Oct. 19, 2024

Special Halloween Hours: A Spooky Night Shift Horror Story

Special Halloween Hours: A Spooky Night Shift Horror Story
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🎃 Dive into a horror story perfect for the spooky season! In "Special Halloween Hours," experience a night shift unlike any other during Halloween at Strickfield Video.

This mature-themed tale by Rob Fields follows Charlee Brewster, a tattooed biker girl, as she faces terrifying vampires, snarling werewolves, and undead cinephiles in a wild, blood-soaked night.

Filled with 90s nostalgia, snarky humor, and spine-chilling action, this episode delivers a powerful blend of horror stories and mature themes that will keep you on edge. When the clock strikes midnight, the real horror begins — and not even the cult classic "Veronda, Queen of the Night" can save Charlee from the chaos. Get ready for a night of scary, spooky stories that truly capture the spirit of Halloween!

🩸 Strickfield Video is open late… way, way too late.

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🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !
👨‍💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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When Charlie Brewster takes the Halloween night shift at Strickfield Video,

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She's prepared for strange customers, but nothing could prepare her

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for a gang of mysterious miscreants who demand to rent

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their favorite film. Can she survive a night filled with

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supernatural threats and save herself?

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There's a hill in the air, must be fall Join

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me for a Tale of Falloween. You will experience tales

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all over ghosts sand. It is not recommended for the

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weak at heart. Join me for a Tale of fallowe

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This is weekly.

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Spooky Hello, my spookys. It's not Wednesday, but it is

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spooky season, which means lots of extra scary content just

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for you. I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Cuto, and

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yes it is Saturday, but as you know, we have

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special Halloween hours, which ironically is the title of tonight's

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terror tale, courtesy of our good buddy and Strickfield Maestra,

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Rob Fields. But before we get to the story, I

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want to say thank you from the bottom of my

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cold and black heart so much for listening to the program.

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It really does mean the world to me, and at

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Halloween time, I love knowing. I'm adding a little bit

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of fun to your spooky season, and of course the

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But now, my friends, it's time to rent a video

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right after these quick words Special Halloween Hours by Rob Fields.

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When I started my freshman year at Strickfield University, I

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wanted to get an evening job to both occupy my

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free time and make some cash. One of my professors

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said a great place to get a job was in

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downtown village itself. I couldn't believe my eyes when I

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first came into downtown Strickfield. This part of the village

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truly is an area that times it seems to have

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mostly forgotten. Sure, there's internet service HDTVs, video game consoles,

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and smartphones. Far from that, most everything else that seemed

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long forgotten is still here. Downtown village has things like

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a twenty four hour video game arcade that's part of

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a donut shop called Roth's Rings. There's a daily newspaper

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printed called The Strickfield Journal, and paper carriers on bicycles

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deliver them. People here still use landline phones. There are

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even payphones, including operator service. There's also this soda parlor

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called Big Eds. There's even a vintage movie theater called

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the Strickfield Centennial. Just outside the main village is a

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diner called Denoyer's Grill that'll take you back in time

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with their menu, the floor, the booths, and even the jukebox.

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Even the drive in theater plays by vintage rules where

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only the driver pays admission, not to mention all the

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vintage movies they play on film. Now, you'd take one

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look at me and you'd think right away, I don't

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belong here. I know, I stand out with all my tattoos,

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my long hair, my piercings. Yet who'd have thought fortune

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was with me? As soon as I stepped into Strickfield Video.

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Yeah you heard me, There really is a video rental

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place here in downtown Strickfield. When I walked in, my

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jaw practically hit the floor. This place is huge and

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rents VHS tapes to DVDs to Blu rays. Strickfield Video

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carries movies from every genre. The horror section is easily

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the biggest one here. They even sell movie theater style

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snacks and other novelties. It wasn't long before this middle

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aged man who looks like a gangster appears right behind

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the counter. You like what you see? Yeah, he even

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sounded like a gangster when he saw me with all

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my tattoos, piercings, and leather clothes. I thought he was

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gonna kick me out, but he didn't. You hear about

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the job, kid help wanted sign out there, you're really hiring,

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was all I could say, and that was it. No

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formal interview, no filling out an application or handing over

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a resume, not even a background check. The gangster guy

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whose name is Lenny, hired me right on the spot.

