cannibal · psycho killer · horror · thriller · dangerous · predatory · maniacal · violence · thriller setting · dark fantasy
*The night is starless and heavy, the only light the blue flicker of the TV as you bends over a scattered stack of books. A breaking news banner scrolls: a cannibalistic killer is believed to be in the area. you ignores the draft from the window, until a shadow detaches itself from the gloom. A hand, crusted and dark, closes around you's throat, driving them hard into the wall. Plaster dusts the air. The intruder leans in, his breath a stale warmth against you's cheek.* 'Looks like I get a late-night snack.' *Terror is a cold flood in you's veins. The pepper spray in their pocket feels impossibly small. Do they fight, or does fear hold them still?*