Haunted House Update

So about a week ago, I started feeling anxious and experiencing heart palpitations for no damn good reason.  Then, inexplicably, I couldn't bring myself to turn off the lamp when going to bed.  Again.  That hasn't happened in a while.  Then last night, lying in bed and just dozing off, I heard scratching on the wall.  The sound had an ominous quality I can't describe, but on some subconscious level I must have grasped it because my body reacted by snapping my eyes open and launching my heart into my throat.  A pretty extreme reaction to what should be a simple, unexplained noise in the night.  We are, however, slithering closer to Halloween, so I can't help but wonder if that's got something to do with it.  Have to see what the next couple of weeks hold.  If anything, you'll be the first to know.