This New Horror Game Has A DISTURBING Real Life Reference

[@antoniofreitas3019]

A terrifying and heartbreaking story. How the mind can be such a wonderful, yet terrifying place. Unfortunately Elisa showed clear signs of a severe mental episode... "A Psychotic Break". If I remember the case correctly and I could be wrong. There was evidence she was not taking her medication. Which led to the break, and ultimately her taking her life by hiding in what she thought to be safe place. Let's look at what we see, know, and can summarize the Inciting incident: The elevator - She was clearly suffering a mental delusion, or an episode of psychosis. A clear severe break from reality. - The poor maintenance of the building (the elevator) fed into her delusion. - This fueled her paranoia and by extension her fear. She knew she needed to get somewhere safe (Fight or Flight). - She couldn't go down, (by her logic) So lets go up. Where is the best place to hide? Not my room, how about the roof? Now we need to make assumptions: the roof - Psychotic episodes often have extreme synesthesia. How we perceive and process stimulation. - Elisa found herself on the roof of a hotel in Los Angeles in the middle of the day. I don't know about you, but that's a lot of extreme things to be processing while in a psychotic break. So what would you do? I know what I would do. - I would try to find somewhere safe, quite, and dark. Somewhere away from the maelstrom of senses she was suffering from. - She found that place in the water tanks. Cool, quite, and most importantly alone. Again due to poor maintenance the tanks did not have locks on the latch. - She went inside the tank and closed the door. However that door is meant to be opened from only the outside. Again poor maintenance, old equipment, and poor oversight. The final and most terrifying part: the last moments and finding the body (Again assumption) - Locked in that cold and dark place Elisa probably overcame her Psychotic episode. - She would have tried to escape, but again the door dose not open from the inside. - She would have struggled, yelled, and do anything to get someone's attention. (However she is on the roof of a very busy building in Los angels. No one would have heard her.) - Eventually treading water for so long, would have lead to her exhaustion. - Unable to keep up she slowly sank and tragically drowned. - Again Due to poor maintenance the tanks were not checked until a complaint was filed. - To get that kind of ruddy black water the body would have had to have been in there for a while. Swelling, decomposition, and a bunch of other horrible things. Cold, Wet, Alone, and Afraid. Trapped in darkness screaming for help, until finally her body gave up. A truly terrible and terrifying way to die, supernatural or not. Truly the mind is a horrifying place, capable of conjuring the most terrifying monsters and demons. Especially those suffering from mental anguish. Please get professional help if you are suffering folks. It's easier than it looks, and it can quite literally save your life... I know I want you to be safe and well. Great video.... Now a question for you and anyone still reading. Something appropriate given the dark nature. "If you're frightened of dying, and holding on... You'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you made your peace, then the devils are angels freeing you. It's just a matter of looking at it that's all. So don't worry okay..." What Movie is this line from? And what game series did it heavily inspire? Rest in peace Elisa.

[@KazzaGamesTV]

Amazing analysis that can really make a great video on its own.

[@EthanWinters1987]

Very succinct indeed I agree... YET! all of that said... Would you play the elevator game..?

[@antoniofreitas3019]

@@EthanWinters1987 Which one? faith the unholy trinity's one? Or this one? This one looks good in my opinion, I'm game. And faith.... for an Atari style game is pretty horrifying.

[@equin0x22415]

As somebody who has bipolar 2 (less mania/psychotic symptoms although still there) with a best friend who used to suffer from severe attacks of psychosis that I STILL worry may take her from us someday:thank you so very much for explaining this in such an informative and respectful manner. I feel that this is almost certainly close to the tee what happened to Eliza and it is absolutely gutwrenching knowing that it very well could’ve been my best friend or myself left unchecked and alone. This really is devastating example of why, no matter what, LET The people that care about you be there for you because it could very well save you someday; you are not the exception to deserving help and you are not alone in your struggles; I see you, my best friend sees you and you’re not in the dark alone 💕

[@antoniofreitas3019]

@@equin0x22415 That was beautiful, thank you. And hey, i believe in you and your friend. Always remember you are awesome, amazing, and loved by so many people. You just don't know or haven't met them yet. I know I'm here rooting for you.

[@OliverAnderson266]

I remember that footage from 2013. The poor girl most likely pressed on the wrong button in the beginning, and that triggered a series of hallucinations. Many psychologists said that if the elevator had worked, everything might have gone normal for her.

[@kallias.3503]

I agree..i never forget this case

[@suavefrog5029]

⁠@davidd836hallucinations from fear. You’re in a creepy hotel by yourself and the elevator isn’t working. I know I’d be scared

[@suavefrog5029]

@davidd836 you misunderstood.

[@MjYosh]

I heard that she also didn’t have her glasses or couldn’t see, which is why she pressed every button probably hoping one of them will close the elevator door not knowing one of the buttons are the hold door open button. This is just what someone suspected though so not sure

[@HerbeyStudies]

@davidd836 Okay here’s some context to explain stuff: Elisa Lam had bipolar disorder, and she was managing it with Wellbutrin , an anti-depressant, Lamictal, a mood stabiliser , and seroquel, an anti-psychotic. Based on post-mortem examination results, for some reason, elisa lam completely stopped taking her seroquel for a while before her death. This was already dangerous for someone who only took seroquel. But it was EXTREMELY dangerous for Elisa as she was taking Wellbutrin. I’m someone that takes Wellbutrin as well and that shit is kind of like the crack in the anti-depressant world. It works to increase the dopamine and norepinephrine in your system. A huge side effect of being on Wellbutrin is that you become alot more prone to anxiety and stress due to the increased amounts of norepinephrine. So even though a regular person may feel a bit creeped out by being in the Cecil hotel , it can be downright terrifying for people who take Wellbutrin because our system is already hypersensitive to stress and fear. Combine this with the fact that she’s already off her anti-psychotic, her mind is already unstable from it, and she could’ve already begun to experience paranoia and delusions as her body goes into withdrawal. She was in an incredibly sensitive state at that point and could’ve felt that someone was following her. She was already acting erratic before she entered the lift(from the cctv footage). I think when she unknowingly caused the elevator to hang, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back for her. It probably sent her from a state of mania to a full-blown manic episode. It’s pretty much expected that someone going through a severe manic episode would become a danger to themselves or others. IMO she was completely unconscious after that point. Yes, she was awake and moving, but she probably was fully blacked-out and it lead to her death. The only thing unnerving here from my perspective is how Murphy’s Law was enacted so well when it came to Elisa’s fate. It’s truly as if everything that could’ve gone wrong, did. I honestly think Elisa could’ve been in an even worse position. People on manic episodes can completely disappear from the face of the earth. She could’ve been targeted by a predator, she could’ve gone into a forest and passed away due to the elements. It’s good that her body was able to be found. At least we know what happened to her. However, I still feel so horrible for her. It is so upsetting and makes me shudder to think of how much terror she was probably feeling before her death that she felt the only way out was to end it all. She had a long , incredible life to live, and it’s so infuriating how mental illness robbed her life and robs millions of people’s lives everyday. I hope that she rests well, free from the demons that tormented her in her waking life . Sorry for the rambling, her case is one of those things that rly hits a nerve for me .

