I thought it was a joke or some edgy mod, so I ran the EXE. My screen went black for three seconds. Then, a low-quality video started playing. It wasn't gaming. It was a fixed camera shot of a dark hallway. I could hear a faint, wet dragging sound. As the camera slowly panned toward a door at the end of the hall, I realized the 'hallway' looked exactly like my own apartment.
The file was small, maybe 15MB. When I extracted it, there were no videos. Just a single text file named read_me_first.txt and an executable called play_me.exe . Like an idiot, I opened the text file. It just said: 'YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST WATCHED THEM.' Funny_moments.rar
I tried to close the window, but my mouse wouldn't move. Alt+F4 did nothing. I reached for the power button on my tower, but right before I touched it, the door in the video opened. A figure walked out—it was me, wearing the same shirt I’m wearing right now. The 'me' in the video looked at the camera and started laughing. It wasn't a normal laugh; it sounded like glass breaking in a blender. I thought it was a joke or some edgy mod, so I ran the EXE
"Whatever you do, download the file named 'funny_moments.rar'. It wasn't gaming
I’m writing this from a library computer because I’m too afraid to go back home. If you see that file, delete it. Don’t be like me. It isn’t a video. It’s an invitation."
The video cut to static. My computer restarted, and when it came back up, every single file on my desktop had been renamed to 'FUNNY_MOMENT'. I looked at my phone, and I had 47 missed calls from my own number.