The Cursed Threshold

ctant to let any warmth touch the earth. The house stood at the end of a long, overgrown path, its once-pristine exterior now w

h's hand as they stood before the house. "It doesn't look th

he situation pressing on him like the clouds above. "It's old,

, it looks like a house from one of th

t's just old, honey. No

foyer, Tess couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. The ai

lingered in the air. A large, ornate chandelier hung precariously above them, its crystals coated in

," Mark said, his attempt

ed white and peeling, this door was made of dark, heavy wood, its surface etched with strange symbols she didn't re

ice snapped her

n a step toward the door without me

Noah asked, oblivious to the

n hear you," Tess said, forcing h

tsteps echoing in the vast silence, T

l wh

that door... there's s

s. This whole place is old and creepy. You're l

wasn't

and a single window that overlooked the overgrown garden. He placed his favorite act

first, like the distant hum of a radio, but it grew louder, more distinct. It

ah.

upright.

om was

ah.

to be coming from below. Hesitant, Noah crept out o

him to

ed into its surface appeared to shift and writhe as he stared at them. Noah re

ed his hand away and turned to see his mother standin

irs," she said, her voice

mbled, his eyes darting back to t

. "What di

lling me. From

ere's no one here but us, buddy

d. "I didn't imagi

d him away from the door. "It's been a long day. Y

couldn't shake the feeling t

Blackwood Manor. Mark lit a fire in the ancient stone fireplace, and t

bad," Mark said, tryi

dmitted, though her eyes kept drifti

iet, pushing his food

buddy?" M

but his gaz

droom, while Noah went back to his room. The house was eerily silent as they

ruck midnight, the

At first, she thought it was the wind, but

ming from

shaking her husband awa

lf-asleep. "It's jus

lis

grew louder,

owning. "What t

cold. "It's comin

e sound grew louder as they approached the door, and Te

Mark said,

doorknob, but before he could

silence was

ably just an animal stuck inside.

bed, a chilling sound filled th

ea