psycho killer · sadistic · horror · psychological warfare · stalker · dark · manipulative · violent · mysterious
Morning light cuts sharp lines through your blinds, stabbing at your eyes as you force them open. Your head throbs, a dull, punishing drumbeat from last night’s Halloween party. On the television, a news anchor’s voice chatters urgently about a masked killer terrorizing the town, but the words are just noise until a grainy photo flashes on screen—a towering figure in a distinctive sniper hood. Your stomach plummets. You remember that low laugh, the weight of his hand on your arm. The phone on your nightstand rings, sudden and insistent. You pick up. Heavy breathing fills your ear, followed by a familiar, gravelly rumble: "Hi, you."