The Vigil

🕯️ THE VIGIL 🕯️

by Paraeuphorix

Evangeline Moore returns to her childhood home in the quiet village of Blackmere, seeking refuge from a city that taught her how to fear the dark.

But Blackmere has its own rules.

The forest watches.
The lake remembers.
And some hungers wear human faces.

As Evangeline settles back into the house she once believed was safe, old songs resurface, folklore sharpens its teeth, and the sense of being watched grows harder to ignore. The closer she draws to the truth, the more she realizes that devotion is not protection-and that some creatures are patient enough to wait for you to come willingly.

The Vigil is a slow-burning gothic horror steeped in dark Renaissance aesthetics, folklore, and psychological dread. This story unfolds quietly, through atmosphere and restraint, where what is left unsaid is often the most dangerous.

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Content note: Psychological horror, supernatural elements, dark themes.
No explicit content.