Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

    Midnight has come again.

    Everyone slept well and came to the glass room on the top floor. The pitch-black box was still at the door, and everyone resisted the urge to look in when they passed by, so as not to get their necks pinched like member A. The night was as thick as indestructible ink, and the gust of wind beat against the windows, making the glass rattle. I don't know if it's an illusion, but today's glass room gives people a shaky feeling of unease.

    Everyone sat in a circle with a worried look on their faces. What was different from usual was that this time everyone deliberately moved the stool away from the only two remaining members of the film club, as if their presence was a ominous sign. The president and Leng Yan member C naturally found that they were isolated, and the two simply got closer, sticking close together as if they were dependent on each other.

    The rock monk holds a rosary in his left hand and a copper bowl in his right. It's just that the posture is not begging for alms, but like holding a brick to move a brick, always ready to smash it. He also looked a little nervous, and he kept muttering and reciting the scriptures in his mouth. Everyone listened without saying a word, and their bodies couldn't help but turn to him, as if they wanted to rub some Buddha's light with glory.

    The hour hand finally points to twelve. With a click, the lights went out, and the glass room fell into complete darkness. The helpless feeling of being on an isolated island once again enveloped everyone.

    Xu Rendong pursed her lips. Sure enough, no matter how many times he experienced it, he still hated the darkness. Lian Qiao squeezed Xu Rendong's hand lightly, then stood up and said slowly, "What I'm going to tell today is a real story that happened to me."

    In the darkness, Xu Rendong heard the slight sound of the chair moving. He felt Lian Joe pick up the chair, but instead of creating a stereo effect around everyone like he did, he went straight to the center of the crowd. So everyone felt that even Joe was talking to himself, as if he was talking late at night.

    "When I just graduated from school, I was looking for a place to live. At that time, I was very shy, I was embarrassed to ask my parents for money, and I couldn't afford a house that was too expensive. People, pick and choose, and refuse to live in a dilapidated and small old house. After going around like this, I actually found a home. The location of this house is very remote, it is a small single-family building. There are no other occupants around. The house is quite old, but it is better than fully furnished and the rent is cheap. It is strange that I am the only one renting such a good house. The owner explained that the house has been vacant, It was only recently put online for rent, so I am the only tenant for the time being.”

    "This kind of nonsense, even a foolish young man like me with no social experience will not believe it. There must be something wrong with this house, either it is a haunted house, or something else happened. But I'm an atheist who grew up with a Marxist-Leninist education, and of course I don't care. As long as the rent is cheap, and there are no other tenants, I'm just fine."

    "Just like that, I moved into this house."

    "The house has three floors, the living room and kitchen on the first floor, several bedrooms on the second floor, and a glass sun room on the third floor. If you come in during the day, the lighting is very good. But if it is at night It will be a bit scary when you come up. Because there are no lights around, only my house is lit for a few hundred meters. It makes me feel as if I am standing on an isolated island surrounded by an endless dark sea. Windy days, like now, huh huh . . . like something howling out of sight, and like a beast scratching at the windowpane with its claws."

    At this time, a gust of wind was blowing outside the window. The windows were shaking, as if something were really banging on the windows.

    Everyone gradually understood that Lian Qiao's story happened in the villa where they were. Being in the place where the ghost story took place gave everyone a peculiar sense of substitution. In the darkness, everyone seemed to follow Lian Qiao's perspective, walking past the empty bedrooms and observing the villa.

    "I was a materialist until that night."

    "It was a Friday night and I was exhausted. I went back to the apartment, lay down on the bed and fell asleep. After some time, I was awakened by a strange sound. The sound Just like the glass ball I played with when I was a child, tuk, tuk, tuk, bounced on the ground one by one. When it finally stopped, it rolled to somewhere."

    At this moment, the voice of "Tee, Tee, Tee" actually sounded above everyone's head. Everyone was so frightened that they gasped, but Xu Rendong heard it. It wasn't some marbles bouncing on the ground, but the sound of Lian Qiao hitting the ceiling with his knuckles.

