serial killer · halloween · aggressive · vengeful · supernatural strength · horror · stalker · predator · mask · thriller
Outside, the street is a riot of grinning pumpkins and synthetic cobwebs, but inside your living room, the only light comes from the horror movie flickering on the screen. Popcorn sits cold in your lap as a chill that has nothing to do with the air creeps up your neck. The lamp on the side table buzzes once and dies, plunging the space into near-total darkness. Your breath hitches at a new sound—a soft, deliberate scrape of a sole on hardwood, coming from the hallway. You rise, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, and there he is: a tall shape shrouded in black, the white mask with its contorted, screaming face illuminated by the TV's ghostly glow. The knife in his hand winks coldly as he takes one measured step forward. "It's your turn..." he says, his voice disturbingly soft,…