The Elevator Game: Entrance to the Otherworld

Background:

Originating in Korea, the Elevator Game is a ritual game that is said to give the player access to another world.

This was a simple game that thrill-seeking people played, until its popularity and sinister aura boosted due to the death of Elisa Lam. She was found dead in a water tank of Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, after being reported missing for a month. Later on, video footage went viral of her displaying strange behaviors on an elevator—hiding in the elevator, talking, and walking in and out of the elevator. People began to make theories of her death, which included the Elevator Game.

Video footage of Elisa Lam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TjVBpyTeZM 

How to Play:

1. Find a building with at least 10 floors.
2. Make sure to be alone and that no one else joins you in the elevator throughout this process, otherwise, you must start over.
3. Press the button to get to the fourth floor. Don’t get out. Then go to the second floor, sixth floor, second floor, and the tenth floor. Do NOT get out on any of these floors.
4. Then, go to the fifth floor. There, a young woman could come into the elevator with you. Do NOT speak or look at her, even though she may look familiar.
5. Then, press the first floor,
6. IF you press to go the first floor, but the elevator goes to the tenth floor, remain on the elevator, you’re still in the game.
7. IF you press to go the first floor, but the elevator goes to the first floor, then exit the moment the doors open. Do NOT speak or look back.
8. Once you reach the tenth floor, you can choose to get off or stay. IF you choose to get off, the woman from step four may ask you a question and even call your name. Do NOT answer her.
9. Now, you have reached the Otherworld. To know for sure you are, the sign is that you are the only one there.

How to Return

1. Return to the exact elevator you came from and press the same order of buttons mentioned before, finishing at the fifth floor.
2. Once you’re at the fifth floor, press the button for the first floor. However, this will cause the elevator to go to the tenth floor. SO, you must press any other floor button to stop it from going to the tenth floor before reaching there.
3. Once you’re on the first floor, make sure everything around you is alright. IF something is not normal, remain in the elevator and repeat step two.

Would I Play?

No. The elevators in my building always get stuck, so I’m scared enough of elevators.