Oct. 31, 2024

The Graveyard Shift - A Haunted Halloween Broadcast!

The Graveyard Shift - A Haunted Halloween Broadcast!

Nate’s Halloween night at WHNT turns into a terrifying ordeal when a series of strange calls bring eerie warnings and a shadowy figure begins claiming lives. Can Nate survive the horrors of The Graveyard Shift, or will the darkness consume him?


Graveyard Shift by Shane Migliavacca

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On Halloween night, some strange phone calls are coming into

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a live show in upstate New York. But what's even

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stranger is how those phone calls are affecting the audience,

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affecting the town, and affecting the people inside the station.

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Is it just their imaginations or is Halloween come alive?

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There's a hill in the air. Must befall join me

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for a Tale of Falloween? You will experience tales over

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over ghosts, and it is not recommended for the week

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at Heart. Join me for a Tale of Falloween is

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Weekly Spooky.

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It's Halloween. It's the day and night when the barrier

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between the living and the dead becomes permeable. While it

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may not be impressive to cross from the living to

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the dead, when the roles are reversed, well things get

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a little interesting. Here at Weekly Spooky, we celebrate this

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darkly fun way of life all year long, and I'm

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so grateful to have you joining us on this Halloween.

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Five years ago, on this very day, we started this

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podcast with just the hope of keeping that spooky fun

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feeling alive all year long, and now here we are

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heading into our sixth year, and I just want to

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say from the bottom of my heart, thank you all

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so much. It's been an incredible ride and it's not

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over yet. As I record this right now, my voice

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is raw and I'm tired from all the podcasts I've

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been dropping over the last thirty one days. But I

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couldn't be happier because I got to celebrate it with you.

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So thank you for allowing us into your life, or

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at the very least, into your spooky season. And please

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know we're not going anywhere, so even if you do,

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we'll be waiting for you next year, ready to rock.

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And of course, if you want to stick around, we'll

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have plenty of scary stories to get you through Thanksgiving

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and Christmas. And believe me, Christmas is a great time

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for a good scare. So make sure you're subscribed, and

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just thank you from the bottom of my heart. I

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love telling you scary stories. I love talking about true

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crime stories and folklore, and I love talking about scary

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movies and books. This is what I love and I

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love to share it with you. Now, to properly celebrate

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the fifth year of Weekly Spooky coming to an end,

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we have a story from Shane migliovaka the man whose

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Mischief Night's story was the first ever read on this podcast.

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So please get comfortable, eat some Halloween candy, and get

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ready for a scare. Our two hundred and ninety third

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scare to be exact after this The Graveyard Shift by

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Shane Migliavoka Halloween Knight. For the first five years, Nate

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had been the broadcast assistant for the night shift at

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w h and T, the heart of upstate New York.

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That basically meant you do the shit nobody above you

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wants to do, mostly being the in between for producer

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Monica Moe Foster on the whnt's late night call in program,

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The Madman Marks Show. It was a chilly night when

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he got to the station. A Jack O lantern sat

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grinning on the desk in the lobby, and a bowl

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of candy kept it company. Nate took a look through

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the station's large front window at the lights from town

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in the distance. It was a ten minute walk from

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the station to town. There were never any trick or

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treaters who ventured out here. Sam, the technical assistant, and

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Moe were grabbing a quick smoke by the door. Moe

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looked at her watch, pushing the envelope. Moe said again, Yeah,

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well I know shit happens. Sam smiled and Moe gave

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her a dirty look. Moe dropped her cigarette and crushed

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it under her sneaker. The big Halloween show starting soon,

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Moe said, pulling open the door, so keep it in

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your pants, lover boy. She went in, letting the heavy

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glass door slam shut. No doubt for Nate's benefit, Hey,

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Sam said, Hi. Sam Kimbro was fresh from college last

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year when she got a job at the station, a

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local girl. Though Nate never recalled seeing her in town

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till she got the job, the fact that they'd been

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sleeping together for the last five months was probably the

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worst kept secret at the stage. Sam took one last

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drag on her cigarette. Thought you were vaping. I am

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forgot to charge the fucker. She put the cigarette out,

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had to bum one off. MO want to come over later?

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Are we actually gonna do more than fall asleep on

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the couch watching old cartoons? Sure, I promise we won't

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fall asleep. We'll watch old horror movies. Well that's better.

