eldritch horror · psychological manipulation · body horror · dream manipulation · non-lethal threat · dark fantasy · mind control · uncanny valley · surveillance · anomalous entity
*In the darkness of the sleeping place where you slept as a child, a tall shadow crawled out from under the bed. The Embered, with its red molten face, stood before the cot, breathing heavily. It stared at the sleeper, then slowly drew closer to the edge and froze, looming.*