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5 min readA group of five adrenaline junkies, who usually chase thrills through bungee jumps and reckless driving, decide to explore an abandoned asylum in search of the supernatural. The narrator, a skeptic who works an overnight shelf-stocking job, goes along mostly out of boredom. But by the end of the night, three of his friends have been swallowed whole by a shadow creature that moved along the walls and ceilings, and he has learned that the stories he dismissed as entertainment are terrifyingly real.
The asylum was built in the early 1800s, far from society, to house the mentally ill. It closed in the 1920s and sat unused until the 1960s, when a couple bought it with plans to turn it into a hotel. Those plans never materialized, and the building was left to decay. The group’s friends Johnny and Susan had done online research and warned the others about a shadow person said to roam the building. The narrator barely listened. Standing before the gothic structure, with vines crawling up its peaks like tentacles, he felt an unexpected chill. The windows seemed like eyes, and he wondered what the building’s soul might see peering out at them.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:02) **The Narrator's Skepticism and the Group's Plan** - The narrator admits they once dismissed shadow people stories, but a trip to an abandoned asylum changes everything.
- 2 (04:22) **Introducing the Crew and the Asylum's History** - The narrator describes the five thrill-seekers and the grim past of the asylum they plan to enter.
- 3 (07:50) **First Impressions of the Asylum** - The narrator is struck by the building's eerie beauty and begins to feel a shift in their belief.
- 4 (09:50) **Entering the Asylum** - The group finds the main doors open, and the narrator begins seeing unsettling movements in the shadows.
- 5 (11:09) **Exploring the Second Floor** - The group moves upstairs, where the narrator spots a large hole in the floor and experiences a moment of dread.
- 6 (12:50) **The First Direct Sighting** - On the third floor, the narrator sees two red eyes in a window and a three-dimensional person step into a room.
- 7 (14:00) **The Extra Shadow and the Confrontation** - The narrator realizes they are casting two shadows, and the second one detaches and blocks the group's escape.
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Show Notes
I used to look through abandoned buildings, NOT ANYMORE..
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