Korean Legend

There was a 19 year old Korean girl named Haruko who was attending a university in a large city. One night, she had to stay late in the library to finish a project and it was almost dark when she returned home.

Haruko lived on the 14th floor of an old apartment building. She stood in the entrance and pressed the button to call the elevator. She always hated coming home late. It just didn't feel safe.

When the elevator came, she stepped inside and pushed the button for her floor. Just as the elevator was about to close, a handsome man came running up. The man was out of breath and put his hand to stop the elevator closing. Then, he stepped into the elevator and stood beside her.

"You live on the 14th floor?" he asked, seeing the button lit up.

"Yes" replied Haruko.

"Oh" said the man smiling. "I live on the 13th"

As the elevator ascended, he pressed the button 13.

Through the windows in the elevator door. Haruko watched the floors go by, as they both stood in silence. She stole a few glances at the man. He was certainly handsome.

Just then the 13th floor came into view. The doors opened and the man stepped out. The girl battered her eyes. She wondered if this guy would ever want to date her.

"See you later..." he said

"Yes, see you," replied Haruko.

As the doors of the elevators were closing, the man suddenly turned around, pulled a sharp knife out of his jacket, and said in a menacing voice,".....UPSTAIRS!"

Then, laughing like a maniac, he ran towards the stairwell.

The girl was terrified, but before she could do anything, the doors shut and the elevators began to ascend. She began panicking.

When it reached the 14th floor, the man with the knife was standing there, waiting for her.

In Korea, they say this is a true story. The girl was found dead, stabbed to death inside the elevator.

People say that the worse part was not her death itself, but rather the sheer horror she experienced in between those two floors, where she was trapped in the elevator and knew she was going to die.

They claim this is the reason that all elevators now have stop buttons.