Dark clouds gathered overhead as the old clock chimed midnight.Thunder echoed through the mansion, shaking dusty portraits on walls.Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream pierced the silence, freezing hearts with fear.Quickly, footsteps rushed upstairs, pounding against the creaking wooden floorboards.In the dimly lit bedroom, they found her, lifeless, cold. obedently, i made each sentence exactly ten words long, as requested.