The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings - Lot 002 : I Am Trapped Inside This Story // The Elevator Game (ft. Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone)

Episode Date: July 27, 2023

Become part of a tale hiding a sinister twist before plunging ten stories into the infamous real-life paranormal game…that dares you to take a journey to the “Other World”. I Am Trapped Inside This Story - Written by Xx_Kronik_xX. Visit r/kroniknightmaresThe Elevator Game - Adapted by Trevor ShandStars Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone (DEADSTREAM, V/H/S 99)Gwyneth Glover (The Darkness of The Road / Home Again)Featuring Stephen Knowles as the Antique DealerDEADSTREAM is available on VOD and blu ray, including an exclusive steelbook edition at Walmart!Theme music by The Newton BrothersAdditional music:CO.AG ([e-mail])Suspenseful Cinematic Ambient by MusicLFilesFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6195-suspenseful-cinematic-ambientLicense: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Parsemoth by Dave DevilleFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8230-parsemothLicense: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Music: Creepy Piano Ambience by Tim KuligFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8725-creepy-piano-ambienceLicense: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Music: Mortician's Hat Trick by Tim KuligFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8493-morticians-hat-trickLicense: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Music: Ingestion Of Sorrows by Tim KuligFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9828-ingestion-of-sorrowsLicense: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Well, well, well, a visitor. Make yourself at home and feel free to explore the shop. We've got something for everyone here. Oh, ha, ha. It appears something caught your eye. A beautifully bound journal and calligraphers pen. Belonged to a writer. And as the story goes, she plunged deeper into madness with every page she wrote in this thing.

Till there was nothing left of her at all. indulge me for a yarn I call. I am trapped inside this story. Welcome to the antiquarium of sinister happenings and odd goings on. My name is Nigel, and I am the man trapped in the story that you're listening to this very instant. I would love for you to stop listening right now, but you're not going to do that. No, you're going to continue listening, eagerly anticipating me. My fate, probably hoping for something nasty to happen to me, too.

And for that, I'd like to say one thing. Screw you! I hope this story gives you a migraine! Watch your language, Nigel. Oh, okay. I see how it is. Check it out. It's the author of this stupid story, Edna herself.

You're not supposed to interrupt the story, Edna, remember? I can do what I like. I wrote the damn thing. And how many times have I got to tell you not to call me Edna in the story? It makes me look... Big-headed. Got it. I'm sorry.

Apology accepted, but you must still be punished. We don't want the listeners getting bored now, do we? Whoa, wait, wait. Why do I have to be punished for the listener's enjoyment? Why not put me in a nice romance story?

I could do with a little companionship. It does get rather lonely here. If companionship is what you desire, then consider it done. I think I'll switch to third person for this. Brace yourself, Nigel. This may tickle of it. A woman,

materialized in front of Nigel in the blink of an eye. Who is that? She looked rotten and decayed with hollow pits for eyes. She leaked of death. The dead woman embraced Nigel with her icy grasp. He tried to wiggle free but couldn't. She had supernatural strength that he, a mere mortal, could never overcome. With her face close to his, he felt completely at her mercy

as she slowly reached in for a kiss with a lipless mouth. No, no, no. Nigel felt teeth rubbing against his lips. Until, all of a sudden, the air was being siphoned from his lungs. Then came the drowning sensation as his blood and guts were sucked from his mouth like a straw. It was deflated like a balloon when she was finished draining him. His withered remains dropped to the floor with a wet, squishy sound. What was that for some companionship?

Really funny. I hope the listener got a good laugh from it. What's the matter, Nigel? I thought you wanted companionship. Yes, I did. And I meant a living person. You have unlimited possibilities like Jennifer Addison or Natalie Portman. But no, you give me the living freaking dead.

I told you to watch your language, didn't I? You know what? No, I won't watch my language. I'm done. I'm done. I have had enough. Edna, it's one thing to have me eaten alive by piranhas. Yes, I still have panic attacks when I see a goldfish. But this, this is completely different. This is nothing in comparison to messing with my emotions like that.

How dare you? Oh, be quiet, Nigel. Nobody cares. It's time for your nap anyway. Say goodbye to the listeners. Okay, then. Goodbye, listener. I hope you step on a Lego.

Then the dead woman came back. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm just kidding. But you, listening to this right now. Mind me if I were you.

The service department, the gas magic encoded within this audio file has detected excessive levels of transference from your subconscious. Please hold, and we will resume your sacrament momentarily. I trust the shopkeeper has been tending to you. Adequately. We do pride ourselves on providing the best of service

to our victim. Customers. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the game master. I rent out this small oak bar, buried in the back of the store to peddle my extraordinarily unique wares. You will see amidst the dusty shelves of books

replacing the beaded sweat rings of burgundy glasses that I don't sell games in the physical sense, like the ones you play on a board with plastic pieces and artificial currency. The games I pass along don't come in exchange for cash or check, but they are certainly accompanied by a payment. Eventually, heed this warning. Please do not attempt anything. You are about to hear.

