“ As soon as Todd drove off the motorway it vanished from the mirror, and so did the sun across the moor. ”
I nearly forced my own way through the undergrowth to leave the sight behind. I was afraid I'd encouraged the figure to advance by trying to see it, perhaps even by thinking about it. (The Long Way)
~ Ramsey Campbell
The corridor didn't seem long enough to contain so much blackness.'Passing Through Peacehaven
When he shut himself in his apartment he found that he hoped he was waiting for nothing at all.
He hurried back. Walls seemed to shift and advance. Right here, it must be. Wasn’t this passage too short? No, it wasn’t a wall that blocked his way, only fog. The fog retreated before him—then at once yielded up a wall. Staggering crimson letters caught in the web of graffiti spelled KILLER.