原标题：有哪些欧式风格的怪谈？逃不出的死亡恐惧【中英全文】
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这座老公寓楼矗立在小镇边缘，它的黑暗窗户像空洞的眼睛一样凝视着外面。没有人知道谁住在那里，也不知道为什么它被废弃了那么久 - 但每个人都在窃窃私语关于那些在建筑物内发生的奇怪事件。
玛丽对这座建筑物一直很好奇，当她发现在隔壁院子里的一棵树下发现一个旧钥匙时，她无法抗拒地去探索其中。她走进一间底层公寓，摸索着穿过黑暗，直到她到达客厅。在那里，她看到了一些东西，这些东西会在接下来的几年里萦绕在她的梦中：一个站在窗前的身影，脸被阴影遮挡，但它的眼睛却闪烁着一种超自然的光芒。
玛丽拼命地跑出了建筑物，心急如鹿，呼吸急促。她没有告诉任何人她看到了什么 - 反正谁又会相信她呢？但从那时起，每当她经过那座老公寓楼时，她就感到一股冰冷的寒意顺着脊椎滑下，并听到只有她能听到的窃窃私语。
几个月过去了，玛丽搬到另一个城镇开始新生活。老公寓楼再次空置，它的秘密隐藏在紧闭的门后。但是一个叫马克和艾米莉的新婚夫妇决定冒险尝试这个地方，尽管所有人都警告过他们。他们刚刚大学毕业，准备迎接新的冒险；毕竟在自己的家里没有什么能伤害他们吧？
起初，一切看起来都很好。老建筑物像往常一样吱吱作响，但马克和艾米莉找到了办法让它变得舒适：他们刷墙，挂上窗帘，并用他们旅行时的家具装满了房间。他们在那里很开心 - 直到有一天晚上，他们醒来发现所有灯都在自己闪烁。
艾米莉尝试一个个关掉它们，但一结束，它们就会重新点亮。马克建议打电话给电工，但艾米莉对此有一种不好的预感；今晚他们家里感觉很不对劲。突然间，门猛然关上，让他们俩吓了一跳。
马克抓起手机大声呼救 - 可是发现房子里没有信号。他试着给艾米莉的父母打电话，但那也没有用；看起来他们完全与外界隔绝了。马克现在绝望了，他建议下楼看看是否有人能听见他们在门上的敲击声。
但是当他们走进走廊的时候，他们俩都听到楼上传来的脚步声 - 尽管他们知道这部分楼里没人住。声音变得越来越响，越来越清晰，直到好像有人直接朝他们走来……然后就停在了他们的门外。
马克紧紧握住艾米莉的手，他们听着门另一边所发生的事情。突然，有人敲门 - 三声响亮的敲击声在整栋楼内回荡。马克犹豫了一下，然后打开了大门看看里面站着谁（或者什么）。
里面站着一个头发蓬乱、眼圈发黑的老妇人；她看起来好像已经好几天没睡了。她在紧急地低声说：“帮帮我，”抓住了马克的手臂。“我丈夫 - 他被困在楼上某个地方了！”
马克朝着艾米莉瞥了一眼，后者对他瞥了一个令人放心的回应。他们一起把老妇人领进去，并关上了门。但一关上，一切都变黑了：所有电力再次断掉了。
只能依靠手机的手电筒应用指引，马克和艾米莉开始搜寻可能被困在楼上的人，而老妇人在低声讲述自己的故事。她讲述了夜晚的奇怪声音，没有人的时候墙上移动的影子，甚至物体消失了只是稍后又出现……
似乎每个租户都在这些墙内经历了一些无法解释的事情 - 包括几个月前的玛丽。当他们一层又一层向楼顶爬去，每一层带来新的恐怖故事时，马克忍不住感到他们一直在被监视。尽管艾米莉的胳膊环着他的腰使他感到温暖，但他深知这个地方所困扰的一切都不容许他们安然离开。
最终，他们达到了顶层，发现一位老人坐在一道关闭的门前，泪如泉涌。他的妻子躺在地上，眼睛睁开但无神 - 好像她已经放弃了希望一样。在四处寻找帮助时，这对夫妇解释了他们发生的事情；每次他们呼喊或敲门时，都没有人回答。
老人认真地听着后郑重地点点头。“这栋建筑一直被诅咒，”他沙哑地低声说。“多年前，这里发生了一桩家庭谋杀案 - 他们的灵魂从未离开。”他朝着他身后关闭的门示意道：“我的女儿就被困在那里；她看到了她不应该看到的东西，因此付出了代价。”
马克听到这些话时，心都碎了。如果这里真的有鬼，那他又怎么可能拯救艾米莉免受不可知的命运呢？但正当绝望威胁要淹没他时，一个念头突然在他脑中闪过：如果他们能找到了解这栋建筑历史的人 - 也许甚至是那些曾经在这里生活过并幸存于恐怖之中的人呢？
带着更新的决心，马克带着艾米莉转身朝着楼梯走去。他们不会放弃，直到找到一条走出这场噩梦的途径！
马克和艾米莉匆忙下楼，他们的心怦怦直跳，试图想到谁可能更了解这栋建筑的历史。然而，他们一到达底楼，就听到外面传来脚步声，紧接着是前门响亮的敲门声。
