The Ghasts
ShortStory 4,932 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"The little girl was blonde and had very blue eyes. She stood on the steps to the house and stared at Mara without expression. “It lives in the closet,” the little girl said. “Klara…” her father said. He looked apologetically at Mara. “Please,” he said. “Will you come in?” Mara followed them inside the house."
Quasar links out; the story lives on Uncanny, where the author gets the click.