[@mohammadhussien5223]

Elisa Lam is one of the saddest and scariest stories I ever saw in my life time.

[@ameliahamilton3647]

I wouldn't stay in that hotel, even if you paid me to do it.

[@KazzaGamesTV]

The owners seem to love the fact that the hotel has that reputation because it attracts curious visitors.

[@bilelsmith6333]

I give you 2$ do you stay 🙄

[@LittleAmyHe]

It’s been converted to an apartment building for impoverished people I think.

[@salazar556]

I wouldn't even stay in the area. It's known for being a bad spot.

[@Reachland02]

I’ve been there before. I felt the chills and cold air when walking in hallway for unknown reason.

[@Suguri]

So what happened to Elisa depends on a detail I've repeatedly read conflicting reports about: Whether the water tank was or was not locked from the outside. Important as hell, right? But depending on which source you're reading, that detail flips. Also just wanna throw out that if I was alone and waiting on a malfunctioning elevator, I could see myself doing stuff like Elisa just to goof off. I jump around and do random arm movements while I wait for the microwave or for the shower to heat up. Like, "How quietly can I sneak?" or "How far can I twist my arms around each other?" If someone was filming me in those moments, it would look alarming as hell.

[@pepethefrog6809]

Yeah, apparently the tank wasn't sealed or locked and is easily accessible to anyone yet some reports suggest it wasn't. Though there are photos of those tanks that are out where they do seem easily accessible.

[@Adamant_Adam]

I've seen photos, and honestly, I think that conflicting report comes from poor verbiage, that people heard and ran with. I think we hear "locked" and think, a padlock, or a key. I imagine it was more like a one-way-door, with a latch or lever that has to be engaged for the door to open. I doubt the tank had a way to open it from the inside, you know? (Think, an unlocked door with a handle only on one side. Turn the handle, door opens.) Once you enter, it isn't locked, but no way in hell you can go back the way you came. Terrifying.

[@Tamaki742]

​@@pepethefrog6809 I forgot where, but someone pointed out that the hotel itself is poorly managed. They say if anyone gets to the roof, it'd trip an alarm, but sometimes it just doesn't. So supposedly that's how she could just go to the roof.

[@xoMysteria]

There is a netflix documentary that explains what happened. I vaguely remember it, but there was miscommunication between the officers and one of the staff members. It WAS accessible so that is most likely how she got in. Her mental illness is most likely the cause of her odd behavior and choices sadly.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

disrespectful tbh. she didn't die because of paranomal activity, but because she suffered a schizophrenic episode

[@alexdhamp]

She was also found naked with her clothes nowhere in sight. Also, the lid would have been nigh impossible for her to close on her own...especially once she was in the water. Another freaky thing is the whole dark water and nasty taste leading to her being found seems to have been foretold by an old J-horror(Japanese Horror) movie called Honokurai Mizu no Soko Kara("From the Depths of Dark Water") or just Dark Water, internationally. Which featured a girl's body being found in a water tank after residents noticed a foul taste and discoloration to their water in the apartments.

[@kosmosfantasias7545]

Ah crap. I remember the japanese movie Dark Water. Really creepy.

[@JW-mw7sr]

Yes, and during the time Elisa Lam was staying at Cecil, there was an outbreak of tuberculosis, I believe, amongst the homeless around there in the Skid Row. The testing for it was called LAM Elisa. Very weird creepy coincidences.

[@neardarkroad1347]

there were serial killer cases in japan where female corpses are found in such places.

[@katzarkul]

"foretold by an old J-horror" No. Where do you think these movies get inspiration from? Many such cases irl.

[@kseniali9525]

Давно уже раскрыли это дело, крышка не была закрытая. Тот кто нашёл тело, изначально сказал, что когда он поднялся на лестницу крышка люка была открыта...

[@KoTsuki-jo1pw]

I believe the elevator door not closing like that is normal in Cecil hotel, that happens when someone pressing the floor buttons too fast or someone pressing a lot of buttons, that's why door is not closing. It was a safety measure against pranksters.

[@minisculex3]

Alot of youtuber went to check the elevator button and there is a button where u could hold the elevator for very long period, it to help those people who has heavy object and need to hold the elevator door for longer period

[@brianwhitford6086]

That makes sense, but as we can see in this case, she was in a panic.

[@RaleyDrew]

Poor Elisa, she will never be forgotten ❤

[@KazzaGamesTV]

She will always be in our hearts ❤

[@norijean3279]

Her legacy is that of an adventurous soul and kind heart. She will inspire generations to come, her memory will never die 🙏🏻

[@wdnmd6603]

Ong we smoking all her opps 😂

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Yeah cuz she’s referenced in like 2 games now

[@ladyseeker2927]

And the guy the mob accused of ending her is also in your thoughts? Like, he had his life destroyed over assumptions and lies and nobody seem to care about it

[@BurritoHorror]

Name of the game is The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication, releasing on May 9th. For those wondering.

[@alexander2685]

Was the first one released in America?