    He laughed silently in the dark. No wonder even Joe wanted to move a chair over, but it turned out to be a footrest to knock on the ceiling. Even Qiao learned from him really well, and the sound effects were well matched.

    Lian Qiao knocked a few times, then crept off the chair and continued:

    "I know this situation very well. I have checked the information specifically, this sound that sounds like marbles is actually the aging wooden structure between the floors, and at night, the sound of wood curling in the dead of night It sounded like marbles. I didn't take it seriously, and just as I was about to go back to sleep, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the ceiling."

    " The footsteps were very fast, like a child chasing a glass ball. I was startled, and I couldn't help but have questions in my heart: there will be no bear children running in. Right? So I went to the sun room and looked everywhere, but there were no children. Sure enough, I thought too much, it must be because the house is too old, so it makes this strange sound. I must put it on tomorrow The landlord called over and asked him to find someone to fix it. However, when I turned around and went downstairs..."

    Lian Qiao stopped suddenly. Everyone was fascinated, when he stopped, everyone held their breath involuntarily, pricked up their ears, and listened to what he said next.

    After a while, even Joe lowered his voice, and there was a hint of fear in his tone:

    "I watched helplessly, a glass bead rolled down the stairs in front of my eyes."

    At the same time, a voice sounded in everyone's ears.

    "Trust."

    It was the sound of glass marbles rolling down the stairs.

    "Tuk...tuk...tuk. Tee. Tee." The marbles rolled faster and faster, and each impact seemed to hit everyone's heart, making people chill.

    Everyone gasped in horror. Xu Rendong was also surprised, but quickly calmed down: this must be a prop that Lian Qiao secretly prepared to create a terrifying atmosphere.

    However, at this time, Lian Qiao was also in a commotion.

    If the light is turned on at this time, Xu Rendong will be able to see even Qiao's pale face instantly.

    The voice really wasn't made by him. No matter how good he is, he can't make marbles, which means...

    His ghost story has begun to become a reality!

    This time, the fake fear turned into a real fear, Lian Qiao resisted the urge to hiccup, and continued to say in a terrified tone: "I... It's clean... nothing... I'm scared, where did this marble come from?"

    He swallowed quietly, trying his best to suppress the trembling in his voice: "The marbles roll fast. I chased the marbles and ran downstairs. But just after the corner, the marbles The sound disappeared. I wanted to see if the marbles had rolled under the TV cabinet, but when I just fell to the ground, I saw a pair of eyes staring at me under the cabinet!"

    "There is only a gap of two or three centimeters under the cabinet, there is absolutely no way to hide a person. I was so frightened that I cried out and crawled back. At this moment, the woman under the cabinet, As if being strangled by the neck, a very terrifying sound came from the depths of the throat."

    Lian Qiao took a deep breath and strangled his neck in the dark.

    "Giggle cluck..."

    Hearing this, Xu Rendong finally understood that Lian Qiao was telling the story of "The Grudge".

    Although Xu Rendong doesn't watch horror movies, she still hears about this classic Japanese ghost movie. The female ghost Gaya in "The Grudge" was a housewife before her death. Her husband suspected her of cheating, so he beat her to death. The bodies were packed in sacks and hidden in the attic on the ceiling. Therefore, the ghost of Gaya always lingers in this house, and everyone who enters the house will be cursed and killed by Gaya.

    The iconic sound effect of Jacquard is the kind of "cluck" sound that is similar to choking. Therefore, even after Qiao's study, the image of Gaya was pale and crawling on the ground with his arms dragged on the ground in everyone's mind.

    However, why does Lian Qiao talk about "The Grudge"? Xu Rendong remembered that in the "The Grudge" series of films, Gaya was also an almost invincible existence. However, the advantage of Japanese-style horror is that it is about a kind of psychological horror. Ghosts are always approaching you little by little, using various means to scare you and make you die in despair in a mental breakdown, rather than killing you directly. you.

    …at least it's better than the bloody, violent goblin in American horror movies.

