The Storage Locker

Written by

Sean Northridge

Copyright (c) 2018

snorthridge@gmail.com
EXT. STORAGE LOCKER YARD - DAY

An SUV pulls up with an attached trailer in front of an old

storage locker.

Two guys, JOHN and DAN, step out, carrying moving bags,
boxes and supplies.

John stares at the Storage Locker with a grim expression.

Dan looks at him with a worried expression.

DAN
You sure you want to do this?
I'm sorry about your Grandma.

JOHN
Don't worry about it. If she wanted
to leave me her Dungeon of Horrors in
the will, and give Samantha the car,
so be it. We just need to get this
done before nightfall.

DAN
Nightfall?

They get to the shutter. It's locked with a padlock that

looks incredibly old and ancient. It growls and shakes at
the sight of them.

DAN (cont'd)
Oh. That's why you brought the Holy
Water.

JOHN
Uh-Huh. Make sure not to step in any
of him.

Dan passes John a vial of Holy Water. John proceeds to

slowly drip the fluid onto the lock. It shrieks and screams
as it slowly melts and dissolves into a mercurial substance.

Dan watches as the mercurial substance fleas across the

tarmac road.

DAN
So what now?

JOHN
I dunno, make peace with whatever
Gods you have?

John pulls up the shutter.

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INT./EXT. STORAGE LOCKER - CONTINUOUS

The shutter fly's up, and Dan and John look into the dark
abyss. Dan turns on a flashlight, the interior of the locker
seems to be blanketed in a layer of dark nothingness.

The flashlight rolls across the contents of the locker, a

weird collection of ancient artifacts, trinkets and old crap
from the 80s.

Dan whistles at the sight.

DAN
Holy Crap. Your Grandma was loaded.

JOHN
Emphasis on "Was". And not for the
best reasons.

The two walk and squeeze through the crap, careful not to
touch anything cursed or filled with asbestos.

DAN
And whats our plan?

JOHN
Catalog, Exorcise and Sell anything
worth while online. We'll burn the
rest.

DAN
And you've done this before right?

John doesn't answer, as he descends further into the storage

cave from hell.

DAN (cont'd)
Jesus Christ, JOHN!

JOHN
(Off Screen)
Don't blaspheme in here unless you
want to keep most of your fingers.
Just start dragging shit out of here.

EXT. STORAGE LOCKER YARD - DAY

The boys start to unpack the storage locker.

MONTAGE
 3.

The boys drag an Egyptian sarcophagus from the back. They

narrowly tip it onto the trailer bed. It falls awkwardly,
the lid flies off. Dozens of ghosts erupt from inside.

JOHN
AH SHIT! GET THE VACUUM CLEANER!

DAN
NOT AGAIN.

Dan goes through a box of LP records. He asks a question

about each one. John barely even looks at them as he unpacks
a box of different colored Genie Bottles.

DAN (cont'd)
Is this haunted?

JOHN
Yep.

DAN
And this?

JOHN
Yep.

DAN
Even this?

Dan holds up a Kenny Rogers album. John glances at it.

JOHN
Especially that.

The Kenny Rogers album begins to bleed profusely, Dan puts

it back.

DAN
Why is it always the good shit. Damn.

CUT TO:

Dan and John sit on the back of the trailer bed finishing
their lunch in the dead heat.

John gets up.

JOHN
Right so, We're nearly done.
You coming?
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DAN
Yeah, Yeah, I'll be there in a
second.

JOHN
Alright then.

John leaves to get back to work.

Dan waits for him to get out of sight.

He frantically reaches behind into a box. He pulls out a

blue glass Genie bottle.

He uncorks it, smoke erupts from its top and forms an

extremely annoyed Brunette Genie.

BLUE GENIE
Again?

DAN
Look, just tell me, do you know what
a Big Mac is?

BLUE GENIE
Really?

DAN
Do I look like I'm going to waste
another wish?

JOHN
(off screen)
Dan, You coming?

DAN
Just a sec man!

Dan gives the Genie a twenty dollar bill.

DAN (cont'd)
Look, just make sure there's no
pickles or ancient curses on it,
okay?

Dan leaves the Blue Genie in confusion to join John. She

slowly fades into smoke.

BLUE GENIE
They don't pay me enough for this.

END MONTAGE.
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EXT. STORAGE LOCKER YARD - NIGHT

Dan and John carry the last of the boxes out of the Locker.

JOHN
Thanks for helping us man. It really
means a lot.

DAN
Not a problem man, any time. Besides,
I earned my keep.

Dan shakes the box of Genie Bottles and an old video game
console and cartridges.

John looks at him with a confused look.

JOHN
Whatever man, just don't set fire to
the neighborhood if you can.

Dan laughs. The two secure down the trailer bed of weird
antiquities with clamp ties and rope.

John gets back into the SUV. Dan walks up to the driver side
Window carrying his box of finds and his coat.

JOHN (cont'd)
You sure you're okay to walk home?

DAN
I'll be fine man. I'll catch you
tomorrow.

Dan looks back at the storage locker with its strange

ominous green glow from underneath the shutter. He points
back at it to John.

DAN (cont'd)
Are you sure THAT'S going to be okay
until tomorrow?

JOHN
Should be, that's Storage Wars
problem now.

John starts up the SUV.

JOHN (cont'd)
Later Man.

The SUV drives off. Dan waves goodbye and walks in the
opposite direction.
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The night is quiet.

The Mercurial Liquid returns across the gravel tarmac road,

and forms around the metal loop of the shutter.

It solidifies into the demon lock and the green light from
inside cuts into darkness as it smiles.

CUT TO:

BLACK.