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Things That Go Bump In The Night...

18/10/2013

 
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So earlier this month I was all "I know, I have a spare couple of hours - why, I think I'll clean my windows!"

And the next morning I came downstairs to find this:
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"Like a BAT out of hell..."
Hopefully you can make out the spookily fascinating yet slightly yucky impression that a bat left after hurling itself full pelt at my beautifully cleaned window!

To be able to see the bat's ears, eyes, snout and wings like that... it had to have hit hard. Shocked, I unlocked the back door and went outside, convinced the little fellow would be lying dead on the ground, under the window. Thankfully there was nothing there. Perhaps some other creature of the night had taken it.

The bat must have made quite the sound as it hit the window. Made me kind of glad I'd had the TV turned up for company the night before. Hubby was on a lad's night out and I was on my own.

If I'd heard the sound, would I have felt compelled to investigate? Truthfully, I'd probably have remained inside - desperate to avoid even a whiff of appearing TSTL. Nobody does the 'curiously throwing open the door and stepping out into the black night to investigate a noise' anymore, do they? We've all seen the "Scream" films.

These days (and nights) it's rare to exist in complete silence. But then there's always the witching hour, right? When the streets become quiet and most everybody is in bed. That's when the real silence kicks in, the type of silence that heightens your senses. Making you alert to the tiniest noise. The house settling. The tick of the downstairs clock. The hum of the refrigerator. The deep sleep rhythm breathing from the person you share your bed with. And, please tell me someone else hears this, or I'm going to have to add being tested for special gifts to my To Do list - the drone that electrical sockets emit.

If these base level noises already seem louder and more sinister late at night then there are a few more noises, that if thrown in, are guaranteed to make my heart explode in my chest with fright.

They include, but aren't limited to:
1) The rustling sound of that screwed up piece of paper relaxing in the waste paper basket.
2) The banshee-like scream from a sudden gust of wind whistling down the chimney.

3) The eerie sound of foxes baying.
4) The rattle of my side gate as the neighbourhood tomcat scrambles up and over it.
5) The sound of the bad man whispering nursery-rhymes off key!

Okay, that last one I've not heard in the middle of the night. Well, not since I was a kid, and made the mistake of telling my brother about a scary, scary film I'd seen!!!

What sends your heart into your throat when it goes bump in the night? Leave me a comment at the end of my post and 'like' my facebook page:
 
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At the end of the hop, I'll choose someone from the list to win a $10 Amazon Giftcard :)

And if you would like a thrilling read with a touch of the scare factor this Halloween, then try my Entangled Ignite release: The Waiting Game  
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Five years ago a madman stalked her. Kidnapped her. Tattooed her.
When security expert Cameron Dexter - the man Brooke Bennet once loved - appears unexpectedly at her door with terrifying news, the former musician discovers she can no longer hide from her past. After five years, a vicious kidnapper is out of prison and on the hunt - for Brooke.
Now he's returned to complete his art.
Cam failed to protect Brooke once before.. Now he'd rather die than let her be captured. With her life at stake, Cam vows to keep her hidden and safe. Brooke, however, is done with running. Unlike Cam, she wants to stand and fight. Emotions both old and new roil between them, but addressing their heated past must wait. Together they set a trap in London to catch a killer. But they soon discover the enemy wears many faces...
And waiting is no longer an option.

Eve

Rhonda G Nash-Hall link
18/10/2013 05:19:09 pm

well, footsteps, knocking noises, screams, popping sounds

Eve
19/10/2013 11:33:53 pm

Hi Rhonda, yep, all of those things would definitely have me scared :)

Cyn Witkus
19/10/2013 08:56:33 am

Footsteps coming down a hallway but no one shows up. Creaking when you know it's a new building. Feeling pressure on your shoulder when there's no one there in the room with you. (Yes, I've had this happen and let me tell you, I had to carefully turn around as to not give away that I couldn't see behind me. I now have a mirror where I write.)

Eve
19/10/2013 11:36:45 pm

OMG feeling pressure on your shoulder and no one being there... this would TOTALLY freak me out. Have you ever seen anyone in the mirror? As I write this I have my back to the room and...yeah, now getting the chills!

Natasha
19/10/2013 03:11:36 pm

Loud bangs, footsteps, and screaming.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Eve
19/10/2013 11:38:28 pm

Loud bangs, definitely. Heck, even the sound of the post coming through the letterbox makes me jump and that's not even at night time :)

Marie H
20/10/2013 11:53:44 am

I live out in the country, and the sound of a coyote howling always scares the crap out of me! I also don't like when wind whistles or when you hear a twig snap or leaves rustle at night... you never know what's there!

Thanks for a great giveaway! :)

bn100
20/10/2013 02:18:33 pm

dark alleys

Eve
20/10/2013 06:13:13 pm

bn100 dark alleys will definitely do it.

Janhvi
20/10/2013 05:53:32 pm

Creepy noises scare the crap outta me and I'm always left alert and paranoid after.
Thanks for the giveaway!

Janhvi
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Eve
20/10/2013 06:14:59 pm

Janhvi, Yeah - that alert/paranoid feeling is what then has you jumping at your own shadow for the rest of the day :)

Eve
20/10/2013 06:12:27 pm

Marie - I wonder if a coyote howling sounds like a fox baying? Probably scarier! A fox baying sounds like a baby screaming *shivers* :)

Michelle Willms link
21/10/2013 12:47:08 pm

We have stray cats all around us, it seems. I will be reading late at night and all will be quiet...then the cats' mating howls will shriek through the night sounding like a screaming woman and scare the crap out of me! Or the phone will ring. I always suspect the worst. It's usually my husband calling. Or a wrong number. Or, the dogs will all suddenly begin barking at once. What do they hear? Is it an ax murderer at the door? Yes, I'm a bit paranoid. It's all the research I've done for my papers on serial killers.

