Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Video Log

Video log recovered 12th, June 2010

The following is a full transcript of the video "episode_12.avi". The video is shot using a handheld mini-DVD camcorder of Taiwanese/ Chinese make, format standard three-inch mini DVD-R. Obtained courtesy Mr. A. Original intention seems to be personal use/ limited distribution. Portions of video seem to be shot using nightvision. Total length of video is listed as twenty-four minutes though there are frequent cuts and scenes of total darkness.

All names are edited to protect privacy.

Participants are Ah., Al., Ba. and Cy. students from the location of the shooting [No. 32 High School]. Cy., the only female in the group, handles the camera though camera is passed to Ah.. Ah. and Al. are carrying seventy-five-watt LED floodlamps while Ba. carries several breaklights. Cy. wears a LED headlamp in addition to camera light.

Location of video is indoor emergency platform stairway of No. 32 High School, third floor. Entrance is located in auditorium, third floor exit is located outside, ground floor.

(Video starts, the auditorium is fully-lighted. Camera snaps to entrance door to the emergency stairway, marked "fire exit")

Cy.: We really going to do this?

Ah.: Come on. Too late to chicken out now. Your guy's here anyway.

(Camera pans to Ba.. Ba. waves to camera)

Ba.: First one to ground floor gets double fries. (Ba. snaps a breaklight) Lets do this.

Al.: What's in there anyway?

Ah.: Ah, newbie. Nothing. You just need to do this, OK? You're point.

Al.: C'mon guys, that's unfair.

Ah.: You've got the biggest flashlight.

Ba.: Actually, we don't know what's in there. Remember to edit out this BS before we get this to the others. (Ba. turns to camera, addresses to audience) Welcome to the twelfth episode of 'Ghosts of 32 High School' brought to you courtesy of the Camera Club, G-hunting division. We have our standard team here (Camera pans to the rest of the team, everybody waves) and guest star Cy.(Camera flips to show Cy.'s face. She waves) as cameraman.

Cy.: -woman.

Ba.: In this episode we will be investigating the infamous stairwell. (Camera snaps to entrance to emergency stairway) Everybody knows the rumors, so lets cut right to the action. Remember guys, piracy is a crime. You should get only the originals.

(Video cuts to the team as they prepare to enter the stairwell)

Ah.: Flashlights on. Nightvision on.

(Sounds of floodlamps clicking. Cy. switches on headlamp and NV)

(The door budges and opens a quarter of the way. There is a sound of air rushing and the camera focuses on the darkness inside. Stairway is not lighted at all) [notes : There are lightbulbs and switches and cabling, but light won't switch on]

Ba.: It's stuck.

Ah.: Friggin' door.

Ba.: Something's behind it. It hit something.

Ah.: Woohoo, it's happening already folks. Jot this down, newbie.

Ba.: C'mon. Lets get in, one by one.

(The team gets in, Ba. first. Last to go is Cy.. The door closes)

Ah.: You hear that?

Ba.: I swear I hit something. Like a leg or whatnot.