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This episode is titled eight Nights of Terror, Episode five,
The Haunted Frequency.
Speaker 2: You're listening to one O two seven w HRP The Haunt.
This is Johnny Mack keeping you company through the witching hours.
Up next, we've got some classic horror movie themes to
send a shiver down your spine. Stay tuned, Night Owls.
Johnny mac McIntyre leaned back in his chair, sliding the
fader up as the first eerie notes of John Carpenter's
Halloween theme filled the airwaves. He loved his job as
the overnight DJ at WHRP, Millhaven's only independent radio station.
The Graveyard Shift suited him perfectly, just him, his music,
and the lonely souls who tuned in during the darkest
hours of the night. But lately things had been odd.
Static interrupting his broadcasts at random intervals, strange noises bleeding
through during song transitions, and the calls, Oh, the calls
he'd been getting. The request line lit up, and Johnny
answered with his usual flare, You're live on the Haunt.
What's keeping you up tonight? There was nothing but static
on the line for a moment. Then a voice emerged,
distorted and distant. Help us were trapped the signal. Johnny frowned, Hello,
you're breaking up their caller? Can you repeat that? The
line went dead. Johnny shook his head, used to prank
calls and technical difficulties, but as he reached to disconnect,
the voice returned, clearer this time, John McIntyre, we need
your help. We're trapped between worlds and you're our only link.
A chill ran down Johnny's spine. He hadn't given his
full name on air in years. Who is this? How
do you know my name? We are the lost ones,
the voice replied, now sounding like multiple voices speaking in unison,
souls caught in the static between life and death. Your
radio station sits on a focal point, a place where
the veil is thin. You must help us cross over
before it's too late. The line went dead again, leaving
Johnny staring at the phone in disbelief. It had to
be an elaborate prank, right, some listener with too much
time on their hands and a flare for the dramatic.
But as the night wore on, more calls came in,
each one stranger than the last voices describing events that
hadn't happened yet, callers who claimed to be long dead,
historical figures, and always always that underlying plea for help.
As Halloween approached, the phenomenon intensified. Johnny's broadcasts became increasingly
erratic as the ghostly voices bled through more frequently. Listeners
began to notice flooding social media with theories about WHRP
being haunted or picking up signals from parallel dimensions. The
station manager threatened to take Johnny off the air if
he couldn't get the situation under control, but Johnny was
in too deep now. He'd started researching the history of
the radio station, uncovering dark secrets about its past. WHRP,
it turned out, had been built on the site of
a former sanatorium, a place where countless souls had suffered
and died. The very ground beneath the station was steeped
in pain and unfinished business. On the night before Halloween,
Johnny made a decision he would use his show to
try and help the lost Souls crossover. As midnight a
pro coached. He began his broadcast good Evening, Millhaven, This
is Johnny Mack and tonight. Tonight, we're going to try
something different. I'm opening up the lines to any and
all callers from the other side. If you're a spirit
with unfinished business, this is your chance to be heard.
The response was immediate and overwhelming. The request lines lit
up like a Christmas tree, each one carrying a different
spectral voice. Johnny did his best to feeld the calls,
listening to tales of tragedy and regret, of lives cut
short and loves left behind. As he listened and broadcast
these stories, Johnny began to notice a pattern. Many of
the spirits spoke of a coming darkness, a threat that
loomed over both the world of the living and the
realm of the dead. They warned of a ritual that
would take place on Halloween night, one that would tear
down the barriers between worlds. You must stop it. One
particularly clear voice insisted, find the others who have seen
beyond the veil, the artist, the fisherman, the doctor. Together
you can prevent the catastrophe. Johnny's head spun. This was
bigger than he had imagined, not just wayward spirits, but
a cosmic threat that somehow tied into the very fabric
of reality. As dawn approached, the ghostly voices began to fade.
Many expressed gratitude, saying they felt a sense of peace
after sharing their stories, but the warnings lingered an undercurrent
of urgency that Johnny couldn't shake. Just as he was
about to sign off, one final call came through. The
voice was familiar, and it made Johnny's blood run cold. Hello,
little brother, the voice said, softly. It's been a long time.
Johnny's hand shook as he gripped the microphone. Sophie, is
that really you? His sister, missing for over a decade,
presumed dead. Her voice sounded exactly as he listen carefully, Johnny,
Sophie's ghost said, You're in danger. They know what you've
done tonight. You've upset the balance. Find doctor Alex Chen
at Mercy General Hospital. He knows part of the truth.
Hurry before it's two. The line went dead with a
burst of static that made Johnny jump. In that same instant,
every piece of equipment in the studio went haywire, lights flashed,
dials spun, and a high pitched wine filled the air.
Through the studio window, Johnny saw a dark figure standing
in the hallway watching him. As he blinked in surprise,
the figure vanished, leaving behind a lingering sense of dread.
Johnny stumbled out of the radio station just as the
first light of dawn broke over Milhaven. His mind raced
with everything he had learned during the long night. Ghosts
were real, his sister was out there somewhere, trapped between worlds,
and something terrible was coming. On Halloween night. As he
walked to his car, Johnny's phone buzzed with a news alert.
There had been a disturbance at the Crescent Moon Gallery overnight.
Witnesses reported seeing strange lights and hearing unearthly noises. Johnny
smiled grimly. The artist one of the people he was
supposed to find. It seemed the threads of this mystery
were already starting to come together. He had just over
twenty four hours until Halloween night, twenty four hours to
find his allies, uncover the truth, and stop whatever dark
forces were conspiring to tear apart the fabric of reality.
As he drove home through the quiet streets of Milhaven,
Johnny couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched
in the rear view mirror. Shadows seemed to move with
a life of their own, reaching out towards him with
spectral fingers. The countdown to Halloween had begun, and with
it a race against time to prevent a horror beyond imagination.
Little did Johnny know his late night radio show had
set in motion a chain of events that would bring
together a group of unlikely heroes, each holding a piece
of the puzzle that could save both the world of
the living and the realm of the dead. The Haunted
Frequency had become a beacon in the darkness, and the
lost souls of Millhaven had found their voice. Now it
was up to Johnny and his yet to be met
allies to heed their warnings and face the terrifying truth
that lurked beneath the surface of their seemingly ordinary town.
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