The movie didn't freeze. The video was still playing smoothly. He could see the flashlights bobbing, the terror on the actors' faces, the heavy breathing visualized by the cold condensation of their breath. But the headphones were dead silent.
He looked at the right pane where the script was listed. There was no such line at that timecode. In fact, the movie was only 1 hour and 30 minutes long. The timecode read 03:42:11 . That was impossible.
03:42:18,000 --> 03:42:22,000 Don't look back. Translate the next line. subtitle GONJIAM.Haunted.Asylum.2017.1080p.FHDR...
00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:26,120 They say no one who enters Room 402 ever comes back.
He reached for the mouse to close the program, but the cursor wouldn't move. It was locked in the center of the video preview. The movie didn't freeze
He pressed play again. The scene continued. The streamers were getting scared now. The tension was building. Ji-hoon reached for his mug, taking a sip of cold, bitter coffee. Then, the audio cut out.
It was the distinct, heavy sound of a mechanical keyboard key being pressed. Click. But the headphones were dead silent
He didn't dare turn around. His breath hitched, trapped in his throat like a physical weight. A new subtitle line burned onto the screen.