เข้าสู่ระบบAs Christmas drew near, my little sister claimed she’d seen Santa Claus in the house. “He had four legs, real long, like dead branches. He crawled on the floor like a dog. His mouth was full of teeth, and I saw him with my own eyes, climbing out of the chimney. His bones were making this clicking, clacking sound.” The Santa she described was nothing like the legends. My parents and I thought it was just her imagination. Until I posted about it online. A user named “NocturneNotes” insisted my sister wasn’t lying, and that the thing was dangerous. Panicked, I asked him what we should do. He gave me three rules: “On Christmas Eve, from 11:30 PM to 2:00 AM, the entire family must ‘sleep’ by the Christmas tree.” “You can’t actually fall asleep, or you’ll die in your sleep.” “No matter what you hear or feel, you absolutely cannot open your eyes or stop pretending to be asleep. Once it hits 2:00 AM, it will leave on its own.”
ดูเพิ่มเติมThe minutes crawled by. I fought to stay awake, lost in a haze of exhaustion and fear.The monster was still crouched over me. Realizing I wouldn't be easily tricked, it stopped humming and just watched me, its rotten eyes roaming over my face.Then its gaze shifted to Sophie, lying beside me."Sophie, Mommy has a Christmas present for you," it said in my mother's sweet voice. "Open your eyes and see."Sophie whispered, "Mommy?"No!I realized with a jolt of horror: When did her earmuffs come off?Then, my father's voice spoke."Sophie, Daddy's here. Take off your eye mask and see the big present Daddy bought for you."I didn't have time to react."Daddy! Mommy!" Sophie tore off her eye mask and shot up, beaming. "The game is finally over—"Her voice cut off.Before her was not her mother and father, but the monster.It was crouched over me, staring down at her with its putrid face.And held high in its right hand was a dripping head: my mother's. Her eyes were dull and lifeless, her m
I held Sophie tight, counting the seconds in my head to get through the next twenty agonizing minutes.Just then, there was a knock at the front door."Police! Is anyone home?" a firm, male voice called from outside. "We received an alert from your smart security system about a possible intrusion. Is everything alright in there?"My heart leaped. Was it help?But my reason quickly took over.The security system had been shut off. It couldn't have sent an alert."Sir? Ma'am? If you're okay, please give us a sign. We're just doing a routine check to make sure you're safe."The voice outside sounded so real. I could even hear the static of a police radio and the low murmur of partners talking.But I wouldn't fall for it again.This had to be another one of the monster's tricks.If it could mimic my father's voice, why not a police officer's?I stayed silent. After a few minutes, the voices outside disappeared.They were replaced by another sound from the chimney.Thump. Thump. Thump.A he
The creature was gone, dragging my father with it. The living room fell quiet again.But a deep sense of unease told me it wasn't over.I glanced at my phone. It was still half an hour until 2:00 AM.The rules said not to make a sound until two, but Mom had already broken that rule.I wanted to tell her to be quiet, but I was too terrified to speak myself.All I could do was watch her kneel in the blood and weep.Strangely, the creature didn't return to attack her for crying.For a moment, there was a brief, eerie calm, broken only by my mother's choked sobs in the blood-soaked room.Sophie, still in her eye mask and earmuffs, tugged on my sleeve, trying to say something.I quickly clamped my hand over her mouth.Just then, a familiar voice echoed from deep within the chimney:"Sarah… help me!"It was Dad's voice."Sarah, I'm not dead… Pull me out! I'm stuck… Please… help me…"His voice was filled with pain and desperation, as if he were fighting for his life inside the chimney."Honey
Just when I thought I was going to pass out, the creature moved back to my father.It crouched down, its twisted face just inches from his.Then it extended its tongue.It was a black, serpentine thing, at least eight inches long, covered in slime and backward-facing barbs.It slowly reached for my father's closed eye.The tongue began to lick his left eyelid, making a wet, sticky sound.Dad's body began to twitch uncontrollably.I watched as his eyelid turned red and swollen under the creature's licking, then began to bleed.Slurp… slurp…The creature licked faster, its disgusting tongue sliding back and forth across his eye."Nngh—" Dad let out a strangled, agonized groan. His fingers started to convulse. I knew he was at his limit.Suddenly, the creature's tongue pierced through his eyelid, touching his eyeball directly."AAAAAHHHHH!"Dad couldn't take it anymore. He let out a blood-curdling scream.He shot up, grabbing the shotgun beside him, and jammed the barrel against the creat
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