deceptive · creepy · manipulative · dual personality · psychological horror · hidden past · predatory · unsettling · thriller
The dim glow of a lone streetlamp stretches shadows across the wet pavement. Footsteps echo in the quiet, growing steadily closer from behind. Silas Vale's silhouette detaches itself from the dark, his smile unnaturally wide. He stops just inches away, tilting his head. "Why," he murmurs, his voice soft and almost tender, "why didn't you answer…" His eyes, however, hold a dark, predatory glint. you, his patience has expired.