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White with Red

A man went to a hotel and walked up to the front desk to check in. The woman at the desk gave him his key and told him that on the way to his room, there was a door with no number that was locked and no one was allowed in there. She explained that it was a storeroom, and that it was out of bounds. She reminded him of this several times before allowing him upstairs. So he followed the instructions of the woman at the front desk, going straight to his room, and going to bed. However the insistence of the woman had piqued his curiosity, so the next night he walked down the hall to the door and tried the handle. Sure enough it was locked. He bent down and looked through the wide keyhole. Cold air passed through it, chilling his eye.

What he saw was a hotel bedroom, like his, and in the corner was a woman whose skin was incredibly pale. She was leaning her head against the wall, facing away from the door. He stared in confusion for a while, was this a celebrity? The owners daughter? He almost knocked on the door, out of curiosity, but decided not to. As he was still looking, the woman turned sharply and he jumped back from the door, hoping she would not suspect he had been spying on her. He crept away from the door and walked back to his room. The next day, he returned to the door and looked through the wide keyhole. This time, all he saw was redness. He couldn’t make anything out besides a distinct red color, unmoving. Perhaps the inhabitants of the room knew he was spying the night before, and had blocked the keyhole with something red. He felt embarrassed that he had made the woman so uncomfortable, and hoped she had not made a complaint with the woman on the front desk.

At this point he decided to consult her for more information. After some gentle quizzing and the promise that the explanation would go no further than him she finally said “Well, I might as well tell you the story of what happened in that room. A long time ago, a man murdered his wife in there, we find that even now, people get uncomfortable staying there. But these people were not ordinary. They were white all over, except for their eyes, which were red.”

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HeyJ
11 months ago

A classic, I remember this really creeping me out as a kid.

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IAmABear
5 years ago

This is a really nice story! I love the ending, [spoiler] they could see nothing but red and the woman’s eyes were red. She was looking through the lock![/spoiler] I’ve heard this story multiple times before, though. This must be one of those iconic classic creepypastas.

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T
5 years ago

So… they were Albinos?

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ThirtySev
6 years ago

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
MY HEART WOULD FALL OUT OF MY BUTT IF I REALIZED I WAS LITERALLY LOOKING INTO HER EYE BALL

37/10

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KFC
7 years ago

Someone told be this one in the past and it was interesting and now I was pumped up when I started reading this one because I really like this one great job

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hsdisturbed
7 years ago

I almost missed it…the creepy ending. Then I reread it and got it. When I did, I think my heart stopped for a second.

Well done!

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1encoded1
7 years ago

Great short story. Well done!

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Alpha111803
7 years ago

[spoiler] if you going be creeping you should definitely get a scare like that [/spoiler]

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Slykat711
7 years ago

Definitely one of my favorite! Sends chills up my spine every time I read it. Red eyes!!

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CRIMSONBEAST
7 years ago

welcome to all the nightmares i will see after reading this

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JF13
7 years ago

What a Twist! What would you do in that man’s situation?What would you do?

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ha
7 years ago

it was homo

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Crystal07
7 years ago

Seriously, a shiver ran down my spine as soon as I read the last line. The poor man put his eye to the keyhole and he didn’t even know that the lady with the red eyes was staring at him from the inside. Just thinking about that gives me the creeps…

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StopCrazy
8 years ago

That would be creepy XD Eye to eye ;-;

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Danae
8 years ago

Yyyyyyyyyyikes!! Chills again!

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jdn2604
8 years ago

This story shows that the length is not important but the imagery is the main thing. I was so freaked out by this my hairs stood on end. Needless to say..no more looking through keyholes for me

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DaedricHero
8 years ago

Still my all time favorite. Such a delicious pasta.

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ZorritoBurrito
8 years ago

Mmhn. A classic. Nicely ended as well.

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Delicious. Seconds please. *licks lips*

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8 years ago

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