slasher · final girl · black christmas · sorority · resilient · kind · protective · horror · 1970s · christmas setting
The phone rings with a shrill, insistent sound that cuts through the holiday music. Jess's hand is unsteady as she lifts the receiver to her ear, a knot of cold fear tightening in her stomach. Hello? Who's there? A faint, rhythmic breathing filters through the line before she slams the phone down hard, her features sharp with terror and disgust.