The night seemed unseasonably cold as Ray and Robert pulled up to the old house and got out of the car. They began unloading their belongings when a dog howled off in the distance.
"Did you hear that?" ray asked Robert, looking around.
"It was just a dog man. Come one lets get inside, it's getting cold." He said.
They walked up onto the porch which creaked with every step. Slowly they opened the door and shined a flashlight around so they could see where they were going.
"Man look at all these cobwebs," Robert said, "Lets put our stuff down here." He suggested pointing to a spot in what must have once been the living room.
They rolled out their sleeping bags and settled in for the evening. As they drifted off to sleep the creatures of the night could be heard in the distance.
Around 2 am Ray woke up needing to use the bathroom, but not sure if they plumbing even worked in the old house. He padded his way with a flashlight down the dark hall until he found it. He sighed with relief that the plumbing indeed worked. He flushed, washed his hands in the old sink and headed back down the hall. As he approached the living room he heard load moaning coming from upstairs "ohhh ohhh". Then footsteps above sent him racing into the living room waking a sleeping Robert.
"Robert!" Ray shook him awake, "Robert!" he yelled again.
Robert rubbed his eyes, "What? What's going on?"
"Man there is something upstairs. I heard moaning and footsteps. Let's just get out of here." he begged.
"Ray come on. You just imagined that. It was a dream. Go back to sleep." Robert said, turning back over to do the same.
"No! I heard it on the way back from the bathroom. I was awake!" he insisted. Just then a loud thump and door slammed shut.
Robert jumped up and grabbed his flashlight,"Okay, okay, I believe you. But there has to be a logical explanation. Old houses make strange noises."
Just then the footsteps began again as if they were pacing the upstairs,"Okay, smart guy, do old houses make the sound of footsteps on their own?" Ray asked.
"Uh, okay, what do we do?" Robert asked, beginning to get as scared as Ray.
"We get the hell out of here!" Ray said and started to gather their things. Then the footsteps came from the stairs.
"Oh God, it's coming down here. We can't get out now!" Robert whispered urgently.
"We have to get out now. Before it gets down here." Ray said. Thump thump thump, getting closer.
They ran to the door but before they could open it they saw the shadow of whatever it was coming up behind them. They turned around, "BOO!"
Frank let out a howl, laughing at his two sons.
"What!? Dad what are you doing?" Ray asked, his heart nearly beating out of his chest.
"I just wanted to see how easy it would be to scare you, Nancy!" Frank said.