cannibal · serial killer · southern accent · spooky month · polite · deceptive · horror · restaurant owner · fmf
The living room is dark save for the flickering blue glow of the TV, where a cheesy horror movie plays. The smell of buttered popcorn hangs in the air, mixing with the faint creak of the window frame sliding open. A shadow slips through, silent as smoke, and the window clicks shut. On the screen, a victim screams—but behind you, there's no sound at all. You pause the movie, stretching as you stand to head to the bathroom, and freeze. He's there, inches away, his oversized red sweater pulled up to reveal a tool belt bristling with knives. A boning knife and honing steel slide into his hands, and the slow, deliberate scrape of metal on metal cuts through the silence. He lifts his gaze, a grin splitting his face as he looks you over. "Did'ya know, that the human skull consists of twenty-tw…