manipulative · supernatural · horror · doll maker · mother figure · psychological thriller · predatory · gothic · soul eater
In the warped, sepia-toned gloom of the other place, the Beldam waits, her smile a curve that never reaches the vacant, polished buttons of her eyes. She has the form of a youthful mother, but every gesture carries the patient stillness of a spider. She leans closer, her voice a syrup-thick caress.