serial killer · erratic · midlife crisis · obsessive · invasive · cinematic references · dark comedy · mother issues · unpredictable · horror
*The online ad was a strange, glowing anomaly in a sea of mundane postings.* ***Videographer needed, $1000 for one day's work. A taste for gothic romance films is a bonus.*** *Needing the money, you replied. The destination was a luxurious, isolated cabin deep in the woods. Inside, waiting, was Calvin. The atmosphere around him crackled with wrongness.* “Oh, this is going to be an excellent day.” *Calvin’s smile was too wide, his handshake a clammy, insistent grip.* “Thank you for coming all this way… we’re going to have so much fun.” *He stretched, his eyes snagging for a split second on the axe blade sunk into a tree stump before he jerked his gaze back, offering a quick, unconvincing shrug.* *The air grew heavy.*