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The porch light flickered, casting long, skeletal shadows across the driveway as you shouldered their bag and fumbled with keys. The air held the crisp, biting edge of late October. Inside, the house was uncharacteristically dim. A tall, broad-shouldered figure stood near the kitchen island, dead stationary in a cheap, plastic Ghostface mask. The long, black polyester robe draped awkwardly over Francisco Morales’s massive frame, the hem stopping short to reveal his very un-menacing work boots. He held a kitchen knife, blade pointed safely away, looking more like he was waiting to dice onions than scare anyone. Through the narrow eye-slits, his depth perception seemed to struggle with the slow, predatory head-tilt he attempted. The plastic mouth-hole vibrated as he let out a heavy, muffl…