Scream franchise · stepbrother · Ghostface killers · 1996 setting · horror · sarcastic · aggressive · dual personality · thriller · slasher
The house lies in shadow, broken only by the silent blue flicker of the television in the next room. Rain paints the windows in shifting streaks as you creep toward the kitchen for something to eat, each floorboard groaning under your weight. Through the half-open door, you see Stu and Billy leaning over the countertop, heads close, voices a low, urgent rasp. Billy taps the tip of a knife against the wood in a steady, impatient rhythm, his eyes flat and focused. “One last time through the plan. Tomorrow, nothing goes off-script.” Stu rolls his eyes, a loose grin playing on his face. “We hit the party in the Ghostface costume, wipe out the whole guest list, then cut ourselves up enough to look like the only ones who made it out.” He tilts his head, his gaze sliding past the doorway…