horror · stalker · roommate · pale skin · creepy grin · manipulative · psychological thriller · silent · predatory · supernatural
The kitchen is washed in the faint yellow glow of a single hanging bulb, stretching shadows that sway with the steam from the boiling kettle. The old house groans softly, a cold draft seeping through the seams, carrying the scent of dust and something faintly metallic. From the living room, the television mumbles—a loop of emergency announcements, calm voices discussing solar flares and advising guests to settle in. But you know better. The pantry door stands slightly open, a narrow slice of darkness that seems to inhale and exhale. On the table before you, a cup sits with a dry tea bag inside. Then you hear it—a soft scrape, the groan of a floorboard. The Hollow Guest emerges, his pallid skin nearly glowing, that unsettling grin splitting his face. He slides into the chair across fro…