The Dead Tenant in Apartment 7B / Chapter 1: The Floor Plan Challenge
The Dead Tenant in Apartment 7B

The Dead Tenant in Apartment 7B

Author: Annette Baxter

Chapter 1: The Floor Plan Challenge

Next →

Before you dive in, take a good look at these floor plans. This isn’t just a story—it’s a puzzle, and somewhere inside this Mississippi River apartment, there’s a body waiting to be found.

If you want to play detective, take a moment to absorb the layout, maybe even sketch it out on your own legal pad. This story is a puzzle, one set in the heartland, where secrets settle in like morning fog off the river. Every detail matters.

This apartment sits in a mid-sized city right along the Mississippi. The building’s brick facade has seen a hundred river storms, and the stairwell always smells faintly of mildew and takeout. What’s certain is that this place exists—and inside, there’s a corpse.

Think of this as your own true-crime podcast—except you’re the one piecing it together. If you’re here to play detective, steer clear of the comments—spoilers are everywhere.

Next →

You may also like

My Neighbor Wants Me Dead
My Neighbor Wants Me Dead
4.9
Trapped in her apartment by a chilling group-buy message threatening her life, a young woman must unravel the deadly secrets of her building before her neighbors claim her as their next victim. Every message could be a warning—or a trap—and trusting the wrong person means certain death. Will she outsmart the killer, or become the next gruesome delivery?
The Tenant's Secret: Reflections of Death
The Tenant's Secret: Reflections of Death
4.9
Haunted by amnesia and a voyeuristic obsession, Daniel's world shatters when he discovers a corpse identical to himself in his tenant Savannah's apartment. As he unravels the terrifying truth of repeated deaths, clones, and experiments gone wrong, Daniel is forced into a deadly game of survival with Savannah—a woman whose love, grief, and madness blur the line between victim and monster. In the end, the story questions identity, memory, and the true cost of obsession, leaving Daniel—and the reader—wondering what it means to be real.
It’s Not Human: Trapped in Apartment 604
It’s Not Human: Trapped in Apartment 604
4.7
A midnight group chat warning turns into a nightmare when something inhuman stalks the halls, wearing stolen faces and learning how to speak. As neighbors vanish and the creature infects a child, 604 must decide: open the door to help, or stay silent and hope to survive. But when the monster can become anyone, nowhere is safe—and the next knock could be its last lesson before it comes for you.
Locked In With the Killer Next Door
Locked In With the Killer Next Door
4.7
When her AI butler warns of a murderer inside her smart apartment complex, Harper thinks it’s a glitch—until she sees the headless corpse on the rooftop cam. With every resident a suspect and the building on lockdown, the killer is hiding in plain sight—and Harper’s odds of survival are dropping fast. The worst part? The murderer is one of her neighbors in the group chat, and someone just texted: Don’t trust anyone.
I Unlocked the Door for a Dead Woman
I Unlocked the Door for a Dead Woman
4.6
Mason’s secret is simple: sabotage locks, rake in cash, and never get caught. But when a midnight call leads him to a terrified woman—and a corpse clutching the same phone that called him—he realizes he’s opened the wrong door. Now, haunted by guilt and hunted by something inhuman, Mason must face the truth: the next lock he picks could be his last.
Revenge War With My Psycho Neighbors
Revenge War With My Psycho Neighbors
4.6
Jake just wanted peace in his apartment—until his neighbor unleashed a tyrant’s rulebook for the whole building, demanding everyone bow to his pregnant wife’s every whim. Petty pranks escalate into all-out war: dog crap, stink bombs, and sabotage fly as Jake refuses to back down. But in a building ruled by fear, can one stubborn tenant survive a feud with the most shameless couple in New York?
My Roommates Are Ghosts, Not Friends
My Roommates Are Ghosts, Not Friends
4.8
I thought my college dorm drama was just roommate fights—until I saw a man climb into their beds at midnight and vanish by dawn. When the truth hit, my 'friends' weren’t human, and the old carpenter who sold me a threshold had a chilling secret: my room sits on a mass grave, and I’m the next target for a supernatural scheme. Now I’m caught between a ghost-refining master, a blood ritual, and the only person I trust is 300 miles away—if I don’t play this right, I’ll be the next girl to disappear.
My Roommate Isn’t Human
My Roommate Isn’t Human
4.9
Alex thought rent and roommate drama were the worst parts of shared living—until a midnight text traps him in a deadly game with rules that don’t make sense. As paranoia rips the group apart and one by one they vanish, Alex must figure out who—or what—doesn’t belong, before he’s next. Trust the wrong person, and you’re gone for good.
The Red Heels in My Dorm Room
The Red Heels in My Dorm Room
4.7
Every night at 2AM, laughter and sobbing echo through Ethan’s dorm, but no one admits to hearing it—except the dead. When his roommate’s girlfriend leaves in a pair of ghostly red heels, bodies start piling up and reality unravels. Now, Ethan must face the horrifying truth: some secrets never leave the room, and some guests never check out.
Haunted by My Landlord’s Secret
Haunted by My Landlord’s Secret
4.9
When six-year-old Danny’s family takes over a storm-battered roadside diner, a stranger’s warning cracks open secrets the town tried to bury. As eerie symbols and family legends collide, Danny must face the terror lurking in the attic—or risk losing everything he loves. The truth behind the attic door could destroy them all.
His Dead Wife Waits in Our Bed
His Dead Wife Waits in Our Bed
4.9
When a haunted widower begs for help, a streetwise tarot reader must confront the furious ghost of his wife—risking everything to break the curse before it claims them both. But the dead don’t let go easily, and one secret could doom them all.
My Neighbor Disappeared After the Baby Stopped Crying
My Neighbor Disappeared After the Baby Stopped Crying
4.6
When the baby in 404 fell eerily silent, our whole building went on edge. Now, my neighbor is missing, the group chat has gone dark, and the man next door keeps watching me through the peephole. I think I know what happened—but if I’m right, I might be next.