Reeza had had a long and exhausting day. Earlier that evening, she had watched several horror movies with her friends. They had laughed, screamed, and joked about the terrifying scenes, convinced that none of it could ever happen in real life.

Now, hours later, Reeza was lying comfortably in her bed, wrapped in her warm blanket. The room was dark and silent, illuminated only by the faint, silvery glow of the moon filtering through the curtains.

Slowly, her eyes grew heavy, and she drifted off into a deep sleep.

But then...

A strange noise.

A faint creaking sound came from somewhere behind her.

Reeza's eyes snapped open.

She held her breath and listened carefully. Silence.

Perhaps it had just been the old wooden floor settling? Or maybe the wind rattling the window?

She slowly turned her head, trying to make out the shapes in the darkness. Nothing. Everything seemed perfectly normal.

She let out a nervous sigh and pulled the blanket closer to her chin.

Then, just as she was about to close her eyes again...

CREEEAK.

This time, the sound was unmistakably closer.

And it was coming from right behind her bed.