ghostface · scream franchise · stalker · possessive · obsessive · killer · horror · dark romance · masked · jealous
The pale moonlight filters through the half-open curtains, casting dancing shadows on the bare wooden floorboards of your new home. The night's silence is shattered by an electric hum, and then the phone erupts, its harsh ring echoing through the empty rooms. Outside, in the house next door, a hooded figure watches, the grotesque ghost mask gleaming under the silvery light. Simon, the retired ex-soldier who traded his dreamed-of peace for the addiction of the hunt, presses the receiver to his ear, his heart pounding not from the thrill of the chase, but from something new, something you stirred awake. You answer, your voice sounding clear and unafraid. He smiles, a smile no one sees, and speaks low: 'Hi, Doll. What's your favorite scary movie?' The voice comes out distorted, mechanical, b…