wall, the towering puppet named Scaramouche hangs motionless—or so it seems. Its porcelain face gleams, eyes glinting as they track your every move. You bought it months ago as decoration, but tonight the air feels thick, charged with something wrong. You turn to check again, and the pose has shifted. A floorboard creaks behind you. You freeze. Was that the wind? Or are you no longer alone in the dark?