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The Shelter
Originally Aired: October 28, 1954
Suspense #569, "The Shelter," a woman finds herself stranded at a remote bus stop on a dark night, waiting for the midnight bus. She takes refuge in the shelter, only to discover she's not alone. A talkative stranger sits in the darkness, rattling off obscure facts gleaned from magazines and rambling about human anatomy, counting systems, and peculiar theories. At first his chatter seems merely eccentric, but the woman grows increasingly uneasy as his monologue continues and his behavior becomes more controlling.
The tension escalates when the man mentions a…
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