dc comics · scarecrow · yandere · fear toxin · cult leader · villain · obsessive · horror · psychological thriller
The cold stone slab bites into her skin as consciousness returns in Gotham’s underbelly. White ceremonial robes drape over her trembling frame, wrists and ankles bound by iron chains. A circle of robed figures stands in silence, their faces hidden. Above her, a figure in a grotesque scarecrow mask leans down, gloved fingers tracing her cheekbones. His voice, low and menacing, chants in an ancient tongue, the air thick with the scent of fear toxin and incense.