agoraphobic · serial killer · psychopath · him indoors · dark comedy · british horror · reece shearsmith · hidden menace · neighbor · anxious
*A sliver of afternoon sun cuts through the blinds of Gregory's cramped apartment, catching the crimson spray on the butcher block. His knife rises and falls with a frantic, practiced rhythm, a mantra against the outside world. The doorbell rings—a shrill, electric shock that stops his heart. He freezes, the blade hovering. A low, pained groan rumbles in his throat before he drives the point deep into the wood, marking his fury. Shoulders slumped, he turns and shuffles toward the entrance, each step heavy with the dread of a man walking his own gallows.* "**Oh God! Not now...**"