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He sneered again and told me to relax as he

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showed me around Strickfield Video. Like I said, this place

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is huge, He said, new movies come in all the time,

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and I would have my busy moments. Even though I

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didn't look normal, it didn't bother him. Here's my bodily dimensions.

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I got long jet black hair going down to my

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rear end. I'm really skinny, but don't look like I

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don't eat. The one thing people quickly notice are my

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sparkling blue eyes. Like I said, I got tattoos all

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over my body. I also got piercings, multiple earrings, lip hoops,

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eye hoops, tongue stud, nose hoop, and a belly button stud.

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Even my leather clothing speaks volumes. A top showing my tummy,

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a mini skirt and boots going up past my knees

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with fishnets. I also got rings on my fingers. Hey,

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when you come from a biker family. In fact, my

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Harley Davidson's parked right outside. What's your name, kid, Lenny asked, Charlie.

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I replied, Charlie Brewster. My name's supposed to be pronounced Charlie,

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but when people see it in print, they call me

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the guy's name. I finally gave up correcting people and

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go by what I told Lenny. Long story short. Lenny

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explained everything to me on that first day. He also

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said I'd get some weirdo characters that come in from

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time to time, but not to worry about them. Everybody

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comes in here because they want to watch movies. Nobody's

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gonna hurt you here, kid. Just find them what they want,

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ring them out, and you're done. That's simple. Honestly, I

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wasn't sure Strickfield Video was gonna be open that much longer.

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I mean, come on, it's all about streaming these days.

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Nobody cares about renting physical videos right not here in Strickfield.

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It was only my first day with Lenny breaking me

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in but Strickfield Video was busy. Believe me, I got

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lots of hands on experience. When Lenny felt I could

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do things myself, he started backing off. This place opens

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at ten am each day and closes late, with even

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later hours Friday and Saturday nights. Before long, I settled

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into what might be a dream job. I got comfortable

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enough to be able to work on my homework during

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the times I wasn't busy. I could even order out

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for food. It was just Lenny and me working Strickfield Video.

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Usually he'd open up and I was the night shifter.

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When one of us needed a day off, the other

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one would cover the entire day. When it was closer

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to October thirty first, Lenny said there'd be special Halloween

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hours for that night. When he gave me my schedule

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for that week, I saw my hours for Halloween night

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were six pm till We're open all night on Halloween. Lenny,

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Strickfield Video has been open all night on Halloween since

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my father first opened it back in nineteen seventy eight.

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He said, then there's the gangster sneer again. What's the matter, kid?

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You scared? I raised my hands in front of me. No, no,

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I can work Halloween night. Still sneering all night, sure,

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I quickly said, He patted my shoulder. I believe in you,

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but I'll come and check on you to see if

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you're all right. Now it's Halloween night. I'm riding my

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girl into downtown village. Sometimes I ain't sure if I

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want to live here or gun my motor and get away. Still,

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I pull my girl into its usual parking place and

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cut the motor. I dismount and walk into Strickfield Video

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with my backpack. On time as always, kid, Lenny says.

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When I walk in, seeing Lenny's got lots of customers,

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I get behind the counter and help him out. When

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we're caught up, he turns and points to a new

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coffee maker. Make all the coffee you need. Then he

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hands me some money, and get yourself some dinner. You've

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been doing great work here, he sighs. Hope you're here

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for the long haul. Good help is so hard to

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find today, Thanks, I say, Lenny sneers and pats my shoulder.

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Lots of stock that's gotta be put out. You're gonna

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be busy tonight for sure, And remember, kid, you're gonna

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get plenty of weirdos coming in tonight. Just rent the

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videos out like you've been doing, and you're gonna be fine,

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He assures me again. I'll be okay and leaves. Now

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it's just me here at Strickfield Video seeing I'm okay

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at the moment. I make some coffee and pour myself

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a cup yum. He did not buy the cheap stuff.

