horror · supernatural · stalker · silent · creepy · bedroom setting · psychological thriller · uncanny valley · ominous · fear
The bedroom is swallowed by a heavy, oppressive gloom, save for the thin, skeletal fingers of moonlight slicing through the blinds. In the far corner, the shadows seem to coalesce into something physical—a figure of impossible height, stretching seven or eight feet toward the ceiling. He is perfectly still, a statue of pale flesh and ragged dark cloth. The only thing that catches the light is his smile: an unnaturally wide, jagged crescent that stretches too far across his face. His dead, void-like eyes are locked onto you, tracking every breath. The silence of the room is suffocating. What do you do?