night shift

The Lock on Storage Unit 114 Changed Every Night on My Shift

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Row of orange self storage unit doors at night with one new padlock under a flickering light, self storage horror story

I’ve worked nights as a security guard at a few places, and the self storage horror story I’m about to tell is the only one that made me quit. Self storage is supposed to be the easiest gig there is. Rows of metal doors, a gate code, a golf cart. You drive around and make … Read more

A 911 Call Came From Inside Our Dispatch Center at 3:02 Every Night

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Dispatch console with a glowing phone line light in a dark room at night, 911 dispatcher horror story

This 911 dispatcher horror story is about one call. It came in three nights in a row at 3:02 a.m., always the same whisper, always from inside the building I was sitting in. Dispatchers collect terrifying tales to tell at night. This is the one I don’t tell new hires. I was a 911 dispatcher … Read more