Ep 2. The Asylum

In Hellevator season 1 episode 2, titled "The Asylum," four contestants enter an abandoned psychiatric hospital with a dark and disturbing history. The Hellevator, a terrifying elevator that descends into the depths of a haunted building, drops them off on the top floor of the asylum where they're greeted by the show's ghoulish host, Machete.

The contestants are tasked with completing a series of challenges in order to win $50,000, but the catch is that each task takes place in a different wing of the asylum. As they make their way through the decrepit halls and shadowy rooms, they encounter terrifying entities such as ghostly doctors, possessed patients, and eerie children's laughter.

The first challenge involves finding a key hidden somewhere in the morgue and using it to unlock a coffin. Inside the coffin, they find a key to the next room, but not before they're startled by the sudden movement of the corpse inside the casket.

The second challenge involves deciphering a code that leads the contestants to a room full of patient files. They must find the file belonging to a specific patient and use the information inside to solve a puzzle that reveals the next key.

The third challenge is a physical one, requiring the contestants to navigate a maze of padded cells while being pursued by a menacing figure brandishing a chainsaw. If they make it to the end without being caught, they receive the next key.

The final challenge takes place in the operating room, where the contestants must correctly identify various surgical instruments and use them to perform a simulated emergency procedure on a mannequin. If they do it correctly, they're rewarded with the final key that unlocks the exit.

Throughout the challenges, Machete and the asylum's tortured spirits taunt and terrorize the contestants, amplifying the already tense and frightening atmosphere. As time ticks down and the pressure mounts, the contestants must pull together and rely on their courage and wits in order to escape the haunted asylum and win the prize money.

"The Asylum" is a harrowing episode that showcases the show's ability to create suspense and terror in a haunted setting. The challenges are creative and diverse, and the contestants' reactions to the frightening stimuli are genuine and believable. Overall, this episode is a thrilling and entertaining addition to the Hellevator series.