{"id":5753,"date":"2025-05-02T08:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2025-05-02T08:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:50:45","slug":"the-elevator-a-short-horror-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/the-elevator-a-short-horror-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elevator: A Short Horror Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-02T08:50:45+03:00\">Friday, May 2, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-elevator-horror-story-01-Artboard-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-elevator-horror-story-01-Artboard-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, 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After this, I have learned my lesson: always check that the person who can get you out of the elevator is not in there with you! 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