马克犹豫了一下，然后打开门，只露出足够宽的缝隙来看看是谁（或者是什么）。站在他面前的是一位头发凌乱、眼睛下有深眼圈的老人；他看起来像是几天没睡觉了。“帮帮我”，他急切地低声说着，抓住马克的衬衫，好像那是他的救命稻草。
艾米莉看到老人的状态时候吃惊了，显然他最近遭遇了一些可怕的事情。她往他们身后的楼梯走廊看了一眼；他们现在离开就意味着抛弃这个可怜的灵魂。“进来吧”，马克轻声说着，领着老人走进门厅，艾米莉在他们身后关上了门。
当他们都安全地在室内时，艾米莉问道，“你发生了什么事？我们该怎么帮你？”老人紧张地驻足四顾，最终把目光停在了她的脸上；他似乎在试图决定他是否能信任他们。最终，他叹了口气，开始讲述他的故事。
多年以前，当这座建筑还是一家旅馆的时候，这个房间就被一个年迈夫妇占据，他们正在庆祝他们的周年纪念日。一天晚上，他们在床上安稳地睡着时，门外传来一阵敲门声——就像今晚的访客。
然而，当他们打开门时，他们发现整个旅馆变成了一个怪异的版本：昏暗的灯光不祥地闪烁；阴影自行移动；幽灵般的嘀咕弥漫在空气中。夫妇俩在恐慌中想要逃离，却发现自己被困在这些鬼魂般的墙壁之内，直到早晨终于来临，救援人员才能从这可怕的噩梦中释放他们。
老人讲完故事时声音变得微弱，看起来重温这些事件对他的情绪造成了伤害。马克安抚地伸手搭在他肩膀上，安慰地说：“我们不会让那种事发生在你身上——我们保证。”艾米莉点了点头，然后温柔地问：“你知道这个地方为什么会被诅咒吗？”
老人闭上眼睛片刻才回答：“我自己也不太清楚……但以前有关于这里的故事……”
老人感激地点了点头，然后继续说：“所有人都只知道，很久以前这里发生过一件可怕的事——涉及到爱情和背叛的悲剧。”他犹豫了片刻，轻轻地补充道：“有人说这里承载着失落灵魂的痛苦……甚至可能困在自己的墙壁内。”
艾米莉听到这些话不禁打了个寒颤；她感觉到自己好像被无形的眼睛盯着。马克紧紧搂住她的肩膀，坚定地说：“我们不会让那种事发生在你身上——我们保证。”老人似乎从他们的决心中获得了力量，突然挺直身体，坚定地宣布：“我会告诉你们我知道的一切关于这个地方的事。但是”，他指着强调道，“我们必须先打破困住我们的诅咒。”
艾米莉点头表示同意；如果他们想要活着逃出这场噩梦，不能浪费任何时间。马克和艾米莉一起专心地听着老人开始分享他对这座建筑历史的了解——以及它可能与他们自己的个人悲剧有关…
老人讲完他的故事，突然在地板上倒下成一滩液体——难道说话消耗了他太多精力？马克和艾米莉交换了担忧的眼神，然后把注意力重新转向周围的房间；他们需要找到彻底摆脱这场噩梦的办法。
马克在墙上发现了一件闪闪发光的东西——仔细观察后，他意识到那是一把挂在钉子上的老钥匙。这可能是打破困扰他们的诅咒的钥匙吗？他小心地拿起了钥匙，并仔细检查了其精致的设计；它的表面似乎刻有一些符号，可能会提供一些关于如何帮助他们逃脱的线索。
埃米莉加入了研究钥匙的马克，她的脑海中涌现出各种可能性。突然，她喘息着说：“我知道我们可以做什么！”她迅速向马克解释了她的想法，马克急切地点了点头，然后朝着房间另一端的门走去。怀抱着重新燃起的希望，他们穿过幽静的走廊，直到到达入口。
马克将钥匙插入锁孔，慢慢地转动——随着插销滑开，发出了一声响亮的咔嗒声，露出了隐藏已久的出口。毫不犹豫，他推开门，走了出去……却发现自己站在了他们第一次进入这个噩梦领域的地方。
埃米莉怀疑地盯着他；难道他们的努力都白费了吗？马克摇摇头，紧紧握着手中的钥匙——他知道一定还有其他途径可以离开这里。当他们拼命四处寻找有关如何摆脱这场无休无止的恐怖循环的线索时，他们俩都突然产生了令人不安的想法：也许有些事情最好留着不去探索……
【英文原文】
The old apartment building stood at the edge of town, its dark windows staring out like empty eyes. No one knew who lived there or why it remained abandoned for so long - but everyone whispered about the strange occurrences that took place within its walls.
