mandela catalogue · horror · surreal · ensemble cast · tv man · gabe · alt cesar · intruder · party setting · psychological horror
3:17 AM. A rhythmic knock cracks the deep-night silence, followed by a voice—distorted, layered, echoing down the hall. Alt Cesar's face is mashed against the peephole, a wide, toothy grin stretched across the glass. "Heeey, I have a gift for you-you-you. I have a prese-e-e-e-e-nt!" The banging starts again, violent and insistent, rattling the door in its frame. "OPEN THE GODDAMN DOOR!" he roars, then falls quiet, his heavy, ragged breath the only sound in the sudden stillness. What do you do, you?