[@BurritoHorror]

@@alexander2685 i think so, I have it on my steam wishlist, haven’t played it yet

[@TeshasNaturalBeauty]

Thank you.

[@BurritoHorror]

@@alexander2685 Yes it was :D

[@BurritoHorror]

@@TeshasNaturalBeauty No problem!

[@theogpop]

I followed this story for years just because of the lore behind the Cecil hotel and then watched the documentary on Netflix with my wife. Sad story. I don't think we'll ever know why she got in that water tank. Authorities finding her body because residents reported that the water began tasting bad is absolutely horrifying. No one should ever stay there. Actually just stay away from Skid Row altogether. I'm def interested in this game just for the interpretation of what could have happened.

[@themerchant9037]

well just in general las vegas and angeles hotels have had issues in many cases, dark histories, poor mantainence, general neglect of the wellness of others that should be the top priority of your hotel on a place that is such a tourist trap as las vegas and las angeles

[@karmicfenix]

That's kinda messed up to use Elisa Lam last moments for a game. Poor taste imo

[@blueizumi]

Sad thing is that it isn't the first game to use her tragedy

[@pyroronnie2473]

Its mostly the interest in the subject, the elevator game supposedly. Its not the first game to take real life tragedies and turn them into video games involved with the horror subject. The biggest mystery will always be how she even got on the roof or in that tank…

[@laujimmy9282]

I felt the same way

[@sugercane333]

I have seen the full play through of the game.. it literally have nothing to do with Elisa Lam. At most it just referencing a girl missing from the elevator because the elevator is connected to another popular supernatural game/myth that it can act as portal to transport someone to the nether world. Even in game the missing girl appearance is less than 1%…

[@pyroronnie2473]

@@sugercane333 its definitely just a reference at most. Like a small nod to the mystery of that case an all.

[@shadowwatcherproductions5281]

I remember so clearly seeing the Eliza Lam case when it first broke out on the news. I was only 12 then, but I remember seeing some of the KZbin video conspiracies and theories that followed afterwards, from Eliza being off her meds to playing the Elevator Game. As soon as I saw the character in the game look out the elevator and jump back in, I immediately knew it was based off Eliza Lam. The way the character moves is near identical to the actual security footage of Eliza when she was in the elevator. I always felt so sorry for Eliza for what she must have gone through. I hope she's at least in a better place. I always feel uncomfortable when movies, TV shows, and games base their premises on real life cases.

[@nouradis1420]

I think she was killed. Whatever medicine she took, she wouldn't go to the attic and throw herself into the water. There's a killer who didn't show up on camera because he knew there were cameras, and I think he was also working at that hostel.

[@TheDeyna87]

Was the killer caught and executed?

[@reisen1932]

​@@TheDeyna87 The "killer" hasn't been found. A Police Officer said, that the lid of the water tank had an Alarm installed. So if the lid opens, the hotel would be informed. So, that's very weird. Either the serial killer knows the Hotel too well (someone who works in the Hotel), also the Police said the elevator video footage seems to be edited, but they didn't bother further to investigate this; or something paranormal happened. It's not the first time a ghost attacked people, and had the force to drag people... My Father once stayed at a haunted house with a friend, during their sleep the friend was literally dragged off the bed by an unknown force at night... My Father thought it was a prank by his friend 😂, but then he realized, it wasn't. They later found out, a young lady died in that bed.

[@TheDeyna87]

@@reisen1932 must be a hotel worker, because how else would the alarm be switched off? They must have switched off the alarm first before the crime. And if the worker suddenly resigned immediately after the murder, the hotel and the police would be suspicious. I think they probably quit working a few months after the police finished investigation and now still nobody knows who is the real culprit.

[@Meadows66]

That elevator door never closed. Seeing that makes this video much more haunting then it is.

[@abcd-zd9tu]

Because if you look closer, you can see that she actually pressed all of the buttons. Including the one, which makes the elevator door to stay open. And if you look closer, you can see that she pressed first the different floor buttons, and lastly the one that makes the door stay open.

[@jeramahia123]

I lived with a guy diagnosed with bipolar and psychosis. This was very typical behaviour when he was having an episode.

[@J.J.Jameson_of_Daily_Bugle]

It doesn't really need to be psychotic break or bipolar episode. I remember a friend of mine having car crash and he was fine, he just had minor bumps. He didn't go to doctor to check on him thinking "it's nothing". However about two days later he started vomiting and felt nauseating, had headache and even minor hallucinations. Turns out he had really bad concussion and he didn't even realize he smacked his head during and after the crash.

[@robertcochrane2671]

Not gonna lie it's a bit sick to use what happened to that poor girl in this game. She had bipolar disorder and depression. No one knows the truth of what happened but it definitely wasn't supernatural. The Cecil hotel has a horrible history associated with it.

[@judgmentalcrow2248]

I get what you're saying but many popular games like outlast and silent hill were inspired from real life events. Think of this way, people who never knew about that woman now might find out about her cause of the game and as sad as it is, her death spreads the necessary awareness of the dangers of mental illnesses and hopefully keeps spreading it. That's her legacy.

[@jojolyneee]

​@judgmentalcrow2248 be fr a moment. no one is gonna look up what this game is inspired by. And just because other games have done it doesn't make it right. I hope the family sues the devs this is highly disrespectful to do

[@judgmentalcrow2248]

@@jojolyneee yes, it doesn't make it right. The games I stated being similar were only inspired by real life events but they didn't show a specific person and their tragedy. I do think the devs crossed a line here but look at the comments, many people who didn't know about her now are informed of such dangers of mental illnesses through a video promoting this game. And I think their might be some laws that enable her family to be compensated or atleast force the devs to not use the elevator video in the game.

[@61subsandnovideos]

@@judgmentalcrow2248Its just that games like outlast and silent hill put a very different take on the stories by creating their own protagonists, companies, involved in the matter they based their game's story off of, this game particularly rips off of some individual's final moments by using her exact same movements and the exact same angle as to how the video of her in the elvator was shot just for some "sp00ky" factor. keep in mind Elisa's parents cry when talking about their daughter, this just re-traumatizes the victim's families in such a disrespectful way.

