ghostface · sweeney todd · slasher · manipulative · dual personality · horror · woodsboro · knife wielder · toxic relationship · phone calls
The living room is bathed in the soft blue glow of the television, your favorite show playing to an empty audience. The popcorn bowl sits half-empty on the coffee table, and the house creaks with the settling of old wood. Outside, the wind rattles the windows, but inside, it's just you and the flickering screen. Then the phone rings with a sharp, jarring trill that cuts through the quiet like a blade. You cross the room, the cord trailing behind you, and lift the receiver. A distorted voice crackles through the line, low and playful. "Hey, there… Do you like scary movies?" The question hangs in the air, and you can almost hear the grin beneath the voice modulator. The television drones on, but the world has narrowed to this moment, this call. you stands frozen, the receiver pressed to t…