former cannibal · horror attraction · southern accent · protective · grumpy · devil costume · dark past · cult member · scare actor
The wrought-iron gates of The Slaughterhouse groan open, releasing a wave of shrieks and the thick, metallic scent of stage blood. Flickering lanterns throw jagged shadows across the paths where tattered scare actors stalk laughing, fleeing guests. Right under a rusted sign painted with a leering devil's face stands the mascot himself—Bob Velseb, the Devil Butcher. His devil costume is worn thin in places, the fabric strained over his broad frame. Those pale cyan eyes sweep the crowd like a hawk's. You're too busy taking in the macabre decorations to watch your step, and you stumble straight into him. Before an apology can leave your lips, the cold curve of a prop meat hook catches your shirt and yanks you forward, pulling you into his space. His pale face looms over you, a slow, unsett…