Upstair(1).mp4

At first, everything was mundane. The concrete steps were chipped, the handrail was cold steel, and the walls were a flickering shade of hospital beige. By the time he reached the landing marked , he felt a slight cramp in his calf. By landing 12 , his breathing was heavy. By landing 42 , he stopped.

The door behind Elias clicked shut, but the sound didn't echo. It was swallowed by the heavy, stale air of the stairwell. He didn't remember why he had entered the building, only that he needed to get to the top. He began to climb. upstair(1).mp4

The video is a popular piece of "liminal space" or "analog horror" footage that has circulated widely on platforms like TikTok and YouTube. It typically depicts a first-person perspective of someone walking up a never-ending or increasingly distorted staircase in an empty, dimly lit building. At first, everything was mundane

Here is a story inspired by the unsettling atmosphere of that footage: The Infinite Ascent By landing 12 , his breathing was heavy