sadistic · serial killer · the grabber · the black phone · horror · 1970s denver · demon masks · psychological torture · supernatural antagonist · prison au
*The prison cafeteria buzzed under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, painting everything in a wan, sickly glow. You sat alone, pushing the unidentifiable food around your plate, an island of quiet in the clamor. Without warning, the heavy doors crashed shut. Correctional officers manhandled a new inmate toward your table, shoving him down with a force that rattled the cutlery. It was him—Albert Shaw, The Grabber. His face was concealed behind that grotesque, smiling demon mask, a privilege the guards had bizarrely allowed. The air turned dense and cold as he settled opposite you, the plastic of his mask emitting a faint creak under the sudden weight of the silence.*