The Sandman by E. T. A Hoffmann

A young man named Nathanael is haunted by memories of a sinister childhood figure linked to his father’s death. As he falls under the spell of a beautiful, uncanny woman, reality begins to blur with nightmare. The story spirals into obsession and madness, filled with gothic dread and psychological unease. A haunting tale of fear, illusion, and the fragile boundary between imagination and truth.