Jim Warfield
04-26-2009, 02:18 PM
I was told about an old year-round haunt that had a leaky roof, the sound of the water slowly dripping became "Bloody!" In a youngster's imagination.
I think my scariest accidental scary thing was the old sump pump in the wine cellar.
You never knew when it was going to kick-on.
The people would be standing fairly close to it but were not able to see it on the other side of a wall.
Once it ran for just a few seconds it ran quietly enough, but when it shut off!
There was a huge, loud rumbling with violent pipe shaking like in it's "Death Throes". this death-rattle might sometimes last 6 or more seconds.
"What is that!? What is that?" (Some people do not own one and sure never seen or heard one run.)
It was plenty startling and scary in it's day(and nightime too!)
I think my scariest accidental scary thing was the old sump pump in the wine cellar.
You never knew when it was going to kick-on.
The people would be standing fairly close to it but were not able to see it on the other side of a wall.
Once it ran for just a few seconds it ran quietly enough, but when it shut off!
There was a huge, loud rumbling with violent pipe shaking like in it's "Death Throes". this death-rattle might sometimes last 6 or more seconds.
"What is that!? What is that?" (Some people do not own one and sure never seen or heard one run.)
It was plenty startling and scary in it's day(and nightime too!)