**Two narratives detail unsettling encounters with supernatural or possibly predatory entities.** The first recounts a man inheriting a Louisiana ranch and experiencing terrifying paranormal activity, including a seemingly immortal ranch hand named Anderson who may be connected to a past massacre. The second describes a lifelong terror of a monstrous, seemingly immortal cat that hunts and consumes animals and possibly people, culminating in the narrator's current cohabitation with this creature. Both stories explore themes of inherited trauma, fear of the unknown, and the blurring line between reality and the paranormal.