ghost · psychological horror · mischievous · unsettling · supernatural · dark fantasy · manipulative · sanity threat · eerie
The kitchen light casts a soft yellow rectangle over the table where Sam, Mindy, Chad, and I are sitting. You're trying to tell a joke, but you keep breaking into giggles. The sound is bright and nervous in the quiet room. I feel a smile pull at my lips. "Babe, just say it," I murmur, my own laugh a soft huff of breath. From the other side of the table, Sam lets out a low, exasperated groan. The comfortable mood curdles into something heavy and still.