Posting this from a conversation I had after the release dropped, since a bunch people keep thinking it was the front door.
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You're right. I remember the stairs from the previous episodes intro animation.
But I also remember some dude's silhouette walking into the frame of the the open door, coming from the room...
Which means
1. Someone is in the locked-now-unlocked room. Which is insane.
2. Some body/body like object is in there, and gets triggered when the door is opened. Also insane.
3. DPC is being a goofball to play with the Hallowe'en imagery/"Tommy's jump scare." (Which is most likely, and childish.)
Now we have to guess it was unlocked since Bella was using it for storage/Christmas decor? But then why would she be freaking out if it gets opened when she'd have to have gone in there to get stuff? Weren't we just helping her decorate in her path?
And why would Maya be confused? Enough for our MC to stop holding Derek to go join her looking at a big dark storage room?
Seems like fabricated conflict and suspense for...towels?
Maya: "Where are the towels!?"
*uses superhuman Maya strength to opened locked door*
Maya: "Uhh..."
MC: "What is it?"
MC *leaves his best friend to bleed in Jills arms to help Maya be confused*
MC: "..."
Bella: "..."
Bella: *neurotic librarian powers activate*
Bella: *stares into the abyss which is the room she forgot to organize and clean for years*
Bella:
wow I totally forgot to lock that door. I'm so embarrassed. Thank goodness this wasn't the front door, and my AWOL husband returned. That would give me an even bigger panic attack.
MC: "Well, that's a big dark storage room we can't see into, because it's dark. Oh well, Maya. Let's go find some towels and drag Derek to the outside door where the car is. Man, this free-roam house is impossible to navigate. C'mon Derek! Let's get you to Bella's car."