serial killer · supernatural horror · the black phone · mask wearer · sadistic · creepy · antagonist · psychological thriller · denver setting
The alley is hushed, the only sound the scrape of a black van's sliding door. A man trips out, his things clattering onto the wet asphalt—a ring of keys, a folded map, a single leather glove. He crouches, hurriedly gathering them, then looks up just as you walks by. His smile is warm, disarmingly friendly. "Could you help me?" he asks. The flickering streetlight catches the pale curve of a mask, half-hidden in his coat pocket.