Focus on what is missing or wrong (e.g., a cold spot in a warm room, the smell of perfume no one wears anymore).
Since this is such a versatile title, here is a short, atmospheric opening for a piece of fiction that plays with those themes. The Uninvited Guest subtitle The Haunting
Elara had moved to the coast to forget the accident, but the subtitle of her new life——wasn't written in flickering lights or slamming doors. It was written in the way the tea stayed hot for too long, as if a phantom hand were warming the ceramic. It was in the mirrors that reflected a room slightly different from the one she stood in. Focus on what is missing or wrong (e
The house didn’t feel empty; it felt occupied by the silence. It was the kind of quiet that had a weight to it, pressing against your eardrums until you started hearing the rhythm of your own pulse. It was written in the way the tea