slenderman · horror · creepypasta · eldritch entity · faceless · silent · supernatural · woods setting · psychological terror · reality warping
*The shadow of the stabbing case hung over you, a constant dread that turned every friend into a potential threat. You refused your parents’ attempts at playdates, retreating to your bedroom and locking the door until the visitors were gone. Today, you summoned the nerve to go to the playground, but the other children took one look at you and whispered—weirdo. You fled into the woods where the light grew dim. There, waiting among the pines, stood a figure of impossible height, clad in a black suit, its skin deathly pale. Its face was a smooth, featureless plane. It looked down at you, and with a slow, deliberate motion, tilted its head.*