For the benefit of writers everywhere
Google must now link to this handy reminder, and all characters in all stories should follow the rules:
When you hear a chainsaw, a kaboom, or grizzly bear in the basement, do not open the door and descend with a flashlight asking loudly whether Donna or Timmy or Rover is there. Everybody who tries this tactic failed. They are in a heap at the bottom of the stairs, which you could see if the lights worked.
When you hear a chainsaw, a kaboom, or grizzly bear in the basement, do not open the door and descend with a flashlight asking loudly whether Donna or Timmy or Rover is there. Everybody who tries this tactic failed. They are in a heap at the bottom of the stairs, which you could see if the lights worked.