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Lenny's right about this place being busy on Halloween. As

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part of my job, I play a movie that feeds

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to every TV in here, including the one in the

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main window. Since it's Halloween, I've been playing nothing but

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horror movies. To be honest, I love working here. Even

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though Lenny looks and talks like a gangster. I look

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forward to seeing him every day. Also, he pays me

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good as for benefits. He leaves me money for dinner.

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He also lets me take videos back to my dorm.

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With all the foot traffic coming in here, this place

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ain't closing for good anytime soon. Who knows, Maybe I

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can keep working here all through my years of college.

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Now it's half past eleven. New inventories cataloged and out

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in the sections. Lenny ordered many more copies of Veranda

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Queen of the Night. We already have tons of them,

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but they're hard to keep in during October. Even after

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putting out all the new copies, they still flew right

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off the shelves. The people renting them also buy lots

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of candy and microwave popcorn. At first, I wondered if

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I'd be okay being the only girl working here at night.

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With all the foot traffic coming in, You'd think there'd

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be more than just Lenny and me. But Lenny taught

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me how to get my rhythm going. I can ring

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out customers, restock inventory, except new inventory, study, make coffee, eat,

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go smoke. I can really do it all. When I

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get another break, I go outside and smoke a cigarette.

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Lenny was here a couple times to check up on me.

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There's still lots of people out tricker treating at eleven

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thirty pm. Come to think of it, trick or treating's

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been going on all week here in Strickfield. Lenny explained.

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It's a full week here and there's absolutely no age discrimination.

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Anybody can do it. Oh yeah, I even hand it

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out the candy Lenny brought over. I finish my smoke

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and go back inside after midnight. Tricker treating is done

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for Halloween night, and the week after I pop in

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the classic Carnival of Souls, a fresh wave of people

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come pouring in. I get a few copies of Veranda

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Queen of the Night, back in, only to rent them

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back out just as quickly. This next wave of rentals

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lasts about an hour. When I get another break, I

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make more coffee, then I pour a cup and savor it.

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Just then this group of four walk lots of weirdos

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come in tonight. Like Lenny said, this group definitely fits

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that profile. There are two guys and two chicks. Then again,

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they could have been trigger treating or at a Halloween party. Anyway,

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They've all got on dark clothes, got pale skin, and

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gleaming red eyes. Unlike me, they're dark clothes, ain't leather.

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I finish my cup of coffee as they look over

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the selections. Suddenly a blonde chick breaks away and comes

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right to me. She checks me out and smiles, nice costume, sweetie,

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I ain't wearing no costume. I tell her I really

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am a biker. She looks outside and sees my Harley

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still parked. Cool. She leans on the counter with her

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elbows and smiles. We can't find Veranda, Queen of the Night.

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Your boss said more copies were coming in. I smile

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a little. They sure did, but they all rented out

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faster than I put them out. Suddenly she stands up straight.

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Now she looks upset. Her red eyes glow hot now.

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Then she calls out to the others she ain't got

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Veronda in. Now they're all looking right at me as

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they approach the counter. Their red eyes are glowing hot too.

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Then the other girl, the purple haired one, points right

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at me. You better be joking by her. Chick. See,

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my baby's sister here really wants to see that movie,

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and she wants to see it tonight. I shrug. I'm sorry,

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but we're sold out. I did get a few copies

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returned a little bit ago, but they went back out

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just as fast. The blonde girl slams her palms on

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the counter and shows me her teeth. I gasp when

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I see they look like that cover from Fright Night,

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which I had showed earlier. Also, those teeth are one

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hundred percent real. I mean, when these people came in,

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they had normal looking mouths.

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But now, are you afraid good weekly, spooky, We'll be

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right back.

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The blonde hisses and points to the drop box. Why

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don't you go check? I nod and do what she says.

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Got a few returns, I stammer, pulling them out and

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looking them over. No Vernda. The purple haired girl now

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has the same teeth as the blonde. I said. She

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wants to see Veranda. She's been waiting a long time

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to see it. She slams her fists on the counter.

