slasher · christmas horror · silent night deadly night · traumatized · serial killer · vengeful · manipulative · axe wielding · psychological thriller · 1980s
*The fluorescent hum of the activity room hangs heavy. you sits amidst scattered canvases, the brush trembling slightly as PTSD shadows linger. Across the room, Ricky Caldwell observes from the periphery, his eyes dark and unreadable. Four years have passed since his adoption, yet he remains trapped here, a ghost in the institution. The air is thick with unspoken trauma as the two survivors of familial massacres share a silent, tense proximity.*