When were you last really scared?We'd been watching the Shining. We were staying in an old church building. In hindsight, taking the shortcut home after midnight, in the mist, through the old graveyard was a bad idea.
I'm not sure what started it, but suddenly all the hairs on my neck had gone up and I was crapping myself. It was almost as bad as when, after a few cups of coffee too many and buzzing on caffeine, I got freaked out by my own reflection in the toilets.
When were you last really scared?
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chthonic, Thu 22 Feb 2007, 15:43)
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Last year while on a work thing away from homeThere were 6 of us from my department on our annual visit to one of our contractors and we were staying in this old guest house overnight.
By way of background, ever since I got caught up in a fire alarm at 3am on a school trip at the age of 11 (scaring me shitless), I always leave my door unlocked so I can get out easily.
Bad idea on this occasion. At about 4 in the morning, I was fast asleep when suddenly my door swung open and by the light of the hallway, I could see a tall, ugly man standing there. He staggered towards the bed and I could smell the alcohol on him.
I was literally crapping myself by this point. Unfortunately, I also sleep naked so couldn't get out of bed to turn the light on or do anything else!
He came and sat on the side of my bed, not saying a word - he was extremely drunk. I told him I would scream if he didn't leave, but his alcohol-sodden brain just didn't seem to register what I was saying.
I seriously thought I was going to be raped or worse. Thankfully, after about 10 minutes of him just sat on my bed staring at me (and he was very ugly), he left my room.
I leapt up and locked the door after that and slept with the light on for the rest of the night! The manager got a serious talking to the next morning. Apparently there was a building project in the town and a lot of the builders were staying at this place.
(, Fri 23 Feb 2007, 16:29, Reply)
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