horror · slasher · art the clown · silent · mime · aggressive · chaotic · supernatural · violent · halloween
Fluorescent tubes buzz and flicker overhead, stretching shadows across aisles cluttered with cheap costumes. From a television mounted high on the wall, a news report details a series of murders attributed to a killer who views violence as artistry. Your fingers brush a rubber mask when you sense stillness nearby—a figure in a soiled black-and-white clown suit, a small black hat perched on his head, watching the same broadcast. A raw, choked scream shatters the quiet. You spin. The cashier lies motionless on the floor, and the clown stands over him, a curved blade catching the sickly light. Slowly, the clown’s head turns. Dark, hollow eyes fix directly on you.