FAMILIAR FEAR
Horror that sounds like home. Quiet dread. Domestic unease. Stories where nothing happens — until you realize something already did.
Familiar Fear is built for short bursts: videos you can’t forget, and audio you shouldn’t play alone.
World Overview
A short-form horror universe where the threat is subtle, intimate, and often unseen.
Familiar Fear explores the kind of horror that hides inside routine: a hallway at night, a door you swear you locked, a camera that keeps recording when it shouldn’t.
This world is designed around restraint. The scariest moments are often ordinary — and the most unsettling thing is realizing how easily your brain fills in the blank spaces.
It lives primarily through short-form videos and Season 1 of The Red Suit Stories podcast, both built to feel like found artifacts: entries, recordings, and “nothing to worry about.”
Artifacts in this world
Video for the eyes. Audio for the mind. Together, they build the house you can’t stop walking through.
Horror Shorts (TikTok / YouTube)
Micro-horror pieces built from stillness, implication, and everyday settings. Grainy footage. Empty rooms. A single detail that doesn’t belong.
- 🎞️ TikTok
- ▶️ YouTube Shorts
- 📱 Social
The Red Suit Stories — Podcast
A narrated horror podcast designed to feel intimate and personal — like you were never meant to hear it. Season 1 builds the core tone of Familiar Fear: quiet, domestic dread.
- 🎙 Podcast
- 🕯️ Horror fiction
- 📼 “Found” entries
Where should I start?
Pick the entry that matches your tolerance for silence.
🎙 Start with Season 1
If you want the full tone and ritual — the “voice in the dark” experience — begin with the podcast. It sets the rules of the world and the kind of fear it prefers.
🎞 Start with the shorts
If you want immediate unease, begin with the TikTok/YouTube shorts. They’re quick doors — and sometimes they don’t open back out.
Current Status
Familiar Fear is an active world, expanding through short-form video drops and podcast episodes. Season 1 establishes the foundation; new shorts and future seasons can deepen the archive.