[@61subsandnovideos]

@@judgmentalcrow2248with silent hill and outlast as well, they never have an exact rendition of particular events and get the main ideas of such events like "spooky mind controlling government project" and leave it at that, unlike with this game, this game heavily references the victim which is just awful. comparing silent hill/outlast with this junk is like comparing apples to oranges, completely different things, and I hope no one buys this game cause of it

[@mementomonsters]

I always cry when I watch her family talk about her... losing a love one is terrible. I've lost people I love and it affects you forever. I love horror but I can no longer watch stuff with hospitals. It's very triggering for me. In any situation where something traumatic happened it's gonna haunt you forever even if you don't know it.

[@grumpysheep3710]

Now, if this was glorifying the case of Elisa, then yea, it would be pretty disgusting and disrespectful. But i wouldn't judge a game based on " referencing " a tragedy. Do people not realize that almost every famous, sad, insane, disgusting, or shocking case has been spun into movies, tv shows, comics, video games, music, art, etc? Why is that NOW people are complaining about this even though it's not even being disrespectful toward her case? The whole argument falls apart when picking on a video game of all forms of media. It's just a game that brings light to a past tragedy, EVERYTHIG brings light to past tragedies, but you dont see people being bent outta shape over it. They just acknowledge, pay their respects, and move on with life.

[@TawJev]

Damn! I can't believe they referenced this scary case in the game. I don't want to judge them, but, you know...

[@lingyingli1563]

Honest true..the fact it was inspired form real life reference accident...I dont know but it just make it creepy and weird.

[@VisualEnjoyer9756]

I'd recommend you don't look into a lot of what inspires horror games then. Most if not all horror games (if not horror as a whole) have some inspiration in real life events and if you go digging far enough without thick enough skin, I recommend you stay away from horror as a genre

[@TawJev]

@@VisualEnjoyer9756 I know. I have no problems with horror games being inspired on real life cases in a generic way. But this is diferent, as they directly copied an sad event involving a real identificable person. I'd understanf if Elisa Lan's parents would feel offended by that.

[@VisualEnjoyer9756]

@@TawJev Then I recommend you stear clear of the original Saw since the story was based off the Toy Box Killer. Also stay away from the movie Zodiac since it took a lot from the actual case. You can't pick and choose what you white knight for. I'm pretty sure the families of asylum patients that were abused and experimented on aren't happy that their stories inspired countless horror media but you still consume them don't you? Are you gonna swear off horror games based off asylums then?

[@TawJev]

@@VisualEnjoyer9756 don't go twisting what I've said. I made my point clear. It's sad that my opinion upsets you.

[@kristinbecerra4694]

It’s very mind-boggling to me that such a tragic case like this has happened in my hometown of Los Angeles I’ll live in South Central LA which I’m not that far from downtown LA I literally used to ride my bike past the hotel and every time I would pass that hotel I would stop in front of the hotel and look up at the water tanks just to see if I want to see something freaky like her spirit looking down at me noticing that I noticed her very trippy when you think about it I’m literally less than 10 miles from that hotel all my life

[@Sarahc-mn1tr]

I believe that that poor girl was in a bad state. For whatever reason she was mentally unwell. The hotel was not in the best shape and lacked proper security services, like locks on all the doors, or other openings on the roof. I do not believe anything paranormal occurred. I do not think she was murdered, although obviously cannot say for sure. Wrong things happening at a wrong time leading to a tragic accident.

[@ravencrow1011]

first the water tank was shut it was impossible to open by her,alone second the door to the roof required a key from a guard if i remember correctly, she was founded naked in the water with her cloths when the day she was missing, i think it could be a foul play

[@thewolfofmikawa8535]

Not to mention the fact that the hotel didnt seem to ever produce any other footage of her.

[@ravencrow1011]

@@thewolfofmikawa8535 think about it is kinda sus

[@Adamant_Adam]

Her clothes were with her, in the tank, but she herself was naked? well, that leaves me to imagine 2 scenarios a) she got in (or was placed) already undressed, clothes brought (or dumped) with her or b) was lost on the roof, possibly in a panic due to the high sensory position she was in, got in to the tank for dark quiet solace, still clothed. Upon calming down, trying to leave, and subsequently realizing there was no escape, removed her clothes by her own accord. If anyone is confused why I believe this may have happened, why she would do that: non-swimming Clothes fill with water, get heavy and sink you down, so something taught in a lot of swim classes is in case you fall into a body of water, can't get out, and your clothes are dragging you under, how to remove your clothes and use as a buoy. (idk if anyone else is familiar with this, but is just what I heard from my spouse who had swim classes in highschool.) I really do wonder if that could have at all been possible. Especially now knowing the detail she was undressed. Do you know to what extent she was undressed? Undergarments' removed as well? That might disprove my theory, in that case, I'll admit. However, a detail to remember is there was no indication of trauma to her body, and Elisa's lungs WERE full of water, which usually indicates death via drowning. She would likely not have had water in her lungs if she was deceased before being placed there. (If I am wrong, someone correct me I don't wanna spread misinfo. She was there for a whole 2 weeks before being found after all... perhaps it's arguable that water would have found it's way there anyways.) This is just speculation, but I really wonder; if she went in alive, how long that poor girl had to tread water in that dark tank before losing strength. Minutes? Days? So sad and scary to think about.

[@mtalley7538]

the sus thing is the clothes she had on werent hers her family stated that which is strange

[@diegoandres2499]

the door didnt need a key because the hotel is famously known for its not so good security system

[@JewelWildmoon]

My thoughts are that one of the previous roommates might have told her about the incidents in the hotel, and the psychosis did the rest, making her paranoid that someone could be following her. The hand movements by the elevator door could've been her trying to check if there was anything causing the door to be unable to close as she could've thought that someone was trying to make her unable to get away. It's not plausible, but I could see someone checking anyway in that state.

[@TheFunGun5]

Ive stayed there. It was supposedly fully booked but you'd never hear a sound in the hallways. I dont know if that was from 20s era thick construction or what but its eerie. Also the elevator door would just stay open sometimes. I left to go grab food from 7/11 at like 1am and the door was just...open. Didnt hear anyone walking in the hallway or opening/closing a door. Weird.