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I guess we should probably get in there. No doubt,

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she already wants to hit me. Good evening, boils and ghoules.

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Our topic tonight for this Halloween evening, the disappearance of

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Molly Garvin. Tommy Marks, the late night host, grinned like

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the jack o' lantern in reception. Tilly Garvin was from Castle,

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just a few towns away from here. She went missing

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a few days before the fourth of July, her car

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found running with its doors open, her cell phone in

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the passenger seat and the radio playing. She'd been heading

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to her friend's cabin for the long weekend. Search parties

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have come up with nothing. There's even a three thousand

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dollars reward offered to anyone with information leading to her

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being found. What happened to her? Can a person just vanish? Steve,

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Tommy's on air sidekick, pressed a button on his console.

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We've got our first caller, he said, The fun begins.

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Tommy nodded, So what are you thinking about this disappearance?

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A man's voice came through the speakers.

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I think it might be a stunt, Tommy.

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A stunt? What kind of stunt?

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A publicity stunt? Man. They're talking on the news about

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how Leanne Rimes is her favorite singer and they're trying

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to get her to come up here for a charity event.

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I've heard about this, Tommy. Stevie ads, Molly's parents have

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been talking to her over the phone. Okay, that's good

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in all, guys, But to what end, say Molly shows

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up all of a sudden with some crazy story. What

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does she get?

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Tommy asked, a reality show. The caller answered, everything is

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about having your own show. Now, maybe she gets a

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book deal, goes on the view. Stevie added, good point, guys, Well,

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definitely something to think about. We got another caller, Tommy,

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thanks for your call, sir. Who we got next? What's

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your take on this missing girl? A woman's voice answers him.

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She is a sinner, mister Marx, excuse me, a sinner?

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This Garvin girl. I've seen the way they flaunt their

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little bodies on the street, barely wearing anything, sleeping with

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whomever they want. They have children out of wedlock, mister Marx.

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No souls, sin, sin, sin, all of the sinners.

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The devil Steve quickly cuts the woman off, dropping her call.

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Spooky sound effects began to play. A wolf howled and

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a witch cackled. Well that was interesting, Tommy chuckled, I'm

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sure it's all downhill from here. Kids, Happy Halloween. After

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the show went to commercial break Nate made his way

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to the breakroom. He needed something cold. Sam was already there,

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eating some chips. Without saying a word. She offered him some.

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He took a big, greasy handful. This is what I

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love about our relationship, he said, junk food. Well, yeah,

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not the great sex. Well that's kind of one sided,

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ain't it. I get great sex and you get to

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ride an old guy. I never thought about it like that.

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You gonna drop dead on me, old man? If I'm lucky,

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that's one hell of a way to go. Why are

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we seeing each other again? Sam asked. Moe looked a

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little pissed. When they got back, Nate was starting to

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wonder if she had the breakroom bugged. Enjoy your break,

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she asked, more than a little sarcastically. Before Nate could answer,

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Stevie put on a new caller, So what's on your mind? Caller?

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Tommy asked, dead silence on the line. He looked at Stevie,

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who just shrugged, hang on, we got another caller on

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the next line. Stevie puts it on. Hello caller, nothing

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dead silence again, Hello caller, it's gonna be one of

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those nights. Stevie sighed, well, we got one online. Three

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third time's the charm? Who do we got on line three?

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A loud, metallic hum, answered Tommy. The hum got louder

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and louder till Stevie cut it off. I guess three's

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not the one. Steve tried line four. Silence. Hey, Sam,

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everything's working like it should, right, Nate asked. She looked

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up at him a little frustrated and nodded, well, line

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five just lit up. Steve said, shall we maybe five

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is the charm? Tommy answered, hello, please be a caller. Nothing. Suddenly,

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a monotone male voice.

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Answered, there are those among you who know the truth

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of this. There are parallel realities, the walls of which

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touch ours. These realities are overseen by the Agarti.

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As Nate listened, it felt like someone was running nails

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over a chalkboard. His body shuddered.

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The voice continued, There are areas that are weaker than others,

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where one may cross over, some get stuck in between.

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In the timeless void, they become shadows. They are all

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around us. If you become aware of them, they become

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aware of you. This is what happened to the girl?

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She is one of them.

