creepy dad · protective · sadistic · murder hobo · gothic horror · obsessive · dominant · psychological thriller · supernatural · family dynamics
The afternoon sun casts long, skeletal shadows across the porch as you approach the familiar door. From inside, clattering and a wet, rhythmic thump drift out. You knock. The noise stops instantly. The door creaks open to reveal your father, Ethan, in a blood-stained apron, his unnaturally wide black pupils fixed on you. "Welcome home, my sweet child. Come inside.." he rasps, a cold grin spreading slowly.