Eve
21/10/2013 06:47:47 pm

Hi Michelle - thanks for commenting. I used to have the sweetest natured dog who, when we moved into a very old house, would be fine one minute, and then suddenly start staring at one particular spot on the wall. Then he'd start trembling and barking. I was convinced he could see a ghost! Then, a couple of months later we found a mouse!! Think the mouse scared me more than the thought of a friendly ghost!

Tia
22/10/2013 02:05:36 pm

When my dogs start barking at night I know something is going on, and that always startles me. We also have a door that doesn't quite stay open, it is constantly shutting itself, the sound of it closing always makes me jump.

Eve
22/10/2013 11:13:58 pm

Thanks for stopping by Tia - A door not quite closing - like in "What Lies Beneath"? Spooky stuff :)

Sarah Miles
23/10/2013 06:38:29 am

Something that happens almost nightly... My apartment layout involves windows covering a bit more than one wall (it wraps around the corner some). Every night, the panes let out a loud CRACK as they contract. I jump every single time. Sets my heart racing.

Eve
24/10/2013 10:07:27 pm

Hi Sarah! Wow. And with something like that you're going to be just waiting for them to contract and make the sound, so you'd already be a bit on edge.

Jeanette Jackson
25/10/2013 02:49:13 am

A creaking floor does it for me every time. My brain says it's just the house settling but my heart says it's the Mummy inching slowly down the hall to my bedroom.

Eve
25/10/2013 06:57:44 am

Hi Jeanette,
So amazing how the heart trumps the brain when it comes to feelings! I can't open my eyes when it's dark because I'm convinced if I do I'll see someone standing staring at me! Of course this means if someone was there I'd actually bump into them - but my brain can't seem to get my heart to understand :)

Ana Smith
26/10/2013 06:50:18 pm

Well, you know when you're all alone in the house, and the wind is howling, and everything's creaking and you keep freaking out because you think that there's somebody breaking in. Well, that. :D

Eve
26/10/2013 08:03:13 pm

Hi Ana, Definitely! We're gearing up for a big storm to hit here tonight, I'm expecting to be totally freaked out as the wind howls.

Ashfa
26/10/2013 07:59:27 pm

Creaking doors and howling dogs!
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Eve
26/10/2013 08:04:50 pm

Hi Ashfa,
Howling dogs - very Hound of the Baskervilles :)

Kim Pinch
27/10/2013 09:39:04 am

I am usually fine the house creaking but when it wakes up one of the kids their anxiety transfers to me and I lie awake long after they have fallen back to sleep.

Eve
28/10/2013 07:28:54 pm

Hi Kin, thanks for stopping by and commenting. It's really hard to settle back to sleep once you hit protector mode!

BookAttict
27/10/2013 01:05:07 pm

Any night time house noises creep me out -- so I always have to have some kind of background noise at night (TV or radio).

Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com

Eve
28/10/2013 07:30:14 pm

Hi Book Attict - I use music and TV too and if that doesn't work then I pop on a spoken word book (at least that way I can catch up with some reading) ;)

kimmy lange
28/10/2013 06:31:06 am

when i'm by myself and hear all the noises in the middle of the night

Eve
28/10/2013 07:31:24 pm

Hi Kimmy - why is every noise magnified when we're alone? I hate that too!

Mary Jo Burke link
29/10/2013 02:43:01 am

Just heard unexplained rumbling outside. I hate that!

Eve
29/10/2013 03:48:41 am

Hi Mary Jo - thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Unexplained rumblings...hope it's not thunder. I'd be staying inside with a nice cuppa to keep me calm :)

Karen Origer-Greco
29/10/2013 10:23:58 am

The cat starring at something and you go to look and nothing is there. Someone or something tapping on your shoulder even though no one is there. Loud banging or explosions in the middle of the night. Or my favorite the sound of someone walking down the hallway but no one is there.

Eve
29/10/2013 07:01:37 pm

Hi Karen, the sound of someone walking down the hallway would scare the you know what out of me! We had all our squeaky floorboards replaced recently but I kind of miss them now :)

Beverly Gordon
29/10/2013 05:30:03 pm

honestly sounds and such really dont make my heart thump its complete silence that gets to me I hate when its so quiet u can hear a pin drop

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Eve
29/10/2013 07:03:58 pm

Hi Beverly, thanks for commenting. I definitely know what you mean about silence. Sometimes it's deafening! I guess we're just not used to silence anymore. People say it's peaceful - but I'm with you - it's kind of eerie.

Daniel M
31/10/2013 03:32:34 am

moving shadows at night, keeps happening in the neighborhood (and others have seen it too)

Eve
31/10/2013 06:17:39 pm

Hi Daniel, thanks for commenting :) Shadows moving at night? Spooky!

Ashley Snyder link
31/10/2013 05:25:18 am

The sound of freaking mice or something scratching around in the walls freaks me the heck out. They make their way in when it gets really cold and it is hard to get rid of them but they SCRATCH and it is so scary especially when you re trying to sleep. At least, i hop eit is a mouse. ):

Eve
31/10/2013 06:19:38 pm

Hi Ashley, those pesky mice! They are certainly responsible for freaking me out - years ago one of our dogs almost convinced the household we had a friendly ghost because he used to stare at a spot on the wall and bark...turned out it was a mouse in the wall!!!

Eve
31/10/2013 06:21:34 pm

BLOG HOP NOW CLOSED :)
Thanks everyone for commenting. It's been fab hearing about what scares you in the night. All your names will be entered into the my sorting hat and I'll pick a winner later today.


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