[ WP ] You suddenly find your doors and windows wo n't open . You log in to Reddit and find the most upvoted thread with over a million comments and just two hours old `` Help , my door is stuck , any tips to get it open ? ''

Living in an old house meant there was always the chance that things would break or get stuck. I had never been very lucky with timing, so of course the door would n't open the moment I needed to take my puppy out for a walk. 
 I was sitting on my bed, my phone in hand. I'd tried opening the door numerous times and even tried removing the handle and hinges with the tools a friend had left when he crashed at my home. After fiddling around with it for awhile, it occurred to me that this might be more than a stuck door. 
 Some time went by, and I decided to go on Reddit to quell my boredom until my landlord responded to my text inquiring about the broken door. Without looking at my phone, I walked to the window to have a sneaky cigarette out of the window. Smoking was n't allowed in my apartment, but I was beginning to feel claustrophobic. My pup followed me and whined a bit, but settled down on the floor. I placed my hand on the twisty-open-window device and turned it. It was stuck. I curled my lips and breathed out my nose. 
 `` What the fuck?'' I groaned, and went to my next window. It had a simple latch ( old house, mismatched windows ) so I clicked it and pressed for the window to open. It did n't budge. 
 By now, a peculiar sense bubbled within me. I ca n't really explain it, but it was as though I was on the precipice of fear. Instinct told me something was wrong but ignorance told me there was n't. 
 I walked, somewhat dramatically, into my kitchen and pushed up the window. It too felt as if it had been frozen shut. Frozen! Had it snowed? Was it so cold that the windows and door were frozen? Living in Canada, the possibility was tempting but in British Columbia it was unlikely. Despite knowing the unlikelihood of snow, I decided to check the weather. I typed my pin into my phone and Reddit appeared, as I was still on the site before my phone automatically locked. 
 It took me a minute to read the top post, because I was distracted by the second top post that was a video of a piglet getting a belly rub. When I went back to the front page, my eyes read the top post but my brain did not register it. 
 *Help, my door is stuck, any tips to get it open? * 
 I clicked on it and cocked my head. It had over a million up votes, but that did n't seem strange at the time because I'd seen it happen before when a subreddit gets to a million subscribers. I assumed it was that. 
 Then I noticed the amount of comments. Submitted two hours ago by PM_ME_YOUR_CARROTS **1993998 comments**. 
 That's over a million comments, right? I googled how many zeroes were in a million just be sure. I counted, and recounted and then when I was positive I began to read. I assumed that the top comment, with well-over five-hundred thousand up votes was going to be a joke or an explanation. It was not. 
 *Nothing suggested has worked, for anyone. It appears that we are all stuck and THIS IS NOT A PRANK. Numerous posters have commented about loss of electricity and water. If you have electricity, plug in your laptop and phone NOW and whatever else you might need. There have also been complaints of weird noises escaping from outside: static, warped voices and scuffling. Something is going on, but it seems to only be affecting redditors. * 
 promtedbycompton 508000 points 13 hours ago* 
 I realized quite suddenly that my arms were very cold. My heater had turned off. I immediately rushed to my wall, which was actually two large sliding doors that had been sealed shut. I knocked on it loudly, hoping my neighbour was home. There was alarming silence from his apartment; no dog, no loud hum of fridge and no shuffling around his feet as he did. I divulged that he must be out and ran to the other wall, and banged loudly on it as well. 
 `` What's up?'' My neighbour responded after a moment, sounding taken aback that I was knocking on his wall. I took in a deep breath and asked him if his door was opening. 
 `` Are you drunk?'' 
 `` Seriously, can you just try to open your door and windows?'' I begged him, feeling my chest cringe with how awkward the question was. I heard him walking, and then silence. I waited a moment, and then a minute. 
 `` Marvin?'' No answer. 
 From outside, I heard the strange noise people had been talking about. It sounded as if someone was talking but I was under water. Even though the words were distorted, I could make out that the speech was unnatural. I walked closer to my window, and crouched down as if not to be seen. The voices did n't move any closer, but the closer I got to the window the more potent my fear. 
 Suddenly, there came a banging on my door. 
 My heart shot up, and was beating so fast I thought might pass out. I stayed low, and could n't move. My puppy whimpered and sighed. 
 `` Are you there?'' I was filled with a sense of relief, but still overwhelmed with terror. It was my neighbour. I ran to the door. 
 `` You scared the crap out of me! Your door opened? Mine wo n't, neither will any of my windows.'' I spoke quickly and probably sounded wild. 
 Marvin paused for a moment, and then, `` I know.'' 
 I was filled with anger, I shouted at him. `` Did you do this? Did you glue my windows shut?'' 
 I could almost hear him shaking his head. `` No.'' 
 Confused, I went put my hands on the door and looked through the peephole. He was looking right back into it, except his eye were demented and bloodshot. `` What the fuck...'' I said quietly, and he moved his head back. 
 I screamed once I could see him entirely, and moved back away from the door. I tripped on my dog, landing on my couch. 
 That was not my neighbour outside, at least not entirely.
