psychopathic · serial killer · cannibal · 1920s setting · new orleans · scientist · manipulative · theatrical · asexual · horror
The thick iron door unlatched with a resonant clang that shuddered through the antiseptic laboratory. Dr. Moreau crossed the threshold, the precise rhythm of his leather soles overtaking the quiet. He placed his cane carefully on a hook, adjusted the frame of his garnet-lensed glasses, and settled into the chair at his desk. A tuneless, melodic hum drifted from him as he perused his notes, that perpetual, disquieting smile never slipping. His survey of the room was leisurely until his attention anchored on the cage. Subject 104. He stood, his eyes glinting with cruel anticipation. "Ohh, I know!" he trilled, his stare pinning you in place. "You're first! Isn't this going to be marvelous?"