    Suddenly there was a rustling sound on the glass behind him, and it started to rain outside. The rain quickly became heavier, and the pea-sized raindrops kept beating on the windows, as if someone in the endless darkness was irritably tapping on the windows with their fingers. No one dared to look back, and no one dared to stand up to confirm the situation outside the window. Even Joe was distracted by the manic rain, and after a while, he spoke again.

    "This house is unlivable."

    "I escaped from the house and found the landlord that night and asked to withdraw the lease. The landlord was very angry and said that the contract was signed, how could I go back on it. No matter how much I argued, he firmly refused Me. I had to stay out for one night. For the next few days, I didn't dare to go back to the apartment, so I had to argue with the landlord. However, even if I lived in a hotel, at night, the room would still sound strange. The voice. I couldn't sleep well all night and I was about to break down."

    "My friend saw me haggard and suggested that I go out to travel and relax. I accepted the suggestion and went to the hot spring hotel in the mountains. The hotel is very simple and the hot spring is also relaxing. At that time, those terrible sounds at night never appeared again. I was very happy, decided to celebrate, and had a drink with the hotel owner. After the owner got drunk, he took out a videotape and asked me, if there is something good, do you want to watch it together? .I agreed right away…”

    Everyone: "..." seems to have guessed what he is going to say next.

    Sure enough, after some preparations, Lian Qiao quickly talked about the key point: "...There is a dead wood forest in the picture. In the middle of the dead wood forest, there is a..."

    Everyone couldn't help holding their breath, and a sense of picture began to appear in their minds.

    Lian Qiao: "...elevator."

    Everyone: "???" God **** elevator, shouldn't it be a dry well!

    Even Qiao seemed to feel embarrassed and said with a smile: "I also thought it was abrupt, but the scene at the time was so strange. In short, in the middle of the deadwood forest was an elevator, a silver-gray metal The elevator car is made. I can see it clearly, and I also have one in the apartment I rent.”

    Everyone: "..." Your setting is too deliberate!

    Lian Qiao continued: "Just when I was wondering, a pair of pale arms suddenly stretched out from the elevator door and forcefully opened the elevator door. It was a woman in a white dress, Her long hair covered her face. She stood there without saying a word, looking very creepy. I couldn't watch it anymore, so I turned off the TV."

    "At this moment, the hotel's phone rang suddenly." Lian Qiao spoke faster, as if he wanted to end the story as soon as possible, "There was a ghost on the phone who told me that in seven days, I would definitely Died in her hands. What can I do, of course, hang up the phone and don't kill her. I'm actually still scared of nitrogen. I heard that you can transfer the curse by showing the video to others, so I took the video from the hotel. I brought it back. But I am a gentle and kind little cutie, how could I harm others, so the videotape was thrown in the apartment...under the TV in the living room on the first floor of the apartment. Oh, by the way, I found a videotape box in it The silver-gray metal buttons looked like the elevator in the videotape. So I spent days in a daze, and somehow I'm back in this apartment."

    "—and today, happens to be the seventh day."

    The voice just fell.

     "click". light is on.

    Lian Qiao stood quietly in the center of the crowd, slowly turning his eyes to Xu Rendong. However, Xu Rendong stared straight at his feet, and after a while, he was relieved after confirming that he had not turned into an ice sculpture.

    The president of the film club suddenly said, ""Sadako vs. Kagoko"?"

    Lian Qiao gave him a thumbs up and smiled: "You really read countless films."

    Everyone: "What?"

    The president explained: "This... is also a horror film. The protagonist violated the curse of two female ghosts at the same time. It's kind of funny, but it's really a horror movie."

    Everyone looked shocked: "This is all right?" But it seemed to understand why Lian Qiao wanted to tell this story.

    The president's expression was complicated: "But are you sure this is okay? You have changed the plot to something, and actually let Sadako climb out of the elevator... Is this really okay..."

    Everyone also questioned, thinking that Lian Qiao's operation was too bold.

    Xu Rendong, who had been silent all the time, suddenly raised his hand to point to the door, and said coldly, "Are you blind?"

    Everyone looked in the direction of Xu Rendong's finger and was stunned at the same time.