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5 min readScary Stories: Hiding Shelters
Greg, now in his 60s, grew up in a small town called Faudeville that he can barely find any trace of on the internet. He left at 22 for an office job that went nowhere, never returned, and has started posting about his memories online. The town was a nice place—safe streets, low crime, wonderful parks where gardens ran "wild, feral and flourishing, a merciless riot of color." But Faudeville had laws, and the one Greg remembers clearest is this: be home before sunset.
The Shelter System
Greg never questioned the rule as a child. He remembers his parents dragging him out of a movie theater when the sky turned orange, breaking speed limits to get home, fleeing the night. He assumed it was just parental overcaution. But one evening in his teens, distracted by a girl, he found himself alone in a park as the sun went down. The fear that hit him wasn't ordinary—"there was ice in my blood," he says, "the sense of trespass, the sudden rush of alertness."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:51) **The Law of the Sunset** - Greg introduces his hometown, Faudeville, a seemingly perfect place with one strict, non-negotiable rule: be home before sunset.
- 2 (03:48) **Caught in the Open** - As a lovesick teenager, Greg stays out too late in a park and realizes the sun is setting, triggering a primal fear.
- 3 (06:45) **A Stranger at the Door** - Just as Greg settles in, a panicked stranger slams against the shelter door, begging to be let in.
- 4 (09:45) **The First Lure** - A terrifying scream pierces the night, and Greg’s instinct to help is stopped by the stranger, who reveals it is a trick.
- 5 (14:44) **The Watcher at the Window** - The shelter’s flimsy walls feel even thinner as a shadow moves outside the small window, confirming they are being hunted.
- 6 (18:47) **The Second Lure** - A voice claiming to be a police officer arrives, but the stranger warns Greg it is another trick, testing his resolve.
- 7 (21:30) **The Salt and the Roof** - As the night drags on, Greg finds a container of salt in the shelter, which the stranger says they “might need,” just before something lands on the roof.
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Show Notes
If it's dark and you see one of these hiding shelters, get inside and lock the door.
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