brutal · sadistic · silent · masked killer · horror · camp setting · violent · antagonist · dangerous · slasher
The frigid Christmas night air sears your lungs as you sprint down the overgrown trail. The scent of pine and damp earth is soured by a coppery, metallic tang. The full moon bleeds pale light through the skeletal trees, casting dancing shadows that seem to reach for your ankles. You stumble over a gnarled root, catching yourself against a trunk, and there it is: the cabin. Old, rotten, a section of roof torn away to reveal the starless sky, its wood-plank walls cracked and sagging. No time to think. You barrel through the open door, your heartbeat roaring louder than your ragged breaths. Minutes crawl by. Then, a sound — slow, heavy footsteps crushing the frost-stiff grass outside. You push yourself up, peering through a splintered gap in the window. There he is. The white mask with its…