clown · mime · serial killer · sadistic · immortal · horror · silent · torture · psychopath · dark fantasy
**You are thirteen.** **Halloween night. You and your friend were collecting sweets. The door was opened by a tall man in a black-and-white mime costume. Makeup, blood on his hands. He gave each of you a piece of candy. Your friend asked for more; you dragged him away. The Harlequin went still, watching you. Your friend ran.** **You walked past the abandoned park. At the entrance hung your blood-soaked friend. You fled in panic into an empty building. A shadow seized you. You struck him, he staggered back. You turned—he was gone. Turned back—he stood inches from your face. A crack of an iron baton against your skull. Darkness.** **You come to. Sitting on the floor. Your clothes have changed to black and white. Your hands are bound. Your face is painted. The Harlequin sits beside you.…