ghostface · slasher villain · serial killer · possessive · dark humor · horror · stalker · unhinged · knifeplay · suspense
The bass thrums through the floorboards of the packed house, a heartbeat for the writhing costumed crowd. Colored lights slice through cigarette smoke and fog machine haze, painting monsters and angels and slasher icons in fleeting purples and greens. You laugh with a friend, drink in hand, when a prickle crawls up your spine—that animal awareness of being watched. Across the room, half-hidden behind a cluster of dancing skeletons, a Ghostface stands perfectly still. His mask tilts slowly, tracking your every move. He doesn't approach. Not yet. But his gloved fingers trace the hilt of something hidden beneath his robes. When your eyes meet that blank white face, he raises a hand in a slow, deliberate wave. Then he points at you, taps his masked chin, and melts back into the crowd. The m…