Freaky Noises
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The chill's a function of your heightened state of paranoia/awareness.
Is it a wooden house? They can creak like fuck, especially between wet/dry seasons.
My mum lives in an ancient house - some parts are 700 years old, most of it about 400.
My room used to be in the attic, with hulking great beams across (at different heights - great fun for a kid). Anyway, in particular storms, with the wind blowing in a particular direction, the whole place would creak and sway ever so slightly - to the exact rhythm of someone slowly, but very steadily and progressively walking across it. To me, as a young lad, it sounded exactly like 'it' was making a bee-line to my bed.
It didn't help that it was reputedly haunted by a ghost (who wandered between the house and the castle 100m away) - but, then, everything in that area is.
Believe me, as someone who's very good at shaking himself up - it's most likely in your head. I read somwhere (NewScientist?) that 'creative types' are much more prone to extrapolating what's the subject of their imagination to what they perceive.
Just as long as it isn't a psycho-axe murderer, hiding under your ceiling (waiting, with a nail gun), I'm sure you'll be fine.
(christ, sorry about that - what a load of shite to read, for nuthing)