Couple blasted for their horrid roommate demands in ad: This needs to be made into a horror film

It’s a live-in nightmare. Moving in with strangers that you meet online is sometimes a necessary evil, owing to the high cost of rent and limited housing options worldwide. But this couple’s roommate demands extend far beyond the boundaries of evil, and cross the line into “horror film” freakiness. “Me and my boyfriend are looking to rent out our spare room in our flat in Battersea,” London-based lovebirds Alex and Madi announced in a viral listing, which has scared up over 2.3 million X views.“It’s a beautiful apartment, the room is a bright, double bedroom.”The twosome goes on to spotlight their apartment’s prime location and luxe layout, claiming the two-bedroom residence features “lots of dining and relaxing space, and loads of built-in storage and desk space in the room,” as well as “high ceilings[…]separate bathroom, kitchen, dining and living rooms.”And at a reduced rate of just over $1,500, plus an unspecified amount in “bills” — a meager markdown from the nearly $1,700 Alex and Madi say they usually charge renters — the spare room and shared living spaces can all be yours. So long as you don’t actually live there full-time. “We are hoping to find someone who has a partner or family nearby that they can spend the night with occasionally,” writes the couple, “[offering] us the apartment for 3-4 separate nights a month to relax on our own.”The pair’s questionable request for routine vacancy, coupled with the high cost of tenancy, sent social media spiraling. “That would be a *horrid* living setup,” spat a creeped-out commenter.

“[$1,500] and you have to creep around this stingy couple and stress about not being there at least one night a week? Absolutely not.”“This needs to be made into a horror film,” an equally outraged onlooker, in part. “If I have a partner or family nearby to crash with…why am I paying you [$1,500] instead of them?,” another wondered aloud. “The entitlement o...