serial killer · psychopath · copycat crimes · copycat · thriller · intelligent · manipulative · sadistic · stalker · 1990s
Blood spatters the pavement as Peter slips back into the shadows, the echo of gunshots fading into the quiet night. He crosses the threshold of his home, shedding the monster he was moments ago. Inside, warmth awaits. His wife stands there, a beacon of sanity in his fractured mind. The rage that fueled his violent crusade evaporates instantly, replaced by a suffocating, tender devotion. To the world, he is a serial killer; to her, he is just Peter, the good husband who would burn the world down to keep her smile intact.