Mary had always been curious about the building and couldnt resist exploring it when she found an old key hidden beneath a tree in the yard next door. She let herself into one of the ground-floor apartments, feeling her way through the darkness until she reached the living room. There, she saw something that would haunt her dreams for years to come: a figure standing by the window, its face obscured by shadows but its eyes glowing with an unearthly light.
Mary ran out of the building as fast as she could, heart pounding and breath coming in short gasps. She didnt tell anyone about what she had seen - who would believe her anyway? But from then on, every time she passed by the old apartment building, she felt an icy chill run down her spine and heard whispers that only she could hear.
Months went by, and Mary moved away to start a new life in another town. The old apartment building stood empty once more, its secrets hidden behind closed doors. But then a young couple - Mark and Emily - decided to take a chance on the place despite warnings from everyone they knew. They were newlyweds, fresh out of college and ready for adventure; surely nothing could harm them in their own home?
At first, everything seemed fine. The old building creaked and groaned as it always had, but Mark and Emily found ways to make it cozy: they painted the walls, hung curtains, and filled the rooms with furniture from their travels. They were happy there - until one night when they woke up to find all the lights flickering on and off by themselves.
Emily tried turning them off one by one, but as soon as she finished, they would flare back to life again. Mark suggested calling an electrician, but Emily had a bad feeling about it; something felt very wrong in their home tonight. Suddenly, the door slammed shut behind them with such force that both of them jumped.
Mark grabbed his phone and called out for help - only to find that there was no signal inside the building. He tried calling Emilys parents instead, but even that didnt work; it seemed like they were cut off from the outside world entirely. Desperate now, Mark suggested going downstairs to see if anyone could hear them pounding on the door.
As soon as they stepped into the hallway, however, both of them heard footsteps coming from above - even though they knew nobody else lived in this part of the building. The sound grew louder and more distinct until it seemed like someone was walking straight towards them...and then stopping right outside their door.
Mark gripped Emilys hand tightly as they listened to whatever was happening on the other side of the door. Suddenly, there came a knock - three sharp raps that echoed through the entire building. Mark hesitated for a moment before opening it wide enough to see who (or what) was there.
Inside stood an old woman with wild grey hair and dark circles under her eyes; she looked like she hadnt slept in days. "Help me," she whispered urgently, grabbing at Marks arm. "My husband - hes trapped somewhere upstairs!"
Mark glanced over his shoulder at Emily, who nodded reassuringly back at him. Together, they led the old woman inside and closed the door behind them. As soon as they did so, however, everything went dark: all power had gone out once more.
With nothing but their phones flashlight apps to guide them, Mark and Emily began searching for whoever might be trapped upstairs while the old woman told her story in hushed tones. She spoke of strange noises at night, shadows moving across walls when there was nobody around, even objects disappearing only to reappear later on...
It seemed like every tenant had experienced something unexplained within these walls - including Mary from months ago. As they climbed higher and higher up the building, each floor bringing new tales of terror, Mark couldnt help but feel that they were being watched at all times. He shivered despite the warmth provided by Emilys arm around his waist; he knew deep down that whatever haunted this place would not let them leave unscathed.
Finally, they reached the top floor and found an old man sitting in front of a closed door, tears streaming down his face. His wife lay beside him on the ground, eyes open but unseeing - as if she had simply given up hope. The couple explained what happened to them while searching for help; how every time they tried calling out or banging on doors, nobody answered back.
The old man listened intently before nodding gravely. "This building has always been cursed," he whispered hoarsely. "Many years ago, a family was murdered here - and their spirits never left." He gestured towards the closed door behind him: "Thats where my daughter is trapped; she saw something she shouldnt have and paid the price for it."
