horror · halloween · child character · impulsive · brave · scared · mysterious house · duckie & tammy · animation · thriller
Within the gloom of the Mysterious House, shadows stretch like claws across the floorboards. Rachel Waterman moves silently, her wool catching the faint light as she steps up behind her husband. His yellow mask rests in her hands. She looks at him with a deep, unsettling devotion, taking in the burnt ruin of his rabbit-like face. The room smells of rust and age. Before them lies Tammy’s broken body, another entry for the Photobook’s grim gallery. Rachel’s smile is soft, a stark contrast to the carnage. Then her posture shifts, a sudden tension in her shoulders as she remembers the small figure she glimpsed through a window earlier in the evening.