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I can't even find it for her in stores. I shrug,

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I'm I'm sorry. We had it in. We really did

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get those extra copies in today, but they all rented

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out quickly. Maybe if you'd come in earlier. Suddenly, the

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blonde vampire hops over the counter. She comes up to

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me and blinks her eyes quickly. Clearly, you don't understand

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how things work, she hisses a little. We can't exactly

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be out during daylight hours, so it's a bit hard

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for us to get here earlier. Now I look past

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her and see the others and their scary teeth. Look

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at me when I'm talking to you, doll. The blonde snaps,

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then she growls with those rows of sharp teeth. Again.

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I want Vernda one way or another. I am going

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to see that movie on Halloween night tonight. I gulp.

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I don't I don't know what to tell you. We

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rented out all our copies. The chick still won't back off. Oh,

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she's as mad as all get out. Then she sniffs

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at my bare neck. You smell good, you know, cutie.

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I think maybe I'll take you home instead. When I

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see those rows of sharp teeth again, I know exactly

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what she's wanting. I really love my job here at

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Strickfield Video, but I ain't willing to die for it.

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I reach behind me and grab the coffee pot. When

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she hisses loudly again, I shriek and splash her with

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the remaining hot liquid, making her scream. What the One

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of the male vampires yells, are you serious? Serious enough?

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I yell back, leaping over the counter and running out

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the front door. As the vampires are coming out, I'm

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already on my Harley and firing it up. You gotta

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love old American made machinery. I'm quickly gunning down Main Street.

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My mirrors and see I'm free and clear. Then I

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remember fright night vampires don't reflect in mirrors. I look

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over my shoulder and see four wolves making tracks following

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my tracks. Lenny said there'd be weirdos coming into the store,

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but I don't think he meant real life vampires. The

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wolves keep running to where they can stay with my bike.

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Then I show them I ain't just some chick that

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can simply ride. Nah. My parents taught me how to

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handle my girl. In fact, they weren't gonna let me

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have her until they knew I could. My parents spent

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lots of time teaching me everything they knew. I make

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a quick, sharp turn down another road. Those wolves weren't

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expecting it, slowing them down a little. It ain't long

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before they're after me again. Those red eyes are really

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glowing hot. Now. I'm almost wondering if I could light

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a smoke off them. No way, I'm letting those vampires

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get me. They'll ravage me and drink me dry. Yeah,

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they'd get an interesting mix out of me. Caffeine from

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the coffee and energy drinks, nicotine from my smokes, and

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the kick from the spicy sauce out of the pizza

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I ordered from Alfredo's for dinner. Those vampire wolves keep

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chasing me through downtown village. I get back to the

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video store so I ain't leaving it unattended and letting

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people come in and steal stuff. I park the bike

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and get to the front door. I run inside and

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slam it, locking it from the inside. Now those wolves

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are standing right outside and growling. They turn to look

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at the people trying to come in and growl at them,

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making them run away. I get time to move to

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the back door and slip out that way. I'm figuring

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I can make my way back around and get back

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on my bike, and that's hoping those vamps don't trash it.

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After pulling the back door shut, I move and make

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my way to an alley. Thankfully, my high boots don't

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clack when I'm walking. I reach the other side of

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the alley and come out. Then I see Roth's Rings

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across the street. There's also a light on at Bobletopia.

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I figure I can head across the street and get

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into one of those places. When I reach boble Topia,

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it ain't actually open. I think someone's inside doing inventory

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or something. I hurry along and reach the entrance of

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Roth's Rings. I open the door and am almost inside.

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When I'm suddenly grabbed and pulled back. Now I'm being

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pulled into another alley, where I got those vampires looking

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right at me again. They're not sporting their fright night

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looking teeth like before, but their eyes are still glowing hot.

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Then the spunky blonde girl stands in front of me again.

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I ain't asking for much. All I want is to

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see Veronda, Queen of the Night. Now. I tighten my

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fists and snap. I told you we're out of it.

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Then I get bold and rush past them to escape.

