When We Accidentally Checked Into a Twilight Zone, Part 1 with Theresa!

Strange Deranged Beyond Insane

What began as a routine trip to Chicago for a hair convention transformed into something far more unsettling when Theresa and Melissa checked into the Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont. Neither was prepared for the bizarre reality distortion they were about to experience.
The hotel itself defied logic—a beautiful modern lobby connected to hallways that mirrored "The Shining," complete with identical carpeting and an eerie silence that shouldn't have been possible. Despite being steps away from a bustling hotel bar, the sound would completely disappear once you turned the corner. How could a packed hotel during a major convention remain so eerily quiet in its corridors?
Most disturbing was the unexplainable time loss. Sitting in their room for what felt like minutes, they'd suddenly discover hours had vanished. Plans to visit a nearby cemetery repeatedly fell through as time seemed to slip away without explanation. The hotel staff moved through the building like automatons—expressionless, never greeting guests, staring straight ahead as if not fully present in reality.
Theresa repeatedly spotted a mysterious older man with a bandage over his eye walking back and forth outside the hotel, but strangely, Melissa never saw him despite being right there. The elevators transported them to what felt like different dimensions of the building, with people appearing and vanishing in ways that defied explanation. Both women experienced personality changes—becoming irritable, confused, and mentally foggy throughout the stay.
Upon returning home and researching, they discovered the hotel is reportedly one of Chicago's most haunted locations, with numerous guests reporting similar phenomena—time distortions, strange figures, and a sense of disorientation. Was it a paranormal experience, a glitch in reality, or something else entirely? The mystery remains unsolved, but the experience has left an indelible mark on both women.
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Chapters

1. Introduction to the Chicago Trip (00:00:00)

2. The Bizarre Hotel Experience Begins (00:02:05)

3. Strange Hallways and Time Distortion (00:07:45)

4. The Mysterious Man with Bandaged Eye (00:15:25)

5. DoorDash Drama and Food Delivery (00:24:05)

6. The Showman's Rest Cemetery Visit (00:33:45)

7. Memory Lapses and Final Reflections (00:49:40)