**Title:** *Midnight Pump* **Genre:** Supernatural Thriller / Action --- **INT. NIGHTSHIFT GAS STATION â MIDNIGHT** *The clock ticks to midnight. JAKE RYDER (30s, white, scruffy but kind-faced), wearing a worn-out uniform shirt with the logo "QuickFill Gas," wipes the counter bored. The gas station is quiet, dimly lit.* --- **JAKE** (mutters to himself) Another slow night⌠wonder if anything exciting ever happens around here. *Suddenly, the lights flicker. The TV behind the counter switches to static. A cold chill fills the air.* --- **JAKE** Hey, what theâ? *A ghostly figure appears near the entrance. Translucent, flickering â a WOMAN in old travel clothes, her face sad but haunting.* --- **GHOST WOMAN** You⌠you have to help me. --- **JAKE** (confused) Help you? Iâm just a gas station guy, maâam. --- **GHOST WOMAN** I am trapped between worlds. I traveled far⌠and now Iâm lost. --- **JAKE** (steadying himself) Wait â you said you traveled? Where from? --- **GHOST WOMAN** From the mountains of Appalachia⌠but there are others. Ghosts from places youâve never seen. They seek to break free. --- *Jakeâs eyes narrow. He reaches under the counter, pulling out a worn leather satchel.* --- **JAKE** I know what you mean. Iâve seen things on the road⌠weird things. Iâve been collecting this. *He pulls out a small silver amulet glowing faintly, a pocket-sized journal filled with notes, and a small flask of saltwater.* --- **JAKE** Iâve been preparing. Guess the road isnât done with See more