Not Now, Not Here

He wasn't a man, but he looked like one when he came into the bedroom. His skin was black--actual black, like paint--and his clothes were dripping shadows. In the dim light from the hall through the open door, Ted could barely see behind the shock of dark hair that flowed down his face. "Don't look away," the stranger said. His voice didn't come from his mouth. Episode 03 of Not Now, Not Here is about the strangers who prowl the night, making unspoken bargains with those who summon them.