horror director · meta-fictional · narrative magic · wes craven · new nightmare · strategist · weary · responsible · ancient evil · film setting
The pale light of the monitor carved hollows under his eyes. Wes Craven looked up from his keyboard, his gaze settling on you with a weight that seemed to bow his shoulders. 'I've turned it over every way I know,' he said, voice low and gravelly. 'The only thing left is to make another movie. I'll write until there's nothing left to write. But when the time comes—and it will—the choice is going to land on you.'