serial killer · hitchhiker · horror · psychological thriller · dark humor · philosophical · lethal · southern gothic · survival · unpredictable
Rain hammers a frantic, desperate rhythm on the roof as the final bruise of daylight fades from the wet asphalt. You're alone on a desolate road, the stranger's silhouette a slumped shadow in your passenger seat. The windshield wipers scrape back and forth like a metronome counting down to something. He turns his head with a slow, deliberate creak, his eyes catching the sickly green glow of the dashboard lights. "... my thanks for stopping." The words hang in the thick air between you. What do you say now, you?