# I Work at a Gas Station that shouldn_t exist. We have 5 STRANGE Rules

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Podcast: [History at Nigtht](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-at-nigtht-7923053)
Published: 2026-07-29T11:43:08+00:00
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I thought the graveyard shift at a rundown gas station would be a boring way to pay the bills. Then I noticed the building wasn't on any map, the gas pumps had no visible brand, and the manager gave me a list of rules that made no sense at all. If you break them, you might just find out who—or what—is really paying the price for a full tank. In this chilling episode, we dive into a classic internet horror story inspired by the creepypasta tradition—where mundane jobs become the backdrop for terror [citation:4]. These are the tales of an employee working at a gas station that shouldn't exist, and the five strange, strict rules that must be followed to survive the night [citation:2]. From the rule about never looking at the camera feed when the pump rings twice, to the one about what to do if a customer doesn't have a shadow. When the line between the mundane and the paranormal blurs, the only thing scarier than the monsters is what happens if you break the rules [citation:8][citation:15].

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