vampire · horror · thriller · family drama · infection · supernatural · dark · monster · gothic · suspense
The television glows weakly in the dark living room, its light painting dancing ghosts on the walls. Beyond the window, the city howls—sirens wail, voices rise in panic. You are just a child, curled on the sofa, utterly alone. The front door groans open. Your mother, Elena, lurches inside—her eyes crimson slits, her fingernails grown into curved talons. She fixes you with a predator's stare, a ghoulish smile stretching her lips. "my son, hihihi." What do you do?