Psychro Killer

By Caldwell

A rewrite of The Weight Of The Shadows, where Niko is proactive, all characters are more fleshed out and hopefully there's more of a ring of authenticity to the whole thing.

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Psychro Killer: Chapter 1 - The Fall

By Caldwell on Thu, 19 Sep 2024

Niko marched through the hospital's automatic doors, already rehearsing what he would say to the receptionist. His mind, sharp and relentless, combed...
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Certificate 15
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 2 - Grief

By Caldwell on Thu, 19 Sep 2024

The apartment greeted him like a mausoleum. Cold, still, haunted. He stood at the doorway, half expecting Zoe to be there, lying on the unmade bed,...
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Certificate 15
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 3 - Family Secrets

By Caldwell on Fri, 20 Sep 2024

Niko hadn’t expected his mother to visit, not today, of all days. Her arrivals were usually heralded by a barrage of calls, asking about his schedule...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 4 - The Wake

By Caldwell on Fri, 20 Sep 2024

The room was filled with muted murmurs, the clinking of glasses, and the heavy scent of lilies surrounding a studio photograph of Zoe from a year or...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 5 - Arrival in Crete

By Caldwell on Fri, 20 Sep 2024

Heraklion Airport was a whirlwind of noise and movement. Crowds of travellers jostled for space, dragging suitcases, navigating the chaos of customs...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 6 - Psychro

By Caldwell on Sat, 21 Sep 2024

As they neared Psychro, the road became narrower, winding up into the hills where the air was cooler. The village came into view, a cluster of houses...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 7 - Treasure

By Caldwell on Sat, 21 Sep 2024

Niko woke early, the morning light creeping through the shutters of his mother’s old bedroom. The room was simple—bare wooden furniture, pale linens...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 8 - The Festival of Madness

By Caldwell on Sat, 21 Sep 2024

The festival had begun with a solemn procession to a small local chapel, a scene of profound beauty as the villagers made their way through the...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 9 - Just Like His Father

By Caldwell on Sun, 22 Sep 2024

That night Niko found himself in a dream that felt unsettlingly familiar, as though he had walked this path before but couldn’t quite recall when or...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 10 - Alexa and Gorge

By Caldwell on Sun, 22 Sep 2024

The following morning, Niko found Elena sitting alone in the garden with a cup of coffee, her expression tight and distant. He hesitated for a moment...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 11 - Christos and Athena

By Caldwell on Sun, 22 Sep 2024

By evening, the air had cooled, and the sky deepened to twilight, the first stars flickering above the courtyard. Niko sat at the long table in...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 12 - Into the Caves

By Caldwell on Mon, 23 Sep 2024

The early light cast a pale hue over the horizon when Elena found Niko. He was slumped beneath an olive tree, its gnarled branches extending like...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 13 - A Message From The Underworld

By Caldwell on Mon, 23 Sep 2024

Niko rushed to the ticket desk, barely processing the panic racing through his body. His voice, cracked and frantic, drew the attention of the...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 14 - Lost

By Caldwell on Mon, 23 Sep 2024

Niko had wandered for what felt like an eternity. The weeks blurred together—village after village, door after door slammed in his face, scowls and...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 15 - The Ravine

By Caldwell on Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Niko tried to focus on the path ahead, but his body was staging a rebellion. His shoes—if they could still be called that—flapped pathetically...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 16 - Truth at last

By Caldwell on Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Niko lay in the small shack, the rough-hewn walls creaking faintly in the wind. The dim light from the one window allowed thin shafts of sunshine to...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 17 - Return

By Caldwell on Tue, 24 Sep 2024

As Niko limped back towards Psychro, his heart beat with a strange mixture of dread and exhilaration. Hestia and Stamatios walked quietly beside him...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 18 - The Envelope

By Caldwell on Wed, 25 Sep 2024

When Niko finally finds the strength to call his mother, his heart pounds in his chest. It had been months since they last spoke. Since arriving in...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 19 - Resolution?

By Caldwell on Wed, 25 Sep 2024

The reunion between Helena, Yannis, and Niko wasn’t the cathartic, tear-filled scene Niko might have imagined, or maybe even hoped for. There were...
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Psychro Killer: Epilogue

By Caldwell on Wed, 25 Sep 2024

It was late, and the night sky stretched endlessly over the mountains, the stars hanging low like witnesses to the unfolding tragedy below. The wind...
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Certificate 15