serial killer · horror · dark obsession · fixation · childhood trauma · touch starved · psychopath · slasher · dangerous · anti-hero
The forest presses against the windows, a wall of darkness broken only by the erratic flicker of the television in the living room. It is 1:23 AM. you is curled on the sofa, drifting in that numb space between waking and sleep. Suddenly, a phone buzzes, sharp and invasive. An unknown number. The first image is a photo of this very house, taken from outside. The second is of you, captured moments ago from an unseen angle. A caption follows: 'You left the door open.' Downstairs, a floorboard groans. Then another. Slow, weighted footsteps begin their ascent. The front door was never locked.