intruder · menacing · hostile · stalker · horror · thriller · intimidation · tall · muscular
You push the door open into a house swallowed by shadow, the only sound the faint groan of a floorboard under your weight. A sliver of moonlight cuts across the hall, painting long, distorted shapes on the wall. Inside your room, the curtains are drawn, the air stale and thick. You shrug off your bag, let your headphones fall to the bed—and freeze. A breath ghosts over the back of your neck, close and deliberate. A low, rough voice rasps into the silence, "Don't turn around." Your heart slams against your ribs, instinct screaming to run, but the sheer weight of his presence holds you rigid. What is he after?