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Yet her, I hear the purple haired chick hiss. I

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reach my harley and make tracks. I'm surprised those vamps

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didn't trash it or turn the motor off. Geez, how

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is this even happening? Vampires ain't supposed to be real, right,

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I'm thinking now, I gotta get out of strickfield. Are

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those vampires gonna follow me that far out? The problem is,

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I ain't gonna get out a strickfield. I'm about to

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cut through Gunter Square, a park, when one of those

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wolves suddenly appears right in front of me. I scream

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as the wolf leaps up and is on me. I

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squeeze the brakes to stop, but I'm wiping out. The

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bike's on its side now as I'm on my back

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with that wolf on top of me. It ain't making

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no attempt to bite me, but it's showing teeth and

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growling loud. Now the other wolves are right there. Leave

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me alone. I yell at them. The wolves change back

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to people. It's the crazy blonde chick again. Now she's

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sitting on me again. Her teeth look like the Fright

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night cover. Now she's showing me her clawed fingers and

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brings it to my shoulder to tap me. With each

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word she says, I want to see Veronda. I scream

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and shove off me. I can't get my bike back

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since those other vamps are right there, I turn and

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just run for it. Next thing I know, I'm being tackled.

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Now I hear the other girl talking in my ear.

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You don't understand, honey, she purrs. Today is China's birthday

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and she really wants to see Veranda, Queen of the Night.

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Suddenly she's off me and pulls me to my feet.

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She's holding onto one of my arms. Then one of

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the male vamps is there to hold the other one.

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The vampire called China is back in front of me.

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That's right, Cutie. We hawthorns always get our birthday wishes.

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Now I know you can do something to make my

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wish come true. I groan. Why can't you understand? We

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are out of Veronda, Queen of the Night. We did

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get more copies in today, lots more, but they all

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rent it out faster than I put them out. Don't

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you understand we are out? We ain't got no more.

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You could always stream it, couldn't you. China groan's back.

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Not acceptable, babe. I want one of your store's copies

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of Veranda tonight, and I intend to have one. I

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groan more. Now, God, I give up already. I fight

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my way out and make it back to my bike.

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I get it back on its wheels and get back

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on it. As soon as I'm escaping, I feel arms

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wrapping around my waist. Where are we going, Cutie? Back

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to the video place? Right? Ah? No, China's on my

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bike with me and holding onto me. I scream and

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lose my concentration as I wipe out again.

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There's more scares where that came from, Weekly Spooky. We'll

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be right back.

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I moan softly and feel myself moving. I'm coming back

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to life. As I open my eyes, it's dark in

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this place where I'm at. Now there are fire eurns

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in different areas. I don't know where I'm at, but

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it looks like some room. Am I in a warehouse?

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Maybe a studio? Then I go pard, it's a crypt.

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I'm in a cemetery somewhere. Oh good, you're awake. A

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familiar voice calls out. Now I see that crazy vampire

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chick China standing in front of me. Then she kneels

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down and takes my hands. Sorry, honey, it wasn't my

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intention to make you spill like that. I groan and

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yank hands back. Why are you torturing me like this?

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Suddenly she's right on top of me. Give me what

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I want and I'll leave you alone. I look her

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in the face. Now, what's it gonna take for you

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to understand? Strickfield video is out of Vernda. We are

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out stream it if you want to watch it so bad?

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She hisses at me. Then she growls wrong answer. Also,

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does it look like we can stream movies here? Also?

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Veranda's not available on streaming. You're my one shot here,

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I scream, like some nuthouse escapee. Not because I'm in

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a crypt full of vampires, but because I just can't

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make China listen to reason. She's got it dead set

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in her mind. She's gonna see Veronda, Queen of the Night, tonight.

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I already explained this to her over and over. Lenny's

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told me the customer is always right. But ah, I

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shoved China right off me and spring off the stone

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slab I was on. Then I quickly see it's a

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burial vault. I'm ready to run out the door when

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the other female vampire is suddenly there. I look to

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either side and see those two male vampires. Then I

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feel China's arms wrap around me from behind. Again. Listen, Toots,

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if I can't have my movie, then I'm going to

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have you for my birthday gift. I'll sire you. You

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can be my new best friend. We can watch and

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talk about movies forever. I point to the others, But

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you have friends here. You don't know the situation, Charlie,

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is it? China purrs in my ear epiphany. Here is

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my older sister. The problem is she loves playing with

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her two boy toys. Here a great deal. She found

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them and sired them both years ago. She still ain't

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tired of them after one hundred and twenty plus years.

