The Antiquarium Presents: Scare You To Sleep: Sensory Deprivation
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A recent study brought us into contact with the Scare You to Sleep Institute, overseen by our good friend Shelby Novak, a specialist in immersive nocturnal exposure therapy through whispered horror narratives in a carefully controlled atmosphere. An admirable field of study, if we do say so ourselves. The Institute reported that multiple subjects described the same figure standing silently at the foot of their bed, following exposure to tonight's recording. We have, of course, requested further documentation for the archive. And as their research wisely suggests, if someone mentions the paranormal and then asks, do you want to hear a story? Always say yes. Now then, get comfortable, lower the lights, and if you wake in the middle of the night to find someone watching from the corner of the room, do try not to acknowledge them first.
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Hello and welcome to Scare You to Sleep. I'm your host, Shelby Novak, and I'm here to read you a bedtime story. This is a story I wrote a few years ago for the Creepy Podcast. It's one of my favorites because I got to consult with my BFF, Rosemary, and utilize so many of the stories she's told me over the years about her previous life working in property management and I also incorporated one of my favorite glitches in the Matrix, one of those type of phenomenons, but you'll have to listen to see what it is. So whether it's for the first time or the first time in a while, please enjoy Sensory Deprivation. You want to hear a story? This is a story within a story, actually. Let me set the scene. I had just gotten a job in property management at a big apartment complex my cousin's friend's uncle owned, called The Regal.
They were basically looking for anyone who cleaned up alright and wasn't too brain dead to enter basic things into a computer. I think I got the job because I had a lot of customer service experience. AKA, I had been waiting tables and delivering pizzas and they knew I could handle being yelled at without losing my cool. They also hired me just in time for them to be turning their antiquated paper systems digital. So, on my third day, they had me stay late to do a bunch of data entry of old boxes of files they had taken up space. My supervisor and the actual property manager, Bridget, stayed behind with me to help. She was a nice lady. I'd say about mid-50s, always wore matching sweater sets, frequently brought in baked goods, paid out of pocket to give out gift cards to the office at Christmas, and, most important of all, was always kind and willing to help the tenants.
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