[@seven7-yuu]

why would you stay there? x)

[@anaferro5723]

​@@seven7-yuu Probably the cheapest hotel around.

[@SetTheFallen]

I remember looking into that case. You can see its partly edited, but for a frame you will be able to see the foot of a large male. Horrible that he was never charged. The real case.

[@sopranophantomista]

All I had to do was to see the opening moments of this video and I knew it was Elisa Lam. I don't think the footage of her in the elevator will ever leave my mind.

[@shamusteakiawa]

Imagine being one of the people that drank from that tank water tho🤢

[@xTerrySunderlandx]

i do believe she was talking to an actual person (her killer) and the video is HEAVILY edited to remove the person (hence why the fingers twists and enlarge in strange ways), probably she did had a psychosis episode, but i think her killer noticed this and simply used it as a "free ride" , also psychosis wont explain the door not closing (which is probably been held open with a foot or a hand on the sensor) and the weird visuals on just an specific area , and another thing that shows video manipulation is the reflection on the left wall of the elevatar, while not edited it clearly shows reflection over a wide are outside the elevator, but when she moves her hands... there is absolutly no reflecation of her hands and arms, which SHOULD be there as its basically in front of the reflective area (its harder to edit a reflection and leave specific things as the area is smaller and it will look even weirder, so instead of removing a person and leve the arms, they removed everything from the reflective area).

[@fuface]

Uhm. I think if it was a killer or whatever who had an access to the video, it would be much simple to just delete it and not sitting over hours and edit it.

[@xTerrySunderlandx]

@@fuface i did not said the killer had access i said it was tempered by someone (either someone from the hotel or some internal contact to cover up) deleting the footage would make things look even worse for the hotel owners as that would be pretty much hide evidence and they would have to search several other ways to see who had access etc) and it would not look like she had an actual psy episode. im not saying that i have the answer for this, all im saying is that for ME it looks like this as the video DOES look weird with the things i point out. (weird stretching fingers and complete abcense of reflections on a reflective surface)

[@knightsdynasty]

“Have you ever heard the tragedy of Elisa Lam the wise.?” “It’s not a story that the people would tell you.”

[@WeaZel8166]

2:35 I just saw a reference right here. The girl with the head hanging (almost completely decapitated) was actually one of the zombies from a early peter Jackson film called brain dead or otherwise known as "dead alive".

[@WeaZel8166]

If you haven't seen that movie it's a horror [zombie] lovers dream

[@trickster3696]

Considering the proximity to Skid Row, suicides, murders, various other violent crimes, and two serial killers living there I wouldn't be surprised if all that negative energy brewed up something bad at the Cecil.

[@dovafinn3594]

so weird how the elevator did not close, the elevator in our office screams at you when you hold the door open too long.

[@PureMaddnessOne]

Some ppl think she was playing the elevator game. Either some versions claim that her parents have said that she DIDN'T have any mental problems and thus no medications. Plus the tanks have very heavy lids. The story is a very strange story. Either the short story Dark water made by Koji Suzuki (what got adapted in Japan as movie and remade in in USA) ISN'T based on it, the story came out in Japan in 96, faaaaar before Elisa Lam event happened. It is a weird thing that i have seen a lot of ppl claiming, because most ppl only know of the American remake.

[@rabbitguts2518]

I would take the claims that the family were adamant about her mental health being fine with a grain of salt. You need to remember in many places mental health issues are looked down upon. In a place like Japan were status and appearances are incredibly important it's very common for families to completely ignore mental health issues or flat out deny they're there as to not tarnish the family reputation. She was confirmed to have had bipolar . On top of that the footage was viewed by bodylanguage and mental health experts and they agreed it wasn't behaviour you'd see in someone if they were'nt having a mental health crisis such as a delusion or psychosis. As for the story link, it's doubtful that it was a 'prediction' but rather sadly a reoccurring fact in human history - it's been common place for as long as humans have existed to discover that a rash of illness has been caused by a corpse in the water, be it human or animal. It's actually a trope to trace a stream or other water source just to find SHOCK a dead person there making everyone ill from the decay. The fact the story specified a watertank was just a coincidence and not much of a stretch at that but people just WANT to belive it's something spookier than it truly is. It's just sad in reality.

[@PureMaddnessOne]

@@rabbitguts2518 She is Canadian from Chinese origin, she isn't Japanese though. Either the bipolar claim apparently came from the coroner, not a doctor. Some ppl did claim she took some substance, others have claimed she mixed up pills with friends, i have seen claims she had a really bad reaction 2 weed. The book story wasn't a "prediction" according 2 some ppl. Some claim the (American remake )movie is based off her, others claim that her thing is based of the movies/story. There r diff versions of her story. Some have misinformation. The heavy lid part is still oddest part. There r rare moments that (average) mothers were able 2 lift up small cars in order 2 save their kids, so it isn't imposible she lifted up the lid alone, but very unlikely. The event is strange.

[@salazar556]

That's what I love about a horror game like Outlast, which actually took inspiration from real events. Just knowing the true story makes it much creepier.

[@Dollface._.cosplays]

Yeah, to this day Outlast is my favorite horror game of all time.

[@hey956]

Name of the game: The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

[@karenannefromusa]

Thank you!

[@MMT399561]

Honestly, that is the second game I know about that references Elisa Lams death. I think its rather tasteless. Like, she was a real person with real loved ones and probably died because she was mentally ill. It must be horrible enough for her family to see her death being turned into some kind of internet mystery, now shes used like shes some urban legend. Not cool.

[@heyheyhey33351]

How incredibly disrespectful, both for her and her family. I would be furious if the death of a friend or family member was exploited for the entertainment of others.

[@_The_Seeker_]

She took off her clothes and jumped in naked. Thats what bothers me, she either suffered a break or she genuinely was chased down and thrown in.

[@RokushoHasashi]

I remember the story of Elisa Lam. It's very sad and tragic of what happened to her 😢.