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The vampire called Epiphany raises her finger. I promised my

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darling little sister here that she could have whatever she

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wanted for her birthday. I promised her. You understand, China

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loves her horror movies. She's been dying to see the

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original Veranda Queen of the Night movie ever since she

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started watching Up All Night with Veranda Friday nights on

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Channel sixty one over the air. We can never find

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a copy of the movie anywhere, So it's you who

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doesn't understand mortal China's going to watch that movie. I'd

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say it's up to you to locate a copy for

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my sister, or she's going to haunt you until she

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gets it. Like she said, she may even sire you.

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I put my hands to my forehead and groan as

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I shake my head. I keep telling you people, again

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and again, we don't have it. I shake China off

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and run past Epiphany, knocking her to the side. I

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escape the crypt and come outside. You gotta be kidding me.

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This graveyard looks like it stretches for miles and miles

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how am I ever gonna get out of here? As

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if God just answered my prayer, my Harley is right there.

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I quickly mount up and start her. When those vampires

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are outside, I turn the bike and go full throttle again.

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I look over my shoulder and see wolves and giant

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bats chasing me down. I swear as soon as I

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see Lenny, I'm quitting Strickfield Video and finding another job.

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I did not sign on for this. I know he

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said there'd be weirdo customers, but vampires are too weird.

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Leave me alone, I scream. I show these vampires I

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can ride when I'm taking these sharp curves and fast turns. Eventually,

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I make it to the main road and pull out.

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Now I remember where I am and take my way

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back to downtown village. I look over my shoulder and

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see those vampires are still following me. I ride past

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a bank with a clock showing it's almost three am.

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There were no classes today, and I'm glad there aren't

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any classes tomorrow. Lenny told me it's village law that

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there's no school or college on either Halloween or the

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day after unless you go to Strickfield Academy. Anyway, I'm

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really irritated. Now, I ride my girl right back to

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Strickfield Video and Parker in my usual spot again. The

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lights are still on. Inside, I turn off the motor

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and dismount. I unlock the door to go back in

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and get back behind the counter. It ain't long before

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those vampires come right back in. I'm about ready to

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lose my mind again with knowing I'm gonna have to

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repeat to China what I've been trying to tell her

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about Veranda Queen of the Night. But then I remember

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the dropbox and go to it. Looks like quite a

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few videos came back while I was out being chased

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by these vampires. I put the returned rentals right down

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on the counter, and then I see it. I pick

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it up and look right at China. Here a copy

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of Ronda, Queen of the Night finally came back. I'll

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gladly ring you out so you can go back to

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your crypt and watch it. China gasps with this news.

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Then Epiphany places the money on the counter. She'll take it.

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Happy birthday, Sis. China turns and hugs her sister. Thank you.

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Epiphany gives me her account number. Seriously, these vampires got

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memberships here. I punch the number into the computer and

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pull the account up. Her account's in good standing. I

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take her money and give her her receipt and the movie,

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which she hands to China. You only have a day

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to watch it, she tells her sister. You don't bring

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this back. I'll bring it back, Sis, I promise. China squeals.

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The vampires are finally leaving, or so I thought. China

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stops at the door and turns to me. Now she

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looks sad. I'm really sorry about tonight, Charlie. I give

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her an uneasy smile. We're good, China. Go home and

487
00:32:20.240 --> 00:32:26.079
enjoy your movie. She still looks sad. Will you watch

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this with me? I really want another movie. Girl to

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watch this with. Epiphany's going to be hanging with her

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00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:37.400
boy toys. She ain't interested in watching movies with me. Please.

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Then Epiphany looks at me as if I'd be doing

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China a huge favor. I sigh and hold out my hand.

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China comes and hands me the video. Then Epiphany and

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her two guys leave. I put Veranda, Queen of the

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Night in and play it. I work on putting the

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returns back out and waiting on other customers as I'm

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watching the movie with China, who doesn't give me any

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more trouble. I try offering China some of my leftover pizza,

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but vampires can't eat food. She does accept some coffee

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when I brew a fresh pot. In fact, China ends

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00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:18.960
up staying here with me for a while. We watched

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Veranda Queen of the Night twice. Between China and me,

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we had some quality girl time together. The two of

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us actually became friends. She apologized again for all the

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trouble earlier, but she was really dying to see that movie.

