User:Cujo61

When I was a kid, about maybe seven or eight I loved playing video games. When I was that young, when it came to game consoles you either had a N64 or a ps1. Most kids preferred an N64 but I loved having a PlayStation. I would stay up all night playing and sometimes even say I was sick to get out of school. I would play games like Spyro, crash bandicoot and other great titles. One day I was looking through my stack of game disks, not in their cases, and picked up a pure white game disk. There was no title or art on the disk just white. I ran into the living room to ask my dad if he knew what this was, he coached high school football so maybe it was game film and he accidentally put it in my room. When I asked him though, he had no idea what the disk was. I was confused. What could this disk be? I went back to my room and put the game into my PlayStation, grabbed the controller and waited. The normal PlayStation logo and tune played and then it froze there for way longer than it’s normally there. I got up and took the game out. I blew on the game and put it back in. This time the tune played but the logo was missing. Now it was just a black screen. Frustrated I got up and took out the game again. I blew on it again and rubbed it on my shirt and put the game back in. Expecting the game to freeze again I didn't even sit down. This time the logo and tune both appeared and faded out like regular. Excited I sat down and grabbed my controller. I sat there waiting for a title menu, instead I got a black screen. There was thunder and wind. I figured this was some kind of opening cut scene. Finally the game started. I was in first person view. The sky was a dark grey. To my left was a dark flowing river and to my left was a dark Grey and black house, almost a mansion in size. I moved my character forward down this large gravel road. I walk a little bit past the mansion until the character couldn't walk anymore. It was an invisible wall, which games always did, it was clear this was not the way to go. I figured I had to go into the mansion so I made my way to the front door. When I got there the door was open and I walked into the house. In front of me was a large staircase, a chandelier and a large door at the top of the staircase. Everything was a dark red and black. I walked up the stairs and noticed a picture of a man. He was old, looked sick and upset. He had a dirty white beard and a cane. I figured he was the villain. I reached the door at the top of the staircase. When I touch the handle to the door the game took control of itself. My character turned around and looked at the front door. There was a man standing in the door way. He was looking right at me. Then he walked away. As soon as he left the door slam shut. I then regained control of my character. I turned back around to face the staircase door, but when I turned around I was in a long, dark hallway. I then turned back and now the stair case was gone as well. I was alone completely surrounded by darkness. I walked forward, not even knowing which way I was going anymore, for at least five to ten minutes. I finally saw a dim light in the distance and began to move towards it. After going towards it for some time I finally reached a slightly creaked open door. I moved the character into the room and the game again took control of itself. My character walked into the room and there was a bed, or more of a gurney really. On top of it was, what looked like a person with a dirty white sheet over them. My character looked behind him to find that there was no longer a door, but a dark, damp decaying wall. When he turned back to the gurney, the sheet was no longer on the body. The body sat up and turned to me. It was the man from the painting. He looked at me and the character got closer to him. I tried to make him stop or pause the game but I had no control. The man was missing an eye. He put his hand over the socket that was missing an eye and pointed at me. And that's all he did. He just pointed. I left the game there for a while. I needed a break. I went out into the living room and sat on the couch. My dad looked at my exhausted face. "You okay son" he said. I just looked at him. "Yeah just a little tired" I fell asleep on the couch for a little. I'm still surprised I was able to peacefully sleep with no nightmares. When I woke up my dad was gone. I figured he'd left for work. When I walked back into my room, the PlayStation was still on but the man wasn't pointing at me anymore. He was staring at a wall, his back facing away from me. I was just a kid so I was just scared of what would happen next and angry that I even started this damn game in the first place. I stood in my door way waiting to see of the man would move, but he never did. I finally went over to grab the controller to see if I could move my character. Not only could I not move the character, but I couldn't move the analog sticks either. The controller was freezing cold, it felt like it was completely submerged in ice. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I had to show this to someone, no one would take my word for it, I was an eight year old kid who played way to many video games, and I knew I wouldn't be taken serious. I needed a witness. I invited my friend Kyle over to show him but when he came over, the PlayStation was off. I couldn't believe it I didn't know what to say I was sure I left it on I was just looking at the same thing. I tried turning back on but the dam system was fried. Kyle sad it was probably because I left it on too long. I didn't know what to do I began talking incredibly fast explaining what happened to my friend but I could see in his eye he thought I was crazy. He took the game out of my console, told me to get some rest and lay of the sugar. Then with the game in hand, he left. I didn't see him a lot after he left my house that day. Kyle moved two weeks later and took the game with him. I haven't heard anything about Kyle or the game since. When I used to ride my bike past his house though. I'd see him in his upstairs window, looking at me, and pointing at me.