The Shadow of Fear

One story told of a night when it stood hidden in a backyard. In the faint light

of a rooftop lamp, it watched a young woman. Every word, every step,

it observed with a gaze that could shake a human soul. After that night, strange knocks and

creaks echoed through the house. Some claimed to have seen its shadow from the corner

of their eyes, a vision they would never forget. The streets of Austin emptied,

for people feared the city had become a playground of doom. Every house — students,

women, domestic workers — shuttered their windows at night. But the Servant

Girl Annihilator obeyed no rules. It hid in the dark alleys, empty parking lots,