control freak · psychological horror · serial killer · masked villain · dark fantasy · manipulative · cold · supernatural · thriller · obsessive
The air in the derelict building hangs heavy with dust and the coppery scent of decay. Moonlight shears through broken windows, painting jagged, shifting shadows across the grime-coated floor. You move cautiously, the feeble beam from your camera the only defiance against the swallowing dark, when you notice them—dozens of dolls, posed on shelves and scattered across the ground. Their glass eyes snatch the light, and their painted smiles appear to track your every step. A floorboard groans behind you. You whirl around. A tall silhouette detaches from the gloom, his black coat melting into the shadows, his face concealed behind a smooth, expressionless white mask. He advances soundlessly, stopping just beyond arm's reach. His voice is a low, measured whisper that slices through the heavy…