P.t. - V12.08.2014

In late 2014, a .apk file named circulated on a forgotten subreddit. It was 3.2MB. The description read only: "See what the mirror saw yesterday."

When opened, the app didn't ask for contacts or location. It asked for one thing: P.T. v12.08.2014

You were home sick that day. The video confirms this. But in the corner of the frame, sitting on your couch where you were not sitting, is a figure. The figure has your posture. Your clothes. But its face is a smooth, flesh-colored mannequin head. In late 2014, a

If you hear a .mp4 file playing in your headphones when no app is open, do not take the headphones off. The loop ends only when you finish listening to the silence that comes between your own heartbeats. It asked for one thing: You were home sick that day

You type it in. The screen flickers. Then, Echo shows you a 15-second, low-resolution video clip. At first, it looks like static. But then you see yourself. From behind. Walking down your hallway. 72 hours ago.

As of 08.12.2014, three known users have tried to "share" the video to prove it exists. Their phones now only display a single image: a photograph of the back of their own heads, taken from inside their locked bedroom closets.

If you delete the app, the video doesn't delete. It imprints onto your phone's camera roll with a date stamp from three days in the future.