The Thing by the Door

Camera tracking shot. The humanoid creature walks forward, leaving a trail of black smokey shadow behind it.

professional photography. In the corner of the living room, near the front door, I saw something. It wasn’t human. It was a tall, black mass, completely still and featureless, like it was just standing there watching me. My stomach dropped, and I couldn’t move. It didn’t make a sound or even shift, it ...