I’m a Fire Lookout in Montana. The Night Shift Comes With Rules.

"Up here in the Montana mountains, the nights are so dark you can hear things moving before you ever see them… and that’s why we have rules." Being a fire lookout in Montana sounds peaceful — miles of wilderness, quiet nights, and a sky full of stars. But once the sun goes down, the tower becomes a lonely island surrounded by shadows, and every lookout learns the night shift rules. Rules about never shining your spotlight into the treeline. Rules about answering the radio only if the caller uses your real name. Rules about ignoring the figures you sometimes see climbing the ridge after midnight. This atmospheric mountain-horror story drops you deep into the remote forests of Montana, where strange lights appear between the pines, voices echo from empty canyons, and something out there knows exactly where your tower stands. If you enjoy wilderness isolation horror, fire lookout mysteries, creepy night shift tales, and slow-building dread in the dark woods, this story will keep you staring out your own windows long after it ends. Turn off the lights, put on your headphones, and follow the rules — they’re the only reason any lookout survives the night.