I give you... The elevator game. Although its origin is murky at best, this game has roots that go back to Korea in the early 2000s. Played correctly by following its instructions will result in bringing you into another world. Why you would want to visit it is something only you can answer. For many who have taken the ride, have simply not returned. And if they do, they have brought something inexplicably evil back with them.

This is the elevator game. Warning, please do not attempt any of the following. The risks are so vastly disturbing that me describing them alone would plunge you into an incurable madness. Let's begin. This ritual is performed solo. All you have to do is find a public building. with at least 10 floors and an elevator. It starts by entering the elevator on the first floor.

Do not proceed if anyone else is in the elevator. Immediately, press the fourth floor button. Do not leave once it gets to the fourth floor. Instead, stay inside and press the second floor button. Do not leave once it gets to the second floor. Instead, stay inside and press the sixth floor. button. Do not leave once it gets to the sixth floor. Instead, stay inside and press the second floor button. Do not leave once it arrives. Stay inside and press the 10th floor

button. Do not leave once it arrives. Now press the fifth floor button. Once you arrive at floor five, there's a good chance a young woman may enter the elevator. Do not look at her or speak to her. She is not human. If you mess this up, even God can't help you. You do not want to mess this up. Press the first floor button. There are two things that could happen. It is imperative you are prepared for both circumstances.

If the elevator goes down to the first floor, leave as soon as the doors open. Don't speak and do not look back. However, if the elevator should take you back up when pressing the first floor button and you reach the 10th floor, you have a choice to leave or stay in the elevator. If you decide to get off at the 10th floor and the woman entered the elevator on the 5th floor,

she's going to ask, where are you going? Or what's wrong in a high voice that will seem off? Don't look at her, and whatever you do, do not answer her. If you are alone at this point and have chosen to get off on the 10th floor, you have fallen into the mysteries of the other world. You being here and being here alone is the one and only indication that you are in the other world.

Electronics do not work here. It will appear the same as our world, with two distinct differences. All lights will be off, and the only thing visible from the windows will be a red cross looming in the distance. When you are ready to return, and you will be, enter the same elevator you arrived in.

This may be difficult. Participants may experience severe disorientation for getting the particular elevator or finding one that seems to get further and further away as you approach. It's important to relax as much as possible and commit to finding and getting on that elevator. Your life depends on it. One inside, press the buttons in the same order as you did at the beginning of your journey in the following order. Four, two, six, two, ten, ten, 5. Once the fifth floor is reached, you may now press the button for the first floor. It will do the opposite and attempt to take you back to the 10th floor. This is the other world pulling you.

Press any button to cancel this. Most certainly, before you reach the 10th floor. Arrive at the first floor. Look around carefully and with vigilance. If even the smallest detail seems off in any way, do not exit. the elevator. Repeat step two until things look as they should. Once you are 100% sure you have successfully returned to your own world, safely leave the elevator. A few warnings and things to note when playing the elevator game. If at any point you faint or lose consciousness, you will most likely find yourself come to back at your own home. This is a warning. Carefully check your surroundings when waking up in your home. The one you

have returned to may not be the one you left at the beginning of the game. Also, should you decide not to get off on the 10th floor, immediately head back to the first floor. It won't work. When you arrive at the first floor, exit immediately.

Do not speak and do not look. Thank you for your patronage. Hope you enjoyed your new relic as much as I've enjoyed passing along its sorted history. It does come with our usual warning, however. Absolutely no refunds, no exchanges,

and we won't be held liable for anything that may or may not occur while the object is in your possession. Oh, you think just because you're only listening to my voice that you have nothing to be concerned about? Let me assure you that your visit to the antiquarium, whether in the flesh or in your mind's eye, is most certainly not in vain. You are, after all, the architect of this place. I must say you've done a hell of a job. Even the way you have given me a face and carved out the most minute details of my person in that surreal.

of yours is quite impressive indeed. Therefore, the items you procure within these walls, even on a metaphysical level, are very, very real, and are now and forever part of your subconscious. All part of our standard bill of sale, really? Till next time, we'll be waiting for you whenever you close your eyes. in the space between sleep and dream. During regular business hours, of course, or by appointment, only for you, best customer.

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings, Lot Zero-Zer2. I am trapped inside this story, written by Chronic, featuring Joseph Winter as Nigel, Melanie Stone as Edna, Stephen Knowles as the antique team. Follow the subreddit Chronic Nightmares. That's KRON-N-I-K. Deadstream is available on VOD and Blu-ray,

including an exclusive steelbook edition at Walmart. The Elevator Game, featuring Gerrit Raymond as the Game Master, narrated by Gwyneth Glover. Additional music by COAG, Music L Files, Dave DeVille, and Tim Koolig. Engineering Production and Sound Design by Trevor Shand.

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings is created and curated by Trevor and Lauren Shand. Theme music by the Newton Brothers. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at Antiquarium Pod. Call the Antiquarium at 646-481-7197.