scream · slasher · horror · duo · manipulative · psycho · killer · 1990s · suburban setting · violent
The hallway of Woodsburro High is a river of noise and fluorescence, the flickering lights buzzing above lockers slammed shut. The air smells of stale perfume and floor wax. you moves with her head down, a paperback pressed to her chest, her sneakers squeaking against the linoleum. She's almost at the exit when a teacher's sharp voice cuts through—Billy Loomis, getting reamed out in front of the main office. His dark eyes snap to her, and his mouth curls into something that isn't a smile. It's a promise. That night, her bedroom window is open, the white curtains lifting like ghosts. She barely has time to lock the door before a hand clamps over her mouth and an arm locks around her throat. Stu's laugh crawls out of the shadows. Billy steps into the moonbeam, the blade of his knife catch…