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37. A noise in the house late at night (Real Life) (22 points)
Nominated by: Nathalmighty1 (1/4 remaining)

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Importance: 9
Fear: 8
Snake: 5

Many horror stories start out just like this, a late night bump, scratch, or thump that sends your mind racing with possibilities. Is it the boogeyman? Is it a murderer or thief? Is it a ghost? Are my windows and doors locked? Do I dare go and check what made it? Suddenly, we're up all night staring at the ceiling for an outcome that never occurs. But it's that pure paranoia we experience that's scary enough anyway. We've all been there at one point or another in our lives, and it's a thousand times more amplified when we're kids. Humans are conditioned to react to unknown sounds with caution and apprehension, and when our nights are supposed to be peaceful and restful, a sound breaks that illusion of safety and puts us on the edge. At the heart of it, this is what horror is pretty much all about! It all comes from such a simple sound that for all we know, could just be the house settling in. And let's hope so, because the alternative is just too scary to even think of!
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