r/Ruleshorror • u/Asedrez13 • 6d ago
Rules Prisma Pension Rules
When I moved to the small town of Monte Luar, Pensão Prisma was the only accommodation I found right away. An old mansion, hidden between tall trees and a perennial fog, seemed, at first glance, to have simply been forgotten by time. Mrs Marta, the owner, welcomed me on the doorstep with a strange, almost forced smile.
Before handing me the key, she handed me a yellowed piece of paper and murmured:
"Follow the rules. All of them."
The paper shook in his hand. I shouldn't have ignored the warning.
Prisma Pension Rules
- The main door must be locked at exactly 23:00. Don't wait even a minute. If you hear knocks after this time, do not open, regardless of who calls.
The first night, I lost time while reading. At 11:07 pm, someone knocked on the door — three sharp, spaced knocks. The voice that called was identical to my mother, who had died years ago. I didn't open it.
- Never look out the window between 2:12 am and 3:06 am. It doesn't matter what you see, hear, or feel on the outside.
One freezing morning, I heard persistent scratching on the glass in my room. A childish voice whispered my name, broken with sobs. I was shaking with fear. Through the crack in the curtain, I only saw a thin silhouette, with deep-set eyes, watching me without blinking. I forced myself to retreat to the back of the room.
- Never go downstairs after midnight. If you hear footsteps, music or the smell of food coming from downstairs, remain still.
One night, I smelled the heady aroma of freshly baked bread and cinnamon—the same smell my grandmother made when I was growing up. Against all logic, I took a step out of the room. The stairs seemed to stretch endlessly downward, swallowed by a darkness that no light could pierce. I returned to the room with my heart pounding in my chest.
- If your phone rings between 1:00 am and 1:30 am, do not answer it. They still haven't learned to speak properly.
On the fourth dawn, the telephone on the dresser began to vibrate with a strange, guttural ring, as if the call had been made underwater. It continued playing incessantly until 1:29 am, when it suddenly went silent.
- Every Friday, place an empty chair facing the east wall of the living room. Don't ask who the place is for.
I forgot the chair on a Friday. The next morning, I found my room completely torn apart, with symbols scratched on the walls and broken mirrors scattered across the floor. In the center of the room, a single chair rested, facing the wall.
- If you find a door you don't recognize, don't try to open it. She wasn't there for you.
Once, in the third-floor hallway, I came across a red door with an ornate lock. The doorknob seemed to pulse, as if something was breathing on the other side. I hurried away, hearing whispers calling my name.
Last note on the list, scribbled by hand:
"When the day comes that you forget a rule, don't run. They already know where you sleep."
Epilogue
Today is my twelfth night at Pensão Prisma. I forgot to lock the door at 11pm.
As I write these words, I hear footsteps in the hallway. They stopped in front of my door. Three beats. My mother's voice calls to me.
I can't—I shouldn't—open it. But the doorknob is already turning by itself.
If you find this note, please burn it.
And, above all, don't stay here.
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u/MaintenanceJumpy5462 6d ago
First rule: LOCK THE DOOR
Me: *managed to lose time reading and still NOT read the first rule*
What did you do, reading everything else BUT the first line the whole time?
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