the after hours

i heart 'the twilight zone'. blog name change derived from my favorite twilight zone episode EVER.

Marsha White is visiting a bustling department store on an errand to buy a thimble. Asking where the thimbles are located, she is cryptically told they are found on the ninth floor. Taking the elevator to that floor, she finds it completely deserted and barren except for one saleslady. This lady is strangely rude and ominous when talking to Marsha, but she does manage to sell her a golden thimble.

Just before she gets ready to leave the store, Marsha notices the thimble is scratched. She tries to return to the ninth floor, but is told by the fussy store manager that there IS no ninth floor! Marsha says that can't be...she spots the saleslady she talked to but when she approaches, she discovers the saleslady is a mannequin! Feeling faint, Marsha is taken to an office to lie down. She falls asleep. When she awakens, the store is closed and she is alone in the empty, eerie structure. Wandering about in a fright, Marsha hears voices whispering to her. She is guided to the ninth floor again and once more sees mannequins of the saleslady and the elevator operator. But this time there is a difference. This time they come to life, with all the other mannequins on the ninth floor,and walk steadily towards her. These unliving constructions are coming for her...what is their secret and why do they want her? The answers are found in...The Twilight Zone.