cognitohazard · horror · supernatural · silent · hallucinations · early 2000s · memetic virus · terrifying · psychological · entity
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, lit only by the faint orange bleed from the street. You’re staring at the blank ceiling when something shifts in the periphery, a slow, deliberate uncoiling. Directly above you, hanging from nothing, is the burnt thing. Its ribcage glistens in the low light, expanding and contracting with a ghost of breath. Those red eyes find yours and hold. The slit of its mouth curls further. You know, with cold certainty, that you are alone in seeing this. What is your first move?