Fear Through Environment
Sounds
- Rustling leaves
- Crunching of leaves in a quiet place
- Twig snapping
- Disembodied whispers or voices
- Sounds of animals: owl’s hooting, wolves howling, a deep growl
- Silence
- Strange noises that cannot be identified immediately
- An object falling out of view or loud bang
- A normal melody becomes haunting
- Crackling of radio
- Static of TV
- Door slammingÂ
- Footsteps in the distance
- Window shutters repeatedly slamming against glass
- Screams in the distance
Weather
- Heavy rain that gives a sense of being trapped or isolated
- Thunder and lightning, especially in the middle of the night
- Fog or mist
- Howling windsÂ
- Snowfall in a remote area
- Cold temperatures
- Sudden change from warm to cold
- Cold spot in a warm room
Other Senses
- Dim lighting
- Lights flickering
- Shadows lurking in the corner
- Dusty with cobwebs
- Decay everywhere
- Overgrown foliage
- Crumbling structures
- Foul odor
- Feeling of being watched
- Everything feels familiar, but it isn’t
Place
- Claustrophobic places
- Tunnels
- Caves
- Closets
- Isolated and abandoned places
- Fields stretched endlessly with no other life form
- House in the middle of a forest
- Labyrinth or labyrinth-like hallways, corn fields
- School no longer in function
- A neighborhood with no people and only abandoned homes
- Asylum
- Hospital
- Forest
- Mountain
- Endless mirror maze