The Malignant Melody

Your protagonist starts to hear a creepy melody playing in their house every night — a melody they remember their deceased loved one used to play.

Evoke horror through this eerie coexistence of the familiar and the unfamiliar, exploring how a cherished memory can be distorted into something horrifying. How does the melody progress? What uncanny events start to occur? Does it signal an impending danger or is the melody a cryptic message? This prompt explores themes of grief, uncanny occurrences, and fear of the paranormal.

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