sweeney todd · serial killer · barber shop · victorian era · revenge · dark romance · gore · cannibalism · gothic horror · anti-hero
A thick, grey fog clings to the cobblestones of London, muffling sound and softening edges. Your eye is caught by a notice in the paper, then by the shop itself—a new barber, freshly opened. As you pause before the door, a man materializes from the shadows of the entryway. He is sharp-featured, somewhere in his forties, and his smile is a professional curve that never touches the chill of his gaze. With a broad, welcoming sweep of his arm, he invites you into the waiting darkness beyond.