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A virally-spread Internet story told from 2004 to 2006 by screenwriter Eric Heisserer, ''The Dionaea House'' consists of several stories told in various formats.

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A virally-spread Internet story told from 2004 to 2006 by screenwriter Eric Heisserer, Creator/EricHeisserer, ''The Dionaea House'' consists of several stories told in various formats.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Loreen purchases one when she can't find the attic, and decides to stick it straight through the ceiling.[[spoiler: The house ''visibly bleeds'' and goes haywire because of this.]]
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** In the second story there's a room with a locked metal door at the end of a hallway. [[spoiler:Mark's final message is simply 'THE DOOR IS OPEN'.] If you combine this with how Linney painted one upstairs room in her dollhouse red all over, it implies that [[spoiler:the room behind the metal door is where the House eats people.]]

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** In the second story there's a room with a locked metal door at the end of a hallway. [[spoiler:Mark's final message is simply 'THE DOOR IS OPEN'.] ]] If you combine this with how Linney painted one upstairs room in her dollhouse red all over, it implies that [[spoiler:the room behind the metal door is where the House eats people.]]

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As of September 2014, there has been no further word regarding the Dionaea House film. Although he's still not allowed to continue the story, Eric Heisserer began a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/2hmd75/information_im_dumping_here_for_safekeeping/ new writing project]] with a few small tie-ins to the House. Unfortunately it hasn't updated since 2014.

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As of September 2014, there has been no further word regarding the Dionaea House film. Although he's film, and Eric Heisserer still not isn't allowed to continue the story, Eric Heisserer began story. He wrote a second creepypasta in 2014, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/2hmd75/information_im_dumping_here_for_safekeeping/ new writing project]] with com/r/nosleep/comments/2hi7e6/information_im_dumping_here_for_safekeeping/ Information I'm Dumping Here For Safekeeping]]. Although it's not a sequel, it does have a few small tie-ins to the House. Unfortunately it hasn't updated since 2014.House.



* AlienBlood: [[spoiler: The House bleeds a thick clear liquid, when Loreen hits the ceiling with an axe.]]

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* AlienBlood: [[spoiler: The House House]] bleeds a thick clear liquid, when Loreen hits the ceiling [[spoiler:the ceiling]] with an axe.]]



* TheCorruption: [[spoiler: This happens to Drew after house-sitting for a week and also Danielle after spending her last night babysitting. In general, it happens to whoever becomes a flesh puppet.]]

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* TheCorruption: [[spoiler: TheCorruption: This happens to Drew after house-sitting for a week and also [[spoiler:also Danielle after spending her last night babysitting. babysitting.]] In general, it happens to whoever becomes a flesh puppet.]]



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Times four. Every protagonist to every plotline ends up dead or missing thanks to the house.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Times Times four. Every protagonist to every plotline ends up dead [[spoiler:dead or missing missing, thanks to the house.House.]]



* EldritchLocation:
** Aside from the fact that the same house exists in multiple places, there's the second floor that's not visible from outside the house. [[spoiler:This is where it gets the name "Dionaea House" from. Mark compared it to a Venus flytrap (''Dionaea muscipula''), which may have multiple heads but they all connect to the same roots. The second floor may be comparable to the roots, and the various houses comparable to the heads. Also, when Mark is in the second floor, he somehow sends Eric a text message at 5:77 PM.]]

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* EldritchLocation:
** Aside from
EldritchLocation: There are a ''LOT'' of weird things about the fact that the same house House.
** The House
exists in multiple places, different places at the same time.
** There's a second story that isn't visible from outside, and seemingly isn't accessible unless the House is trying to lure someone up there. The layout is "really bizzare - lots of rooms" as Mark put it
** In the second story
there's a room with a locked metal door at the second floor that's not visible from outside end of a hallway. [[spoiler:Mark's final message is simply 'THE DOOR IS OPEN'.] If you combine this with how Linney painted one upstairs room in her dollhouse red all over, it implies that [[spoiler:the room behind the house. [[spoiler:This metal door is where the House eats people.]]
** While Mark is in the house's second floor, he sends a text message [[spoiler:(his final one, at that)]] to Eric at 5:77 p.m. - a time that does not exist.
** The reason
it gets the name "Dionaea House" from. is because Mark compared [[spoiler:compares it to a toa Venus flytrap (''Dionaea muscipula''), which may have multiple heads but they all connect to the same roots. The second floor may be comparable to the roots, and the various houses comparable to the heads. Also, when Mark is in the second floor, he somehow sends Eric a text message at 5:77 PM.]]]]



* FateWorseThanDeath: The House can either [[spoiler: brainwash you into serving it or it can eat you.]]

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* FateWorseThanDeath: The House can either [[spoiler: brainwash [[spoiler:brainwash you into serving it or it can eat you.]]



* HeroicWillpower:

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* HeroicWillpower: A couple examples.

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