Night Operator

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By saturnbornfilmsverified

Halloween night, 1959. The porches are dark. Night-shift operator Arlene Coyle stops at her landlady’s kitchen before work — then a polite silhouette appears behind the frosted glass. As she works the party line to warn the neighborhood, it becomes clear the thing on the porch isn’t waiting to be let in. It’s already on the line. A 6-minute black-and-white suspense short in the Hitchcock manner — written, produced, and directed by Pharaoh Lovecraft. Based on the character by Nelson J. Torres. Starring Megan McKenzie.