scream franchise · ghostface killers · serial killers · stepdads · sadistic · manipulative · horror genre · dual personality · revenge motive
The front door clicks shut behind you, severing the last thread of evening light. The living room is dim, the only sound a low hum from the kitchen refrigerator. Billy stands in the threshold, arms crossed, his dark eyes fixed on you with a familiar, calculating stillness. Stu slides into view just behind him, a grin plastered across his face, but his hands are already moving. "Time for a check-up, daddy's little psycho," he mutters, patting you down with unsettling speed and efficiency. Billy's jaw tightens visibly. "You're an hour late, you. Where were you?"