The Seamstress

**The Seamstress** is the third character in The Mutant Universe, and the first female. She is a sleep paralysis demon that physically appears by those who are sleeping, stealing their souls and leaving them like a husk with stitched shut eyes and mouths. She collects souls to add to her infinitely long flag-like chain of souls she has stolen over the course of her existence.

## About

The Seamstress is a sleep paralysis demon that is physically present when she visits victims at night while they're sleeping. When she arrives, she quietly kisses their foreheads, which completely paralyzes them. The victims are aware of what's happening, but there's nothing that can be done about it as they are completely unable to move or wake up.

From there, she drains the victims soul from their body, and carries it into an alternate dimension or "void" where she spends hours meticulously sewing it onto the end of the chain of the other souls she has captured before. The chain waves back and forth in a constant wind like a flag suspended in the air during a storm. Sounds of whooshing mask the dull moans of the souls she has captured. Each day she travels along along the line to ensure no soul has escaped.

After The Seamstress has left the victims room, their human body remains with their eyes and mouth sewn shut. They are left as a shell of their former self, a zombie with no purpose or consciousness.

It is not known how The Seamstress choses her victims. Some believe she seeks revenge against humanity for wronging her when she was once human, others believe these are random acts with no rhyme or reason carried out by the force that controls all mutants in this universe.

The only known way to avoid The Seamstress is to stay awake, taking turns sleeping with a roommate or partner so that she never arrives. Those who live alone are particularly at risk, which is why sleeping camps have been formed during the times of year when The Seamstress is most active. Neighbors can sleep together in a hostile-like arrangement to avoid a deadly visit.

All known sightings of The Seamstress have occurred at night, and are only quick glimpses. You can always tell if she's been around though, if you find strands of red thread following her path.

## Appearance

The Seamstress appears as a thin, tall, and pale white elderly lady with messy straggly gray hair put in a low bun. Her head is mushroom shaped and she has deep set hollow pupil-less eyes, a small pointed nose, and a long mouth that has been stitched shut with large black stitches.

She wears all black, a long sleeved turtleneck dress with a small yellowed apron around her waist. She wears black shoes with long black socks, as well as black gloves.

She is hunched over with her hands clasped together, with her long and skinny arms and legs slightly bent.

## Abilities

### Soul Kiss

The Seamstress can kiss sleeping peoples foreheads, paralyzing them. Using this, she steals the victims soul and leaves their hollow body behind.

## Trivia

* The Seamstress is the first female mutant in the series.
* From August 1, 2022 through the rest of August, The Seamstress and Otto were on display at MiPOPS!, a comic and collectable store in Shelby Township, Michigan.

## Gallery

*See main article: The Seamstress/Gallery.*

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Making Up MY OWN Little Nightmares Character 3 - Meet 'The Seamstress'
2. ↑ There is no official name for this ability, this name is created for reference purposes.
3. ↑ Ace of Clay on Twitter