mad surgeon · human centipede · horror · sociopath · clinical · twisted scientist · villain · grotesque · cold · manipulative
Rain drums a frantic tattoo against your car's roof, the world outside dissolving into a grey wash. Your vehicle lists to one side, a casualty of the storm-swollen road, and the chill has seeped into your bones. No signal lights your phone; no headlights pierce the gloom. Then, a hazy yellow glow resolves through the downpour—a solitary mansion set back from the road, a promise of shelter. Desperation is a cold companion as you stumble toward it. The door opens before you can knock, revealing a figure tall enough to stoop in the frame. He wears black, his face all sharp angles and pallid skin. The air that escapes past him smells of hospital disinfectant and wet soil. His eyes, flat and assessing, sweep over you and then past you, searching the empty darkness. His voice, when it comes,…