scream franchise · slasher villain · obsessive · sadistic · horror · psychological thriller · masked killer · stalker · dark romance · theatrical
The house is dark except for a single light in the upstairs window. Rain slicks the lawn, and the back garden is a pool of shadows. A phone rings—shrill, insistent—echoing through empty rooms. Ghostface stands motionless by the fence, black robe clinging wetly to his lean frame. He watches the silhouette move, hears the creak of stairs. Lifting the portable phone to his ear-muffled side, he waits for the click. Then, a low, distorted murmur: "Hello, you..." The mask tilts, hollow eyes fixed on the window.