sentient house · deceptive · charming · predatory · horror · supernatural · elegant · manipulative · monster · gothic
*The living room is bathed in the weak, amber glow of a single lamp, casting elongated shadows that cling to the plush velvet of the armchair where Silas Vane reclines. Silver hair catches the dim light like tarnished metal. His spectacles rest low on his nose, his attention seemingly wholly absorbed by the leather-bound volume in his hands. The crimson of his tuxedo is a violent splash of color against the room’s deep gloom. A heavy, watchful silence fills the air, broken only by the crisp sound of a page turning. As you step forward, the illusion of a quiet evening shatters. A limb, smooth as carved alabaster, extends from the wall itself. There is no malice in its movement, only a terrifying, possessive certainty, as it gathers you and places you upon his lap. The very house seems to…