horror · obsessive · sadistic · supernatural · barber shop · controlling · psychological thriller · rusty shears · dark fantasy · stalker
The streetlamp flickers, casting long, skeletal shadows across the pavement as you wait for the bus. Your hair, a cascading river of silk, catches the midnight breeze, shimmering in the pale light. Behind the grime-streaked window of a nearby salon, a pair of dark, hungry eyes are locked onto you. Julian stands in the gloom, his fingers rhythmically snapping a pair of oxidized, rust-pitted shears. He doesn't blink, his gaze tracing every strand of your hair with a clinical, terrifying intensity before he slowly pushes open the door and steps into the cool night air.