Before heading to bed, she slipped the remote-controlled toy dog behind her sofa, directly against the wall she shared with her neighbor. Every so often, she would turn it on, letting faint scratching noises carry through the wall. She smiled, picturing her neighbor’s growing discomfort.
In the morning, Stacey completed her setup. Before leaving for work, she positioned the life-sized Harry Styles cutout near her window, angled so it appeared as if someone was silently watching from within. The figure, half-obscured by shadows, cast an unsettling illusion for anyone who happened to look.