After assuring her mother, Loren reports for duty and her commanding officer Cohen leads her on a brief tour, during which he explains that a HAZMAT team will be there to collect evidence that is difficult to dispose of and that she is not permitted to leave her post.

Loren encounters a loiterer, Marigold, who tells her that she was in a cell when the police brought in an infamous cult, led by the charismatic John Michael Paymon.

Marigold says the story told to the public, that the cult was killed at their residence, is untrue; instead, they committed suicide at the station one year ago to the day.

Ryan Price, a fellow police officer, arrives at the station, and Loren accuses him of planning the events as a hazing ritual.

After seeing several visions of the cultists and their victims, Loren calls Cohen and says that she cannot finish her shift but repents when he threatens to fire her.

Her dead father calls her and demands justice for his death, and she returns to the holding cell to find the homeless man hanged.

[7] Anton Bitel of Sight & Sound called it the standout of FrightFest and wrote, "Last Shift masterfully builds its tension towards an unexpected yet satisfying release that deepens and ambiguates everything that has preceded".

[8] Staci Layne Wilson of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "The movie is suspenseful and well-paced, and Harkavy is infinitely watchable".

[9] Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News wrote, "This is a simple premise, sort of like an Assault on Precinct 13 by way of REC, but it is truly excellent in terms of building tension and delivering bone-rattling scares.

[1][2] Malum is co-written by DiBlase with Scott Poiley, and stars Jessica Sula, Candice Coke, Chaney Morrow, and Natalie Victoria.