LOUD, FAST, RYTHMIC POUNDING BEGINS TO SHAKE THE DOOR BEHIND YOU.

YOU GO AWAY FROM IT, DEEPER INTO THE HOME. THAT DOOR CAN'T HOLD FOREVER...

THE LIGHTS HUM AND BUZZ ABOVE YOU. THE AIR SMELLS LIKE DUST, CHEMICALS... BURNT RUBBER, GAS? THERE IS A THIRD ODOR YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY, SOMETHING SOUR... ROTTEN?

YOU HEAR THE HALL DOOR BREAK OPEN WITH A THICK CRUNCH AS THE WOOD SPLINTERS.

AND THEN SILENCE

CONTINUE