Yes

A guttural moaning drew John's attention downward. Glancing down he saw something shambeling up the stairs. He couldn't tell what was shambling up the stairs but he wasn't going to wait around and find out. Stumbling through the door, John looked for any place he could hide.

More moaning, louder this time. The floor he was on held more creatures, but John couldn't tell where. He had to hide, find someplace to hold up in to get his barring, and figure out what to do next without fear of getting jumped. The very idea made the warmth that permeated his stomach intensify, which was pretty worrying, but it didn't distract him from the nearby danger.

John quickly tried the various doors to see which one would open for him.