[@vgcs4617]

i love this channel but let me explain what happened to elisa lam because i had the same behavior a long time ago when the elevator was stuck ! so all her "strange" movement happens because she was trying to close the door ! that's it ! if you look closely she moved her head first than she was hiding than she step out and last she stretched her hand because in her mind she was playing with the door to trigger the sensor that's it ! i know its crazy because i did the same long time ago before i saw this video so when i saw her behavior i was not surprised at all ! And in the end when she was talking she was actually complaining about the hotel using her fingers like : first the hotel is dirty now the elevator is not working and she was clearly upset especially that she was alone and suffering from bipolar disorder !

[@thewolfofmikawa8535]

To be honest,I've always wondered if the hotel themselves were/are involved in the random crimes/incidents that happen. Many of the incidents are too convenient on the hotel's part. I've always been curious about why the one video. The hotel had to have other cameras,in theory. Seems very odd,because the one video they show us supports the mental illness aspect,but wouldnt that have been something that others would have mentioned about her past?

[@zsomborv5976]

I say her fate was partly the fault of the hotel (staff) as well. Going by images, the roof has nothing for the guests, therefore there is absolutely no reason for the roof access door to be unlocked.

[@PrplRobin]

Thank you for mentioning her mental condition! I mentioned it on a video about "mysterious deaths" and the channel deleted my comment for "misinformation" even though I was trying to spread the word about mental health. I stopped following that channel after that. But yeah, thank you for mentioning her condition! Mental health is important!

[@cisarvitiate]

I thought the water tank was locked from the outside so it wasn’t possible for just her alone to get in? In that case it wouldn’t be just her mental illness but also something else

[@Rando_Nobody]

Nah in some documentary they show it, it's literally like a plastic cover, it's really plausible she got that thing off and jumped in. Very tragic.

[@SamuraiKensei276]

As a catholic christian myself, I cannot, I refuse to not pray for the soul of that innocent lady. Any restless spirit deserves to be both mourned and remembered, as it needs to be at peace, may her soul be with the light, requiescat in pace poor angel.😔🙏🏻

[@armuga9943]

💀 8:51 the UPSCALER AI gave her a creepy smile, Send chills down ma spine

[@Rejii16]

This is like Netflix using dahmer for a series without caring what the families though. I’m sure the family would hate this game

[@JoshLegasi]

I think the Elisa Lam story was debunked and was proven (?) that she was not doing the “elevator game” based from her documentary.

[@clem9808]

The devs won't stand a chance, if the girl's parents tried to sue them.

[@gamechimp869]

correction, her parents were from Hong Kong. anyone from Hong Kong would not consider themselves chinese, since theyre fighting for their independence. Hong Kong wasnt UKs to give to China in the first place.

[@randomrob2221]

didnt they say that the entrance of the tank was to small to get in?

[@TheLepke2011]

They say that sometimes, after a kill, Ramirez would walk through the lobby of the hotel naked, and the area was so effed up that no one questioned this.

[@gesheed]

I remember watching this episode, very disturbing. That hotel is definitely cursed

[@Relikaintcominback]

How she ended up in that water tank on the top of the roof. I’ve never understood. They had no clue how she got in there.

[@IrieVibez0520]

I’ve seen this case. Absolute tragic and completely weird. I feel for the poor girl. She looked so terrified

[@sabresister]

People need to let this poor girl rest…

[@ghstparalysis]

This story never left my mind since the first time I heard about it...really disturbing and im sorry for the girl

[@THE_RED_DEVIL_666-b6z]

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[@lights6865]

I hope the developer donate it to the victim's family. To me it's not ghost, hear her ex roommate story, she saw her had her medicines she could be missed her prescription

[@rachelmacpherson1564]

It's totally not your fault, but of the developers... This is in such poor taste for them to profit off of Elisa's mental health. Literally exactly what Elisa did.. they should be ashamed of themselves.

[@amberlovefox]

I believe there was a creepypasta or a story behind her disappearance. What I've learned is there's a game called the "elevator game" that you have to push random buttons in order to travel specific floors from going to the fifth floor. Once you arrive, you have to close your eyes or don't speak the ghost of a woman. Because she's not real and not alive. If you do speak to the lady, you will end up dead her in the spirit realm I did not played the game and don't know the whole story behind it, but I did heard about it somewhere on the website.

[@Cope93]

At 12:17 can some one please tell me what's the name of that movie when there showing those two guys tripping out ? Looks interesting

[@merchbros8729]

Nah bruh I ain’t touching this one, disrespectful to the victim

[@Gegarace]

Every time I watch Elisa Lam's documents, I can't shake off the feeling that The HOTEL is very very SUS, Not Elisa Lam.

[@Blood_Shot_101]

Alisa lam from Vancouver was found in Watertank at the cecil hotel Well everyone knows about it i donno why did i even try to explain

[@onlyplaywarlock434]

i mean, she calmly pushing the first 5 buttons in the elevator already looks bizzare, she did't seem being chased at the beginning, so i believe it was really her mental disorder which triggered all of the it.

[@KN-cl2tu]

Actually i think the biggest mystery about Eliza is that the place where her body was found was said to be inaccessible to hotel guest and the only people who have the key is said to be the hotel manager or the maintenance workers

[@Solararisa]

Psychologists agree that she was having a manic episode and showed all signs of it. She probably went into a breakdown when the elevator started acting up. She may have survived if the elevator worked properly.

[@atlasg2402]

Cool you don’t know that

[@Solararisa]

@@atlasg2402 I don't know what?

[@atlasg2402]

@@Solararisa elevator had nothing to do with her death at all. Girl was bat crazy 🦇

[@tinycrimester]

recognized the clip in the beginning and iiiiii don't know how i feel about that being in a game...

[@Jack_o_Baldi]

0:10 when I saw the girl in the elevator my brain knew that she doing the elevator game

[@hkostya1196]

yeah, a reference to Chinese Culture University (in Taiwan), Da Ren Building, the academy of foreign language, used to study there, and yes, did have some creepy stories, one of it is also a story about the elevator... also the building itself have some rumor, said to be build in a way that can attract ghost easily, for which against the original porpose. yeah, it's so call "fung sui", it shoud be bulid in a good fung-sui model, but it get bad intentionally in the end by the builder. and that's the story i heard.

