A backyard BBQ tape from 1987 hides alien autopsy footage that only plays during storms. Dale reviews the VHS that may erase more than memories.
Tape #4 — "The Abduction Reel"
📼 Posted by Dale T. Doll, May 27 (Memorial Day)
Greetings, fellow survivors of barbecue season—
Today’s haunted tape takes us straight to a family gathering turned intergalactic nightmare. Hold onto your hotdogs, folks—it's The Abduction Reel.
🕯️ Backstory:
I found this tape tucked under an old cooler in a busted-up garage sale near Mexico Beach. At first, I thought it was just another amateur home movie of a backyard BBQ. The label, scribbled hastily in what looked like permanent marker, said only “Barbecue ‘87” with a smiley face. Well, who doesn’t love a 1980s cookout on VHS, right? So naturally, I threw it in the VCR.
The first half is exactly what you’d expect:
Old men sweating in Hawaiian shirts.
Kids with Kool-Aid stains on their lips.
Uncle Larry trying to barbecue with one hand while holding a can of Natty Light in the other.
But then... things change.
👽 The Tape:
After a few minutes of the standard backyard antics, the image flickers, glitches, and suddenly — without warning — we’re no longer at a cookout.
Instead, the camera is now in a dimly lit, metallic room.
A thin, pale figure with oversized black eyes stands behind a table, examining a body.
And then — a scalpel.
The worst part?
The tape warps if you try to fast-forward or rewind it. You can only watch it once… and only on a stormy night. The storm seems to act as some sort of energy source, allowing the tape to "play" properly.
On calm nights? The images dissolve into static. On stormy nights? The alien dissection becomes… clearer. You can almost hear their whispers over the crackling static.
Barry insists it’s just "bad tracking" or a weathered old tape. I think it’s a warning.
Oh, and did I mention? Every time I watch it, my backyard BBQs have become weirdly quiet. No more kids running around, no more tiki torches flickering... and the dogs refuse to go out after dark.
📼 Physical Details:
Smell: burnt popcorn and ozone
Mold Rating: Light (though the tape surface feels unusually cold to the touch)
Extra: The first part of the tape fades away to black, leaving only a high-pitched whine.
🎬 Dale’s Survival Tip:
If your family BBQ becomes the setting for an alien autopsy, don’t ask questions. Just don’t.
🔪 Next up (June 3):
Tape #5 — "DO NOT PLAY"
Stay haunted,
—Dale
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