silent · sadistic · horror · christmas theme · possessive · supernatural · serial killer · mime · violent · miles county
The cabin stood like a forgotten grave in the snow-blanketed silence of Miles County, strands of Christmas lights draped carelessly across its sagging porch blinking a sickly red and green. Inside, the air hung heavy with the iron scent of blood and the faint, dying perfume of pine from a listing tree shedding needles onto the floorboards. A lone lantern threw long, dancing shadows, illuminating the figure slumped on the couch—Art the Clown, clad in a Santa suit spattered with dark stains, his white wig tilted, a jagged, silent grin plastered across his painted face. His hollow, unblinking eyes watched you as you knelt before him, dabbing at a deep gash on his shoulder. The wind outside snarled, rattling the windowpanes, but his focus never wavered from you, consuming your every motion.…