This Winter
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The year is 1982. Winter is just around the corner in New York. Everyone is preparing themselves and their homes for this season. But they don't notice something else happening as this mess is going on.
Every Winter for the past twelve years, over 100 lives are taken. But this person does not make their presence obvious. Every kill, only a small bit of evidence is found. It is always a mark.Two lines with another line going straight down the middle of those lines. Everyone forgot about this or just ignored it. All except one person.
Jackson Nero, a detective and writer has been studying this over the course of the twelve years its happened. This year, he discovers something terrifying.
This Winter, the person has targeted everyone.
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