The Grinning Man. AI-Generated.
No one spoke about the Grinning Man in Blackwood. The tales were too horrific, too close to reality to be mere folklore. They said he appeared only on nights when the moon was hidden, his wide, unnatural grin visible long before his shadowy form materialized. For decades, the legend of the Grinning Man had kept the townspeople indoors, doors locked, and windows tightly shut. Until the night I arrived.