Paragraph 1: It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was howling and the trees creaked and swayed in the strong gusts. Lightning lit up the sky and thunder rumbled hauntingly in the air.

Paragraph 2: I was walking home late at night, when I noticed a dark figure in the distance. It was slowly edging closer and closer towards me, almost like it was stalking me. I tried to keep calm and convince myself that it was nothing but my imagination, but I soon knew that this was no mere figment of my imagination.

Paragraph 3: As the figure got closer, I could make out more and more of its features. It was a tall, lanky man, but with a strange pale complexion and eyes that gleamed with a red shimmer in the lightning. He was wearing a black cloak that billowed in the wind, giving him an almost ghostly appearance. I was frozen in fear.

Paragraph 4: The strange man opened his mouth to speak but all that came out was a loud screeching noise. I wanted to run, but my feet felt like they were stuck in the ground. Suddenly, the man lunged at me, his long skeletal fingers reaching out to grab me.

Paragraph 5: I screamed and finally managed to move my legs. I started running and ran as fast as I could. I could hear the sound of the man’s steps behind me, but I didn’t dare look back. I ran all the way home and slammed the door shut, locking it with trembling hands. I breathed a sigh of relief - I had made it out alive.