Lisa Roentgen didn't like working late at the video store, but she was saving for a car and there were few jobs in her small town.
Most of her late-night customers were kids from school and then there were the odd balls like the "Fedora Man."
Fedora Man always wore an old-fashioned hat with the brim pulled down over one eye and rented obscure, gory horror films.
Lisa thought Fedora Man's outfit might be part of some weird` role-playing game, but she never had the nerve to ask.
One Friday night, Fedora Man showed up later than usual and after searching through the horror section for several minutes he approached the counter and placed a slip of paper next to the cash register where Lisa was reading a magazine.
The paper said: "Satan's Bloodbath." "Is this a movie you are looking for?" she asked him. Fedora Man nodded vigorously.
Lisa found the store's movie catalog in a drawer and began looking through it. She could find no listing for anything called "Satan's Bloodbath." "I'm sorry, we don't have it." Lisa told the anxious man.
In response, Fedora Man repeatedly tapped the piece of paper with a long, pointed fingernail. "We Don't Have It." Lisa fairly shouted at the bizarre figure.
As quick as lightning, a long, powerful arm snaked across the counter and grabbed Lisa by the arm.
As she was being dragged across the floor, Lisa screamed as loud as she could, but there was no one there to hear her.
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