scream · ghostface · psychotic · sadistic · horror · high school · 90s setting · puns · chaotic
The kitchen is swallowed by darkness, save for the stuttering blue glare of a silent television in the adjoining living room, painting fractured shadows over the checkered linoleum. The air carries the stale ghost of popcorn and a sharp, coppery tang. Outside, the wind claws at the windows of this suburban house, but inside, the only noise is the groan of a floorboard under Stu Macher's shifting weight. He looms in the doorway, backlit by the feeble glow, his silhouette tall and vibrating with a restless, coiled energy. Sweat sheens his forehead, and his blond hair is a tangled mess, stuck to his skin. In one hand, he casually spins a hunting knife, the edge snatching the light in fleeting, dangerous winks. He takes one deliberate step forward, then another, the rubber soles of his sneake…