Room For One More

Five Nights at Freddy’s Fazbear Frights #3

By: Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper & Andrea Waggener

“It wore a tiny white tutu, and its little feet were painted white so it looked like it was wearing ballet slippers. Its arms were raised like a ballerina who was about to do a pirouette.”

Scott Cawthon, Room For One More: Five Nights a Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #3

*This post contains spoilers for Room For One More

Fazbear Frights is a series of short stories set in the Five Nights at Freddy’s universe. Each short story is broken into individual discussions to really focus on the individual theme.

If you want to get caught up on other terrifying tales you can check out my post on 1:35 A.M., Fazbear Frights #1 & Fazbear Frights #2.

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Overview:

Stanley works as a security guard for a company he knows nothing about. Every day he goes into the secret facility and watches the monitors.

His life had seemed more meaningless ever since his girlfriend of two years broke up with him. He found it hard to pass the time when he wasn’t excited to go home to her after his night shift. So, to pass his hours at work he often drifts off to sleep.

While sleeping he is awoken by a sensor in the air vent of the control room. Seeing nothing he drifts off to sleep but this time when he wakes up he finds a ghoulish looking ballerina doll in the room with him. After falling asleep once more he finds the doll nowhere in sight.

After work, Stanley often heads to the local diner and has friendly interactions with the waitress there named Katie. Saying that most days she is his only human interaction.

Stanley begins to have a sore throat and one of his arms is swollen and numb. Even though he is sick, he cannot miss the money and goes to work.

Of course he once again falls asleep only to wake up to the doll mysteriously on his desk. The doll keeps repeating that she wants Stanley to take her home with him. Stanley agrees but only if she is still there the next time he wakes up. After another nap and a nightmare the doll is gone.

His illness gets progressively worse but his fear of doctors prevents him from seeking treatment. His sister Melissa tries to convince him to seek treatment but he still refuses. She tells him that if he is not better in three days he will be dragged to an appointment.

After another night seeing the doll and not feeling any better, Stanley decides to go to the clinic where the nurse gives him medication and runs a few tests. However, after sleeping he wakes up not able to use one of his legs and his entire body continues to swell.

For some unknown reason, he continues to go to work and the doll appears. Stanley realizes that this doll looks different and that there must be more than one. Somehow he sleeps once more only to wake up to the doll trying to crawl down his throat.

Stanley makes the ghastly realization that all the other dolls he saw earlier in the week are inside of him. He tries to escape but can barely move through the facility. It ends on a cliffhanger with the doll once again attempting to enter Stanley’s body.

The End

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It’s Hard to Move On

Stanley’s heart aches as he reflects on the possibility that Amber may have been his last chance at finding love, and the thought of ruining that opportunity weighs heavily on his mind. The mere idea of joyful gatherings now brings him sadness instead of the anticipated happiness.

Struggling with his emotions, Stanley finds solace in overeating and neglecting his physical well-being, further deepening his sorrow. The lack of motivation to stay active only adds to his sense of despair. He also allows stops cleaning his apartment and taking care of his personal space.

A nagging worry haunts him, tormenting his thoughts – the fear that Amber may be leading a better and more fulfilling life now that he is no longer in it. This concern creeps into his mind, causing self-doubt and fostering a sense of inadequacy.

Adding to his emotional burden, Stanley’s sister, despite her intentions to help, inadvertently makes him feel worse about himself. Comparisons to her seemingly perfect life – a happy marriage, a child, and a job she loves – serve as constant reminders of his own perceived failures.

Stanley finds himself trapped in a cycle of sadness, self-doubt, and loneliness.

Going Through the Motions Like Everything is Fine

Stanley is horribly and mysteriously sick but he still goes to work every night. He says it is because he can’t afford to miss a shift. I think that he is trying to convince himself that he can get through it just like his break-up.

He has his sister come over and talks to his mom. Telling them that everything is okay. They can see him suffering but don’t know how to help so they just do what they can.

Being broken up with is hard and you do everything you can to convince people that you’re not dying inside but the truth is, you are not okay. It feels like you won’t be okay ever again.

At least the people in his life see his struggle and he has support if he wants it. A lot of people in this situation have the people around them telling them that they just need to get over it and don’t understand how difficult it is.

Fearing That You Should have Fought Harder

Near the end, Stanley fears that he didn’t fight hard enough for his relationship and that he should have said more. It is so common that we replay our entire relationship and break up in our heads over and over again. We think that if only we were more exciting or shared more than they wouldn’t have ended it.

Stanley couldn’t see the forest among the trees and couldn’t see a path to moving on. More often than not, relationships end because of incapability and we shouldn’t blame ourselves but should look for someone who fits into our lives. It’s okay to want to better yourself or realize that you made mistakes but you can’t let it eat at you and take over your life.

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Overall,

Another great story in this anthology.

If you are looking for the theme of heartache it smacks you right in the face and makes the reader feel that emotion. The author nails how you feel after a break up and does a great job interweaving it into a story that appears to be pure body horror.

Loved it and can’t wait to read the final story in Fazbear Frights #3.

Rating: 5/5 stars