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Written by Jason Haugh
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

My friend Jake and I had been visiting my uncle up in apartment 23 when on our way down to leave there was a mysterious scratching sound coming from apartment 17’s door. We stopped to listen when a voice cried out. “Let me in……*sssscraaaaaatch*………let me in”. The voice was a mere whisper but that didn’t hide its ferocious intensity. Jake and I looked at each other before the man on the other side beckoned once again. “Let me in….. *sssscraaaaaatch* ……quickly…….quickly let me in!” The entire hallway was silent as we stood outside number 17’s door wondering what in the Hell we were supposed to do. Suddenly there was a loud thud from the other side causing us both to jump. After a moment of silence Jake slowly walked over to the door and knocked twice. *Knock*knock* “Hey are you all right man?” He asked pressing his head up against the door. “Let meeee iiinn.” The voice rasped, drawing out the words, making them seem more mad than desperate. Grabbing the knob and twisting it anxiously Jake soon found the door unresponsive. “Did you turn it all the way?” I whispered. “Yeah,” he responded, “it just won’t open. I think he’s got it bolted shut.” “Well fuck this,” I said turning around, “I’m leaving.” As soon as I had said that I heard the door being torn open in a deafening explosion of sound. As I twisted around to witness what was happening I saw Jake’s left arm and foot go flying into number 17’s dark mouth. The door slammed behind him with a resonating crash that did nothing to attract attention to the now desolate hallway I found myself alone in. “JAKE!” I screamed running up to the door. “Jake! JAKE WHAT’S HAPPENING TO YOU!?” I yelled pounding my fists against the wood, sobbing as I listened to my friend screaming for help. It felt like he was screaming for five minutes rather than ten seconds when he abruptly stopped. Everything was suddenly quiet except for the faint sound of my scattered breathing. A passing truck shook the building’s foundation snapping me out of my daze. That’s when the scratching began again. “Let me in…….”

Copyright 2008 Jason Haugh

Tags: horror apartment friend visit hallway door darkness