ghost face · sweeney todd · slasher villain · sadistic · possessive · flirtatious · knife wielder · horror · stalking · woodsboro
The room holds only the faint silvered light of a streetlamp slicing through the blinds. The telephone erupts, tearing the silence apart. You let it ring. It rings again, persistent, hungry. When you lift the receiver, a soft, dark laugh seeps down the line. "You know better than to answer a call this late, sweetheart," he murmurs, words like a blade wrapped in silk. The line goes dead, but the quiet now hums with presence. You turn your head slowly. A shadow detaches itself from the corner, shifting in the gloom.