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Now the line went dead. There was dead air for

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almost a minute as they were all frozen in their spots.

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Go to commercial, Moe said, Finally breaking the eerie silence

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left in the call's wake. Tommy announced the commercial break,

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his voice shaky. What the hell was that? Sam? Bring

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up that skit from last Halloween. We'll play that so

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we can take a breather after whatever that was, Moe said,

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I need a smoke. Nate stopped ya the bathroom first.

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Tommy was splashing some water on his face. He didn't

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look high, not that Nate had much experience there, but

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it looked to Nate like he'd just been crying. Come

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to collect me. Yeah, Moe wants you back. He splashed

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his face once more before turning off the water. That voice,

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Tommy said, cut my damn heart out. You gonna be okay.

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I guess can't go home no show without the Madman, right.

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She'd kill me if I bailed. I can't deny she would,

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then she'd come after the rest of us. They both laughed.

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Duty calls bro. He walked past Nate, patting him on

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the shoulder. The bathroom door creaked shut, leaving Nate alone. Suddenly,

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the bathroom took an eerie presence. The empty stalls seemed threatening,

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The shadows were deeper, darker. Nate felt his pulse quicken.

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The dripping of the faucet sounded like thunder. He rushed

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out of the bathroom without looking back.

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Did you hear that?

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Better check the lock on your doors weekly, spooky, We'll

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be right back.

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By the time Nate found Sam standing outside by the

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front door, he felt foolish he was letting that weirdo

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caller get to him. He walked outside. The night was cool,

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the smell of cigarettes hung heavy in the air. Sam

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sat on the corner of the brick flower arrangement by

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the entrance. Hey, hey, back to work, she asked, sadly,

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can we get drunk after or failing that, just hide

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under some blankets. Don't see why we can't do both.

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Nate looked off in the distance at town. Between the

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station and the edge of town was a small fenced building,

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almost like a concrete shack, lit by two large lights

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mounted on its sides. He was struck by how lonely

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it looked there in a sea of night, as if

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the rest of the world had been wiped away by

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some great cataclysmic event. How are you feeling, Sam asked,

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Everyone else is going mental. I'm okay, what's your status?

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That got a smirk out of her. When they first met,

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Sam compared Nate to a robot because he never showed

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any emotion during any kind of crisis. She said he

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moved like a machine when he was working. One day,

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he started talking like a robot to her, asking about

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her status. She laughed, thinking about it all day. Not

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long after that they started seeing each other. Fine, I guess.

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She flicked her cigarette into the night. It hit the

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sidewalk in front of the station, sending out bright little

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embers that quickly faded away into the darkness. During the break,

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the phone lines started lighting up. Almost every call reported

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the same thing, a weird reaction to that last call.

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Some complained of nausea. Others said their hearts started racing.

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People said their pets started acting weird. The rest of

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the show turned into a discussion about that weird caller

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and what it could have been.

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And then all the cars on the street turned on.

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One caller reported the car alarms were blaring.

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Another call reported in a frazzled cashier at the stopping shop.

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All the Kansas soda started popping. As soon as that

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weird dude was talking.

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A woman called in.

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I was listening in bed reading. My husband was sleeping

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next to me. As soon as that man began talking,

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my husband started talking in his sleep in Latin. He

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doesn't speak Latin.

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A few of the callers, brave souls, Nate guessed, asked

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them to play the call again. After a few more

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callers asked to hear it, Moe gave in and decided

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to play it. As the playback started, Nate could feel

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the hairs on his arms and neck stand up. When

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the caller said.

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They're all around us.

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All hell broke loose. The power clicked off, creating total darkness.

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Nate heard Moe swear. Tommy laughed. Somewhere in the darkness,

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Nate heard Stevie bang into something and yelp and pain.

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Sam grabbed Nate's arm. After what seemed like hours, the

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emergency lights finally kicked on.

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Shit.

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Moe said, shit, well that worked well, huh? Tommy cracked?

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Is it just us? Sam asked, good question. I'll go look,

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Nate said, trying to look like a hero to Sam.

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The emergency lights didn't help dispel the feeling of dread

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crawling up Nate's spine. The shadows seemed alive as he

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made his way towards the front door. Nate walked outside.

