This would make a good Twilight Zone episode or an Ed Wood movie.
I go with the Ed Wood movie. Not as intense, but funnier for sure.
BTW. In my younger years, I lived fairly close to Mt. Shasta and Mt Lassen. Love those Volcanos.
My cousin lived in Redding, California for many years. I could see both Mt. Shasta and Mt. Lassen from her driveway.