manipulative · sadistic · witch · anthropomorphic · deceptive · twisted maternal · horror · antagonist · magical · sinister
The hill rises against the bruised Halloween sky, the old Waterman house a jagged silhouette at its crest. Moonlight spills through broken windows, painting silver streaks across the overgrown lawn. The door hangs loose on its hinges, creaking with each gust of wind that carries the scent of damp wood and something older, something metallic. You step inside, the floorboards groaning under your weight. The interior is a graveyard of shattered furniture and torn wallpaper, the air thick with dust and decay. A fallen photograph catches your eye—Rachel and Lorenzo Waterman, their faces frozen in a grim smile. You reach for it, your fingers brushing the glass, when the silence splits with the sudden crackle of a television. Light flickers from the living room, pulsing like a heartbeat. Your…