[@onef0rall683]

After describing the kind of people that stay in that hotel, then you go to tell me that THEY complained about HER behavior?? Damn.

[@jarnMod]

At first it sounded like the hotel is real bad. Then I got reminded that it's LA

[@twilightmoon96]

I remember hearing about a whole other theory that the woman was trying to play the elevator game, an urban legend in South Korea. Supposedly, it would take you to another world and such. Obviously, that's likely not the case, but I felt the need to bring it up.

[@peachbloom6114]

u made it exaggerated she didn't press those buttons trying to escape the situation. but rather she pressed those buttons like playfully

[@Skanking-Corpse]

I think the simple explanation is that she is trying to trigger the door. It explains her odd movements because she is trying to avoid having the door close on her.

[@Menuki]

MatPat and Scott Cawthon pretty much have an entire career built on this concept

[@SampaChandra-j1b]

Poor soul, she died horribly. Her anxiety and paranoia led her to such a horrifying death. I wish her soul seeks the light and she lives in peace. Still can't believe that people related it to the elevator game and thought it was some kind of game connecting one to a world of spirits. She was just paranoid and blabbering to herself and tapping the floor buttons. Nothing was related to ghosts. People made her situation a joke 😢😢

[@velora_17]

My question is how did she get on the roof because the door has a code on it?

[@kilcitykitty]

i remember when Lam's case first happened... its still fricking scary to think of. but tbh i feel that the hotel staff where she stayed, had something to do with it. i think it was at least 2 staff members involved pr someone who had connections to clear their traces. that girl was killed, no paranormal actions involved. I believe it happened and they simply covered it up considering the rep they had and the need to keep their business doors open LA is full of spoiled rich kids of celebrities, politicians, public figures, etc. How many times have we heard or seen "jokes" and or references of men bringing call girls into hotel rooms, have fun and then the next morning wake up next to their "mistress" well.. dead? as far as the creepy images in the elevator, I've heard and seen videos and photos taken of people right before death but when the images are looked at, sometimes faces are distorted, blurred, or have lights or spots in the place of their faces. mostly this would happen more with old Polaroid photos and vhs videos.

[@Paulzpc]

The door to the roof was locked, the tank doors weighted hundreds of pounds look at her, did she look like someone who could lift a water pressure door weighing that much?even if she was having a mental break her small frame could only lift what her bone structure would allow her to lift. I think there was something they are covering up, not paranormal but human, maybe more that one person two or three, I think someone knew she was alone and took full advantage of that, killed her and to hide the crime stuffed her into that water supply tank, it had been maintained a week before she got there, anyone who was involved with that would know they wouldn't check that area it was already maintained, no need to check it, the manager went out of her way to say the doors were locked and nothing out of the ordinary took place that night, although there was construction happening on that floor, and exits were sealed off, some homeless people in that area were using the hidden camera areas to sleep and do drugs, needles were found in that area and passed off as " Sometimes this happens here" it is after all in a VERY bad part of town where there are drug deal;ers and postution a crime riddled area. the mystery behind the story was a good way to bring people into a dying business and make them some money and fame, secretly firing the person on duty that night a year later wouldn't arouse any susspisions, she was killed and the person who did got away with murdering this poor girl.

[@Solararisa]

She was having a psychotic breakdown. It feels a little too convenient that someone would try to kill her just during her breakdown. There may have been mechanisms to somehow lift the tank lid. It makes no sense that someone killed her and even managed to lock the door from the inside.

[@Adamant_Adam]

(look up images of the tanks, so you know what I'm meaning as I speak- (10:57 in the video, if that helps :)) Yeah, the lids are like 6-8 ft across and probably weight a literal ton, but there are visible maintenance hatches, on all 4 . The entire lid doesn't need to be removed to be inspected, which is why only 1 guy was needed to check the tank when there was reports of black water. Not to say the rest of what you believe isn't possible, and definitely not here to say you're wrong. Just hate hearing that detail spread about the lids weighing so much, when the entire lid doesn't need to be removed to have access to the tank anyways. not that you asked, but personally I think the hatch was a one way, and she didn't realize until she locked herself in. (Imagine a door with a handle, you have to turn it to open it, but once you step in and the door closes, there's no handle on THAT side. You're effectively locked in, with no actual locks involved.) Coroner report also said there was no indication of injury/struggle and there was water in her lungs which indicated death via drowning. I don't think Cecil hotel had the money to pay off the coroner to lie... but who knows? ofc, There's *definitely* a lot of cover up involved, I won't deny that. Between doors left unlocked and no security personnel to keep anyone from getting up there. Just a lack of adequate cameras. I mean, this could have easily been an old person w dementia disoriented and lost as much as a young woman having a mental episode; that's WHY there are precautions in place in these buildings. To keep people from accidentally hurting themselves wandering into places they shouldn't. Locked doors, at the very least. Obviously, the hotel did not have that in place or enforced, and to cover their ass I agree, fosters this story of "Dark things just happen here, ignore the guy who forgot to lock up the roof door, we'll fire him for something else, keep this under wraps, no one else gets hurt, maybe it will blow over... It's not blowing over? Uhh... maybe it was a ghost, oohhh 👻 come stay at hotel Cecil, we got ghosts!" Jokes aside, it's horrific to know that... we'll just never KNOW for certain, what was happening, why she was so scared, and how she wound up in that tank. A shame she will be remembered by the world for the mystery of her death, and not what could have been, had she not gone to Cecil Hotel. RIP Elisa

[@PCB-World]

@@Adamant_Adami been thinking about it. And u described exactly what I was thinking. The odds of someone actually chasing her is low. I don't understand why there is only 1 camera footage. This obviously means the hotel is hiding something. If we put aside this supernatural, as I doubt any of us has had such experience. I feel the hotel most likely covered it up as they had a lot of safety issues on that day or week. Like OP said, the maintenance was done a week beforehand. I don't know how easy it is to get to the tank from the elevator but; She had an episode, possibly seeing something that scared her. She then runs wherever the wind takes her, suddenly coming across an unlocked door that leads outside. Finds a tank with a ladder and climbs for high ground or to get inside. Realises the hatch is one way and is stuck.

