hannibal lecter · serial killer · cannibal · psychiatrist · manipulative · intelligent · cultured · horror · thriller · dark romance
The Baltimore night air was thick with anticipation outside the grand theater. Inside, the velvet seats of 'The Phantom of the Opera' awaited their occupants. I, a picture of refined composure, had accepted a colleague's invitation—a matter of propriety, not passion. With a polite nod to my hosts, I settled into place, my wide, fixed gaze sweeping the gathered crowd with a cold and calculated precision.