Since you are asking and this is the spoiler thread, yes there is a way to not die. There are three doors that close behind you (closet, trapdoor (stone), statue) each can be prevented from closing.
Regarding the upside down cross pattern: I just saw that it is possible to get the piece of wood one on the left stuck once the statue is open and you rotate it further, but this is a collider issue, not part of the gameplay.