nogoodnik
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Zilch5's earlier story reminds me of something that happened when I was at university. Completely banal explanation in the end, but it was terrifying at the time.
I was sitting in my room late one night, probably on the computer. My room was at the back of the house, upstairs, and from outside I heard this noise. It was this bizarre guttural wheezing quack - like a Satanic duck with a pack a day smoking habit.
I was a bit uneasy and went to get my flatmate, who thought I was being ridiculous. The noise had stopped at this stage so we went into the kitchen and talked about it a bit more. The kitchen was also at the back of the house, alongside my room and right by the back door, which led onto a deck with steps down to the backyard.
So, what happens then? The noise starts up again, even louder than before - now it sounds like it's on the deck! :shock: And what's more, it's slowly creeping closer and closer, quacking and wheezing and trailing off with a rattle. It was really very loud. We both just looked at each other and froze. I think we both wanted to open the door and see what was out there but were equally too terrified to do so! After a minute the noise sounded like it was right up against the back door.
...And then we saw some light through the blinds from the neighbours pointing a torch up at our deck, and heard them shouting about it being a possum. Well, of course it was. I'd heard them plenty of times before, but never making quite such a hellish sound. :? It's remarkable how terrifying an unfamiliar animal noise can be.
I was sitting in my room late one night, probably on the computer. My room was at the back of the house, upstairs, and from outside I heard this noise. It was this bizarre guttural wheezing quack - like a Satanic duck with a pack a day smoking habit.
I was a bit uneasy and went to get my flatmate, who thought I was being ridiculous. The noise had stopped at this stage so we went into the kitchen and talked about it a bit more. The kitchen was also at the back of the house, alongside my room and right by the back door, which led onto a deck with steps down to the backyard.
So, what happens then? The noise starts up again, even louder than before - now it sounds like it's on the deck! :shock: And what's more, it's slowly creeping closer and closer, quacking and wheezing and trailing off with a rattle. It was really very loud. We both just looked at each other and froze. I think we both wanted to open the door and see what was out there but were equally too terrified to do so! After a minute the noise sounded like it was right up against the back door.
...And then we saw some light through the blinds from the neighbours pointing a torch up at our deck, and heard them shouting about it being a possum. Well, of course it was. I'd heard them plenty of times before, but never making quite such a hellish sound. :? It's remarkable how terrifying an unfamiliar animal noise can be.