[@d.anthony4363]

How do you explain the elevator closing and opening after she left

[@TNTBMyt_07]

I've heard of a theory that she might have played the elevator game It's a supernatural game where by pressing a pattern of buttons in an elevator of at least 10 floors, in the end, you'll go to an alternate dimension filled with ghosts and stuff But the problem is in the middle of the pattern a lady ghost who looks normal appears only to you and will enter the lift. If you try to interact with her in any way, even if you see her, you will die in an unexplainable way. As you see, that explains a lot of stuff, her random button pressing and looking out for someone, then moving her hands in weird ways, which might have been her interesting cuz the lady makes you feel very curious and tempted to interact. Hence why she died in the water tank so bizarrely. And that's just a theory, a GHOST THEORY. Thanks for listening

[@sakurakittynoir1400]

The Cecil Hotel has a horrifyingly tragic history. You could not pay me to stay there. 😱😱😱

[@90sbby37]

I think it's disgusting to use this woman's last known footage of her having a psychotic break for your "sPoOkY!!" video game. let her rest and stop torturing her family.

[@that80ssongyoulove84]

I think you’re right, but how do we know the game publishers didn’t reach out to the family. It would be important to know.

[@90sbby37]

@@that80ssongyoulove84 that could be true. but they didn't use her name or any identifying intel that it was her, except for the video. so they really don't have a reason for permission other than it's the right thing to do

[@megadic4165]

The elevator never closed tho? Until after she got off.

[@Laina-xx6cm]

i know this video is about an upcoming horror game but am interested what game is used for video on 1:17

[@TheDarkly81]

A rather horrifying note: The footage of Elisa was altered, one example is if you watch her hair as she moves in and out of the elevator, you'll notice the way it sways that video is going in reverse as if the video is being rewound and then the timing was altered if you watch the time stamp closely, it was slowed down I believe and had parts cut out.

[@AirdorfGames]

Please let's not do an Elisa Lam game

[@IHeartOlderMen69]

It seems kinda disrespectful

[@laujimmy9282]

Agreed

[@Yamato-Zy412]

Its just an reference

[@floral2743]

The lord has spoken

[@xmixaplix]

if I recall they said she shouldn't have access to the roof much less got inside the tank and closing the lid behind her. I think they also said her clothes were also inside but she wasn't wearing it?

[@EPICANDOTHERS]

On Netflix, I watched a show called Haunted House (Or Shinbi Apartment but it appeared "Haunted House" on Netflix) when I was little, the first episode seemed to be inspired or similar to Elisa Lam's case. Two boys wanted to go swimming but their parents weren't around to take them swimming, they kicked a ball into someone's face who demanded they leave. They went on the rooftop to play ball until they saw a water tank, unlocked. They got the idea to swim in it & used a rope to get inside, it broke the handle off & boom, they fell in. They became The drowned water ghost & contaminated the water to possess everyone in the apartment to go into the water tank with them. When their curse was lifted, they weren't wearing clothes But nothing said anything about Elisa Lam when I searched it up! Been wondering about that since I first heard about Cecil Hotel

[@ScarletMarie0007]

I honestly believe it as psychosis on the pure basis that I've had manic psychosis with my Bipolar and have done similar behaviours. I've locked our building elevator on our floor while desperately trying to get away from voices following me and since the elevator won't move without us using our keyfob, it wouldn't close. I only ran away when the door lock alarm went off. I've also hidden in our building lobby bathroom crying because I knew no one would expect me there, it was cool and quite, the doors are floor to ceiling in the stall with only one way in and out where someone couldn't be hiding. It was the ultimate safety of 3 impenetrable stone walls and a floor to ceiling hardwood door I could lock and watch while huddled under the sink in the handicap stall. If I had never had these experiences, I could see how people find the explanation of psychosis far-fetched but, having lived through manic psychosis, I agree with that assessment.

[@kristinbecerra4694]

One last thing I would like to add this is so random but literally next-door to the hotel is in amazing small Burger stand that sell fantastic burgers and not just any burgers I’m talking about real quality quality Angus style steak beef real applewood smoked bacon homemade barbecue sauce and get these Younghans they could turn your burger into a piece of burger but turning your Topman into a pizza straight up cuh lol

[@Adamant_Adam]

heaven forbid I'm ever in the area, I'll have to check it out! thanks lmao

[@tommythuyen4063]

A "mentally ill person" would never be able to make the elevator stop for such a long time even though it shows no signs of damage. It even closed and moved after she was "forced to leave" the elevator.

[@ufosaphi2987]

If I‘m being honest, there have been way more murders and accidents at the hotel, and they never closed permanently, it didn’t seem to make less people go there. In that case I don’t think it was the staff that tried to hide something just to keep the business up. I don’t think she was murdered, she had really serious mental problems, she had bipolar disorder, and at the time she wasn’t taking her medications correctly. The movements she made was because she was hallucinating. She was most likely running from something - or someone - that was not even there. If she was killed there would‘ve been signs of it, there was nothing though. It would make sense why the police dogs led the police to the windows which lead to the fire exit. She has probably climbed up, since the only other way to the roof was locked and secured by alarms. It is unfortunate, but bipolar disorder - or mental illnesses in general - in the worst case, make you do things that you wouldn’t believe.

[@VR360VIDEOSIMMERSIVESOUNDVR]

Spooky and interesting story. Thanks for sharing this!

[@jojolyneee]

I hope the family sues the ppl who made this game. Turn what happened to this girl into a game is some dark wickedness

[@kevin780313]

Elisa obiously was checking if any one was holding the button so the door wouldn't close. and after that i have no idea what had happened.

[@TheRealSynthax]

based on her reactions and her behavior, i will say with the brutal truth that see did in fact succeed to start a horrifying ritual based game, and then lost to the entity she summoned, these rituals are really common amongst the Wiccan Hexes, not witches, there are 2 factors of the wiccan clans the good a.k.a the witches, and the bad ones a.k.a hexes

[@FictitiousCtrlGames]

How did she get in though? wasn't the cap too heavy or bolted shut? I remember reading about this.