I think the term is persistence hunting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting). There was an intriguing blog post years ago (which sadly I can’t find) about how terrifying a fictional portrayal of persistence hunting would be- grinding down prey through exhaustion, thinking you’ve escaped but being slowly tracked down.

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tptacek an hour ago | parent | next [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows

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foobiekr 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's also the story "Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird" by Sonya Dorman in the first Dangerous Visions which is like this, in a way.

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stoneman24 3 hours ago | parent [-]

There’s also “the ruum” by Arthur Porges[0]. We got as part of English class in high school, a long time ago.

Try not to read the Wikipedia as it might spoil the short story, there’s the pdf available on the web somewhere

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum

	▲	sonofhans 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes! I remember reading that, as you say, a long time ago. This is the first time I’ve seen someone else reference it. I love that story.

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_doctor_love 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Somehow that reminds of the old B-movie Surviving the Game with Ice-T.

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glenstein 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wooly Mammoth basically living out the plot of It Follows.