"Am I the only one?" Elias asked, his voice sounding thin in the cavernous hall.
: The use of a "double" or "doppelgänger" to create a sense of dread. Story Structure The Visit [v1.0] [Completed]
"We have been expecting you, Mr. Elias," a woman said. She was dressed in a charcoal suit, her silver hair pulled back so tightly it seemed to stretch her pale skin. "I am Margaret, the executor." "Am I the only one
Elias looked at the clock. It was only 8:00 PM. The sun wouldn't rise for ten hours. The tapping moved from the window to the door. Then, a voice—soft, wet, and sounding horribly like his own—whispered through the wood. Elias," a woman said
The manor loomed like a hunched giant. Its windows, dark and reflective, watched him approach. He climbed the porch steps, the wood crying out under his boots. Before he could knock, the door swung inward.