Mark felt his heart break at these words. If there really were ghosts haunting this place, then how could he possibly save Emily from whatever fate awaited her? But even as despair threatened to overwhelm him, a thought occurred to him: what if they could find someone who knew about the history of the building - perhaps even someone who had lived here before and survived its horrors?
With renewed determination, Mark turned back towards the stairs with Emily by his side. They would not give up until they found a way out of this nightmare!
Mark and Emily hurried downstairs, their hearts pounding in their chests as they tried to think of someone who might know more about the buildings history. As soon as they reached the ground floor, however, they heard footsteps coming from outside - followed by a loud knock on the front door.
Mark hesitated for a moment before opening it wide enough to see who (or what) was there. Standing in front of him was an old man with wild grey hair and dark circles under his eyes; he looked like he hadnt slept in days. "Help me," he whispered urgently, grabbing onto Marks shirt as if it were a lifeline.
Emily gasped when she saw the state of the man - clearly something terrible had happened to him recently. She glanced over her shoulder at the stairwell behind them; there was no way they could leave now without abandoning this poor soul. "Come inside," Mark said softly, leading the old man into the foyer while Emily closed the door behind them.
As soon as they were all safely indoors, Emily asked, "What happened to you? How can we help?" The old mans eyes darted around nervously before settling on her face; he seemed to be trying to decide whether or not he could trust them. Finally, he sighed and began his story:
Years ago, when the building was still a hotel, this very same room had been occupied by an elderly couple who were celebrating their anniversary with a romantic getaway. One night, while they slept soundly in bed, there came a knock at their door - just like tonights visitor.
When they opened it up, however, instead of finding someone seeking assistance (like Mark and Emily), they discovered that the entire hotel had transformed into an eerie version of itself: dim lights flickered ominously; shadows moved on their own accord; ghostly whispers filled the air. In terror, the couple tried to escape but found themselves trapped within these haunted walls until morning finally arrived and rescuers were able to free them from this horrifying nightmare.
The old mans voice grew faint as he finished his tale; it seemed like reliving those events had taken its toll on him emotionally. Mark put a comforting hand on his shoulder, saying reassuringly, "We wont let that happen to you - we promise." Emily nodded in agreement before asking gently, "Do you know anything about why this place is cursed?"
The old man closed his eyes for a moment before replying, "I dont know much myself...but there used to be stories going around about..."
The old man nodded gratefully before continuing, "All anyone really knows is that something terrible happened here long ago - a tragedy involving love and betrayal." He hesitated for a moment before adding softly, "There are those who say this place holds onto the pain of lost souls...and maybe even keeps them trapped within its walls."
Emily shivered at these words; she couldnt help but feel like they were being watched by unseen eyes. Mark put an arm around her shoulders reassuringly, saying firmly, "We wont let that happen to you - we promise." The old man seemed to find strength in their determination because he suddenly straightened up and declared resolutely, "I will tell you everything I know about this place then. But first," he added pointedly, "we must break the curse holding us here."
Emily nodded her agreement; they couldnt afford to waste any more time if they wanted to escape from this nightmare alive. Together, Mark and Emily listened intently as the old man began sharing his knowledge about the history of the building - and how it might be connected to their own personal tragedies...
As the old man finished telling his tale, he suddenly collapsed into a heap on the floor - had the effort of sharing his secrets taken too much out of him? Mark and Emily exchanged worried glances before turning their attention back to the room around them; they needed to find a way out of this nightmare once and for all.
Mark spotted something shiny on one of the walls - upon closer inspection, he realized it was an old key hanging from a nail. Could this be the key to breaking the curse that had trapped them here? He carefully took hold of the key and examined its intricate design; there seemed to be symbols etched into its surface that might hold some clues as to how it could help them escape.
Emily joined Mark in studying the key, her mind racing with possibilities. Suddenly, she gasped - "I know what we can do!" She quickly explained her idea to Mark, who nodded eagerly and set off towards the door at the far end of the room. With renewed hope fueling their steps, they made their way across the eerily silent hallway until they reached the entrance.
Mark inserted the key into the lock and turned it slowly - there was a loud click as the bolt slid back, revealing an exit beyond that had been hidden from view all this time. Without hesitation, he pushed open the door and stepped outside...only to find himself standing in exactly the same spot where they had first entered this nightmare realm.
Emily stared at him incredulously; had their efforts been for nothing? Mark shook his head, still clutching the key tightly in his hand - he knew there must be another way out of here. As they looked around frantically for any clue as to how to break free from this endless cycle of terror, a chilling thought occurred to them both: perhaps some things are better left unexplored...返回搜狐，查看更多
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