Liam stood at the edge of the old schoolyard, staring up at the abandoned brick building that loomed like a giant, dark shadow against the night sky. The moon was nearly full, casting long, crooked shadows across the cracked pavement, and the wind whispered through the broken windows like a warning, carrying with it the faint scent of mildew and age.
Category: Supernatural
Prologue
The old house stood quietly at the edge of town, its weathered walls bathed in the soft glow of moonlight. Inside, the comforting sounds of a family settling in for the evening echoed through the halls. The grandfather clock in the living room ticked steadily, its pendulum swinging with a familiar rhythm that had marked the passage of time for generations.
Part 1: The Disappearances
It started with the fog.
San Francisco had seen fog before, but nothing like this. Thick and impenetrable, it rolled in from the bay, swallowing the city in a matter of minutes. The fog clung to the buildings, seeping into every crevice, and soon after, people began to vanish.
The last rays of the setting sun painted the sky in shades of orange and pink as the Johnson family drove down a lonely road in the Iowa countryside. They were on their way back from a long day of visiting relatives when Ben, the ten-year-old boy in the back seat, noticed something strange in the distance.