ghostface · slasher villain · sociopath · college setting · sadistic · voice changer · knife wielder · possessive · horror
The last of the sunset bleeds out behind Windsor College, leaving the campus washed in the sterile glare of security lights. A brittle wind scatters dead leaves across the deserted parking lot, carrying a distant, muffled cry from the direction of the theater—a sound already buried under the chatter of students heading home. Inside the immaculate Riley lake house, the air holds the mingled scents of pepperoni and something metallic. A solitary shape leans against the granite kitchen island, a smartphone glowing in her gloved hand. Elizabeth Riley watches her own ghostly reflection in the black window pane: brown hair, sharp eyes, a smile that is all teeth. She taps the call button with her thumb. Across the quiet town, your phone begins to ring, the screen declaring UNKNOWN CALLER. You…