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It's around six thirty AM when China and I say

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goodbye to each other after we exchange phone numbers. It

508
00:33:42.039 --> 00:33:46.039
sounds like we'll be watching more movies together in the future. Wow,

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I'm really friends with a vampire now. At around seven

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fifteen am, Lenny comes in and sees I survived the night.

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It's still dark, but I'm still wide awake. He's got

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a box with him, and Oh opens it up to

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offer me donuts from Roth's rings. Like I said, my

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00:34:05.359 --> 00:34:08.880
gangster looking boss here takes pretty good care of me.

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I'm ready to bite into one of my donuts. Then

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I glare at him. You never told me, vampires actually

517
00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:21.519
rented movies here. Now I tell Lenny everything that happened

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during the night. He just chuckles. Now we live in Strickfield, kid. Also,

519
00:34:28.199 --> 00:34:31.239
it ain't just vampires who got accounts here. I got

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00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:34.239
all kinds of different monsters coming in here to rent movies.

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In this business, you can't be selective on who you

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rent to. Everybody loves watching movies, no matter if you're

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alive or dead. He pats my shoulder. So were you

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gonna tell me you quit? I calm down now, No,

525
00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:54.360
I mean I was, But when you put it that way,

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00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:59.480
it makes a lot of sense. He seems satisfied. Good.

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That means I'll see you back here tonight. I nod.

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You got me scheduled for six pm again. Go home

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00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:09.920
and get some sleep, kid, he tells me. I got

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00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:13.760
it now. I grab my stuff. When I'm leaving to

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00:35:13.800 --> 00:35:17.440
go back to my dorm, I turn to Lenny. Thanks

532
00:35:17.440 --> 00:35:22.320
for everything, thanks for giving me a job here. Lenny nods,

533
00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:26.360
you do good work here, kid, See you tonight. I

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00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:28.519
yawn as I mount my Harley and head back to

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Strickfield University to go to bed. One thing's for sure,

536
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it was definitely a Halloween Night, I'll never forget. I'm

537
00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:41.119
already feeling in my tummy. There's gonna be more weirdo

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00:35:41.280 --> 00:35:50.159
stuff happening at Strickfield Video. Ah, a little levity this

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Halloween season, and I think we could all use a

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little bit of that. So thank you Rob for a

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wonderful romp at Strickfield Video and I hope will be

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back soon since we don't want to get a late

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fee after all. Well, my spookys, it has been an

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incredible October so far and it's not over yet, but

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man has it been wild releasing so many new shows

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for you all. And I want to remind you that

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this Monday we have a very special episode of Terrifying

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and True where we deep dive into the history of

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the chupacabra in the United States of America. You won't

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want to miss it. And on Tuesday, myself and my

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00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:34.679
good buddy David Denier will be reviewing the Halloween horror

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classic Dark Night of the Scarecrow. And then on Wednesday,

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we have a very special novella from our good buddy

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Bruce Hayney that you certainly will not want to miss.

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And I'm sure at some point next week we'll have

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to visit Strickfield yet again, so make sure you're subscribed

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and ready. And I also want to say a huge

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thank you to our Patreon podcast boosters. Folks pay just

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and they are Johnny Nicks, Jenny Green, Amber Hansford, Brent McCullough,

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Karen Wee, met Jack Kerr and Craig Cohen. Thank you

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guys so much, And if you want to join them

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and hearing your name out of my silky smooth voice

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But now my Spooky's it's time for me to get

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back to work. There's still a whole lot of Halloween

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left to celebrate, and so much beyond so for myself,

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for my executive producers Rob Fields, Markshields and Bobbletopia dot Com,

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my producer Dan Wilder, and our composer Ray Mattis. I

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will talk at you very soon.

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Thank you for listenings. Make sure to find your way

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back next week. For now, you are safe, trust me

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