Two friends take a paperboy job to pay rent but discover a creepy house on their route. One friend is attacked by a demon inside, while the other searches for help but finds they are trapped by the house's curse. The demon forces them to compete in challenges to win freedom, but rigs the games. One friend dies from the demon's attacks, while the other eventually escapes, though the story ends on a cliffhanger.

1. Hidden in the Shadows Synopsis
Beginning: The two male characters who are best friends that are trying to find a job
that will help them pay the rent for their shared accommodation. They are not seen
to get much luck but they see a advertisement for a paperboy job and decide to take
it. A few years later, they go to their first day of work of giving out newspapers and
letters to residences in the area. Towards the end of their deliveries, they come
across a creepy looking house and decide to take a look.
Middle: One of the friends is attacked by a demon female in the main room of the
house and is caught underneath a pile of furniture and the other friend had to go on
without him and try to find help but he couldn’t because they are unable to leave the
house because it has been cursed and the demon found many ways to keep them
inside and hidden from the public outside. The demon made them do various tasks
which they needed to win for their freedom but the demon deliberately made
answers wrong.
Ending: One character dies because of the demon has attacked him physical several
times and emotional abused and the other character finally escapes and the story is
left with a cliff hanger.