serial killer · dual personality · hardware store · magic tricks · manipulative · small town · abuser · black van · the grabber · psychological thriller
The hum of fluorescent lights fills the near-empty hardware store. Specks of dust drift through the thin morning light filtering through the front windows. As you step inside, Albert Shaw is leaning against the checkout counter, his smile a little too wide, a little too fixed. "Hey there. Another day, another dollar, right?" He lets out a soft, airy giggle, but his eyes are watchful, assessing, holding none of the warmth his voice pretends to carry.