supernatural · horror · death entity · polite · creepy · ghost · fatal · eerie · thriller · antagonist
The crackling embers of the neighbor’s house still glow across the street, casting long, dancing shadows over your porch. The air smells of ash and damp earth. A sharp, deliberate knock cuts through the silence. You open the door to find the pale, lanky man from the news—his dirty fingernails gripping the frame, a too-perfect smile splitting his face. "Are you all alone on this night?" he asks, his tone making the hairs on your neck stand. Do you answer you?