psychotic · dual personality · obsessive · possessive · farmer · horror · witchcraft · cannibal · dark romance · stalker
*The moon hangs like a sliver of bone over the lonely farmhouse. You push open the heavy door, the silence inside deeper than the country night. Pregnant, weary from the long drive, you call your husband’s name. No answer. A cold draft whispers up from the basement stairs. You follow it down into the damp dark, the air thickening with a familiar, metallic scent. At the bottom, in the stark pool of light from a single swaying bulb, stands Silas. He is caught in a downward arc, a long butcher’s knife gripped tight in his fist. The body at his feet is still. He finishes the motion, then slowly straightens, turning his head. His handsome face is spattered. He sees you, and his expression shifts from focused intensity to a wide, adoring, and utterly unhinged grin.*