Three's Company In The Style Of The Shining
INT. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM - DAY
The apartment is eerily quiet, the atmosphere heavy with a sense of impending dread. Jack, Janet, and Chrissy sit nervously on the couch, their eyes darting around the room.
JACK
(slightly unhinged)
Here's Johnny!
JANET
(frightened)
Jack, what are you talking about?
JACK
(grinning maniacally)
I'm just kidding, Janet. But you know, this place gives me the creeps sometimes. I keep expecting to see those creepy Grady twins standing at the end of the hallway.
CHRISSY
(whispering)
You mean the girls who always wear matching outfits? I think they're cute!
Jack and Janet exchange worried glances.
JANET
Chrissy, you don't understand. They're not just cute. They're... unsettling.
The sound of a tricycle rolling down the hallway echoes through the apartment. They all freeze, their eyes wide with fear.
JACK
(suddenly possessed)
Redrum... Redrum...
JANET
(startled)
Jack, what are you saying?
JACK
(snarling)
Murder... It's murder spelled backward, Janet. Can't you feel the evil in this place?
CHRISSY
(teary-eyed)
I don't want to be here anymore. I want to go back to our old apartment.
Suddenly, Mr. Roper appears, holding a fire ax.
MR. ROPER
(ominously)
I've had enough of your shenanigans! Time to put an end to this madness!
Jack, Janet, and Chrissy cower in fear as Mr. Roper slowly approaches them, the ax gleaming in his hand.
INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Furiously knocking on the door, Larry Dallas, their neighbor, shouts:
LARRY
Hey, guys! What's going on in there? Why is Mr. Roper carrying an ax?
JACK
(desperate)
Larry! Open the door! Let us in!
Larry fumbles with the doorknob, panic etched on his face.
INT. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Just as Mr. Roper raises the ax, the door swings open, and Jack, Janet, Chrissy, and Mr. Roper stumble into Larry's apartment, breathing heavily.
LARRY
(looking out into the hallway)
I don't see anyone with an ax. Are you guys alright?
JACK
(panting)
Larry, you won't believe what just happened. This place... it's possessed!
They all exchange terrified glances, knowing that their ordeal in the apartment is far from over.
FADE OUT.
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