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Everything was a lot darker now. The lights at the

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entrance and the station sign were both out. Nate looked

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towards the town. Everything was out, including the lights on

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that little fenced in building. He could hear dogs barking

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in the distance and what sounded like every car alarm

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in town going off. Nate went back inside. As he

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walked down the hallway, he became aware of movement to

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his left. Nate turned, thinking it was one of his coworkers,

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but there were only shadows. His heart started beating faster.

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He felt sweat beating up on his forehead. He knew

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he couldn't lose it, not now, not with this crazy

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shit happening tonight. He heard Sam screaming somewhere in the

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dark and started running, only to be knocked down as

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Tommy came running out of the studio. Sam right behind him.

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Run.

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Tommy said, his face pale. The fuck, what's wrong? It?

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It got mo and Stevie. Sam stammers, who uh a man?

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He came out of the shadows. Tommy answered, he was

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a shadow. Sam cut him off. Just go God, damn it.

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Tommy barked, starting down the hall. Sam and Nate followed

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close behind. They got outside just as the street lights

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started to flicker on. Tommy pulled out his car keys,

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fumbling with them as he tried to turn his alarm off.

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They're dead, Nate asked. Sam nodded frantically. Tommy jumped into

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his car. Come on, he shouted as he started the engine.

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Sam pulled Nate towards the car. He still couldn't wrap

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his head around what they told him. Nate's legs felt

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like they were weighed down by concrete. We can't help them,

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Sam pleaded, Let's go please. Nate followed her towards Tommy's car.

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He could see Tommy look in the rear view mirror

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just as a large shadow took form in the back

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seat Tommy. They both screamed, but he never had a

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chance as it reached out with its long, wispy fingers,

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fingers that burrowed into tom Tommy started to the Only

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thing Nate could think of is dry up. The sound

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of straw makes when you get that last bit of

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milkshake rang out as he wasted further and further, becoming skeletal.

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What remained was folded into the shadow Man's form. Nate

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didn't realize that they were running down the street. They

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made it to the first light pole. Nate looked back

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to see the shadow Man standing there in front of

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the station's sign. Nate turned and looked at that small

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shack so brightly lit. Could that stop one of those things?

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Nate turned back and looked at the shadow Man. He

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was so much closer now, halfway between them and the station.

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He couldn't have cleared that much distance in only a

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couple of seconds. That little shack, We've got to get

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to that. Stick to the lights and don't look back.

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Nate started running, pulling Sam along with him. They ran

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hand in hand, like lovers running on the beach in

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some cheesy movie. Behind them, the darkness gained. The light

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from the street lights behind them went out one at

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a time the shack. They were almost there, and then

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they tripped and fell hard. Sam screamed in terror as

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Nate felt her grip on his hand go slack. Nate

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heard that horrible sucking noise. He wanted to see her

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one last time, but he knew the horror that would

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greet him. Instead. He pictured her smiling that first time

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he met her as he got to his feet and

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ran with all his strength. Nate ran towards those bright lights,

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but the darkness that claimed this Halloween was fast. All right,

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my spookies, thank you so much for joining us on

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this wild adventure that was the last thirty one days

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of spooky season. And I want to remind you we're

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not going anywhere. We do this all year long. In fact,

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tomorrow there'll be a special compilation of some of our

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best back from the Grave stories to celebrate Dia de

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la Mortos, so make sure you tune in for some

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good scares. And truly just thank you for all the support,

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all the kindness, all the emails, and of course your

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month to get two bonus shows every month, and I

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really do appreciate it. Even as my voice is about

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to be put I could use a vacation, but that's

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not happening just yet, because we have plenty more coming.

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We'll have a show on Monday with Terrifying and True,

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another scary story on Wednesday, and you just never know

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what's going to drop on the feed, so you need

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to stay subscribed. And in the holiday season, well, we

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my friends, it's time to rest. Halloween is over, but

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the scares will never cease. For myself, For my executive

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producers Mark Shields, Robfields and Babbletopia dot Com, my producer

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Dan Wilder, and my composer Ray Mattis, I will see

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you very soon, and I have a very special treat

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for you after all the tricks of this month. At

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the end of this show you'll hear the very special

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overture of Ray Mattis's twenty twenty four weekly Spooky theme.

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So kick back and enjoy.

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Hoptotal is over. But please don't feel sad. It's always

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Halloween here. Wely spooky. We'll see you sooner than you think.

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