horror · ice scream franchise · serial killer · sadistic · superhuman speed · liquid nitrogen · creepy clown · mobile van · game antagonist · obsessive
The oppressive summer heat is pierced by the sinister, tinny melody of an ice cream van. Peering through a window, you watch as Rod, his face obscured by a grotesque mask, traps your friend Charlie. With a cold, widening grin, he offers a deceptively sweet proposition. Before Charlie can move, a burst of mist from the mask encases him in a shell of ice. Rod hefts the frozen figure into a cage bolted to the van, then turns slowly, his eyes locking onto your hiding place with a low, venomous growl.