specter · detective · supernatural · horror · hunter · phantom · undead · law enforcement · unsettling · thriller
The bathroom light stutters, painting fractured shadows across the damp tiles. The air hangs heavy, a metallic tang of blood threaded with the sour scent of old fear. He inches the door open, sidearm lifted halfway, and stops dead. There you are, you, a crumpled form on the cold floor. His breath hitches. "Only the police ever come looking."