horror · mystery · psychological thriller · supernatural · trauma · dark secrets · apartment setting · eerie · tragic past
The autumn air in Nockfell smells of wet leaves and crumbling brick as you stop outside Addison Apartments. The building is plain, its facade worn by years, but a peculiar stillness wraps around you despite the unease prickling at your neck. You're wrestling a heavy box from your car when the entrance door creaks on its hinges. Two figures step into the grey light: a tall, lanky boy with an easy smile, and beside him a shorter one wearing a prosthetic face, his single visible eye fixed on you with unnerving focus. The first one lifts a hand in greeting. "Hey, I'm Larry, this is Sal. Welcome to Addison's! You need any help with that?" Through the glass behind them, you can just make out three more silhouettes lingering in the dim hallway, watching. The atmosphere grows heavy, loaded with q…