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The Night Shift

Issue 4 · · Story by Asher. A scary one. Don't look behind the boxes.

Once upon a time there was a mangoing to work. He worked at awarehouse and he loved his job.
One day he had todo the night shift.
He thought it was going tobe like every other nightshift he had ever done.KA-CHUNK
He was searching the warehouse…
…then he heard a loud thud.THUD
It scared him for a little.
But he built up the courage togo and check what the sound was.
Lots of the boxes were off the shelves.
THEY JUST FELL.THEY WEREN’T ONTHE SHELF ALLTHE WAY.
So he put the boxes back
He went to get some energy drinkso he wouldn’t fall asleep.clunk
While he was getting hisdrink he heard walkingfootsteps through the halls.tmp…tmp…tmp…
He picked up his flashlight
and he searched
and found nothing.
He went back to his desk and justwaited until his shift was up.
He fell asleep.zz
THUD
He was woken up by loud thuds.
THUD
Lots of them.
THUD
Coming toward him.
Bob ran as fast as hecould away from the sound.
Then he stopped andtook a breather.huff…huff…
Then he heard a deepwhisper saying…
RUN!RUN!RUN!RUN!
Bob ran so fast he couldn’tstop even if he wanted to.EXIT
He saw the exitEXIT
and ran faster and faster
Until someone grabbed his leg.
Bob screamed and screamedAAAAAH!
But no one could hear him.aaaah

He looked at the person.

The figure had no face.

He was dragged to the backcorner of the warehouse,
where it was so dark no onewould dare to even go in.
The door closedKA-CHUNK
Behind it, Bobscreamed in painwhile he was eatenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

until there was no part of his body left.

MORNING

Bob’s friend Billy came to work early tohelp Bob hurry and clean for the day.
But he just saw…
the trail of blood goinginto the dark room.
Billy called the police.BOB WASMURDEREDLAST NIGHT!
Billy checked the cameras.

Someone had been watching Bob all night.

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While he stacked the boxes.
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While he got his drink.
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While he slept.
CAM 1102:47:33The figure first grabbed him,then stabbed him multiple times.
CAM 1202:49:10Then he started dragginghim to the room.
And he heard the real, scaredscreaming from his friend Bob.aaaaaaaah
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Billy quit thatday and went home.clink

THAT NIGHT

That night at Billy’s house…
BANG
A big bang on the front door.
BANG
On the back door.
BANG
On all of the doors in the house.
JUST SOMETEENAGERS TRYINGTO SCARE ME.
But when he opened the door…
He was stabbed and knocked out
and dragged into the forest

where he was never to be seen again.

THE END.
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  1. Caption: Once upon a time there was a man going to work. He worked at a warehouse and he loved his job.
  2. Caption: One day he had to do the night shift.
  3. Caption: He thought it was going to be like every other night shift he had ever done. Sound: KA-CHUNK
  4. Caption: He was searching the warehouse…
  5. Caption: …then he heard a loud thud. Sound: THUD
  6. Caption: It scared him for a little.
  7. Caption: But he built up the courage to go and check what the sound was.
  8. Caption: Lots of the boxes were off the shelves.
  9. Bob: "They just fell. They weren’t on the shelf all the way."
  10. Caption: So he put the boxes back
  11. Caption: He went to get some energy drink so he wouldn’t fall asleep. Sound: Clunk.
  12. Caption: While he was getting his drink he heard walking footsteps through the halls. Sound: tmp…
  13. Caption: He picked up his flashlight
  14. Caption: and he searched
  15. Caption: and found nothing.
  16. Caption: He went back to his desk and just waited until his shift was up.
  17. Caption: He fell asleep.
  18. Caption: He was woken up by loud thuds.
  19. Caption: Lots of them.
  20. Caption: Coming toward him.
  21. Bob wakes up.
  22. Caption: Bob ran as fast as he could away from the sound.
  23. Caption: Then he stopped and took a breather. Sound: huff…
  24. Caption: Then he heard a deep whisper saying…
  25. Deep whisper: "RUN!"
  26. Caption: Bob ran so fast he couldn’t stop even if he wanted to.
  27. Caption: He saw the exit
  28. Caption: and ran faster and faster
  29. Caption: Until someone grabbed his leg.
  30. Caption: Bob screamed and screamed Bob: "AAAAAH!"
  31. Caption: But no one could hear him.
  32. He looked at the person.
  33. The figure stands over Bob.
  34. The figure had no face.
  35. Caption: He was dragged to the back corner of the warehouse,
  36. Caption: where it was so dark no one would dare to even go in.
  37. Caption: The door closed Sound: KA-CHUNK
  38. Caption: Behind it, Bob screamed in pain while he was eaten
  39. until there was no part of his body left.
  40. MORNING
  41. Caption: Bob’s friend Billy came to work early to help Bob hurry and clean for the day.
  42. Billy walks in with two cups of coffee.
  43. Caption: But he just saw…
  44. Caption: the trail of blood going into the dark room.
  45. Caption: Billy called the police. Billy: "Bob was murdered last night!"
  46. Caption: Billy checked the cameras.
  47. Someone had been watching Bob all night.
  48. Caption: While he stacked the boxes.
  49. Caption: While he got his drink.
  50. Caption: While he slept.
  51. Caption: The figure first grabbed him, then stabbed him multiple times.
  52. Caption: Then he started dragging him to the room.
  53. Caption: And he heard the real, scared screaming from his friend Bob.
  54. On the last frame, the figure has turned to face the camera.
  55. Caption: Billy quit that day and went home.
  56. THAT NIGHT
  57. Caption: That night at Billy’s house…
  58. Caption: A big bang on the front door.
  59. Caption: On the back door.
  60. Caption: On all of the doors in the house.
  61. Billy: "Just some teenagers trying to scare me."
  62. Caption: But when he opened the door…
  63. Billy opens the door. The figure is standing there.
  64. Caption: He was stabbed and knocked out
  65. Caption: and dragged into the forest
  66. where he was never to be seen again.
  67. THE END.

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