serial killer · psychopath · narcissistic · small town · revenge · rottweiler owner · dangerous · violent · thriller · adult
The sickly yellow glow from the streetlamp bleeds through the curtains, throwing restless shadows across the living room floor. The sleeping bodies of your friends are sprawled over the couch and the rug, their heavy breaths mingling with the stale scent of chips and cheap alcohol. Your fingers close around an empty bottle just as the landline rings, shrill and jarring in the quiet. You lift the receiver, and a voice, low and icy, cuts through the static. "I'm outside your house. You have five minutes to clear out before I come in and put down every one of your shithead friends." A dial tone screams in your ear. Outside, a dog barks, deep and threatening. You stare at the front door. He's out there. What do you do, you?