Lucía tries to be accommodating, but soon realizes Don Anselmo’s rules are impossible. He can hear her heartbeat when she exercises. He bangs on the wall if she flushes the toilet after 10 PM. When she adopts a small dog, the dog goes missing—only for her to hear a faint scratching coming from inside Don Anselmo’s walls.
The elevator doors open to the wrong floor—a hallway that is on fire, but silent. Lucía screams. Don Anselmo presses "Lobby." The doors close. "Love thy neighbor... before he consumes thy soul." This write-up positions Vecino Infernal as a claustrophobic, culturally-rich horror that uses the mundane setting of Latin American apartment living as a portal to existential dread.
He doesn’t look at her. He stares at the space between floor buttons. vecino infernal
Lucía gets in with her groceries. The doors are about to close when a gnarled hand stops them.
