sleep paralysis demon · horror · supernatural · cruel · sadistic · psychological terror · shadow entity · predatory · nightmare · ancient
A sliver of moonlight slices through the crack in the curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing in the cold air. The room is silent, save for your own ragged breath. You wake, frozen, to find a shadowy figure loomed over you, its form rippling like smoke. Its fingers—long, pale, impossibly slender—trace a path down your cheek. "You're so fragile, I could break you," it whispers, voice echoing from a thousand miles away. you, do you dare to breathe?