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Maybe you find the bloody scribblings of the madman who died trying to decipher the puzzle in the basement! Maybe you find him still there, babbling incoherently and lashing out at anyone who dares disturb his efforts. Maybe he's being forced into service by the villains you just defeated...

How about a hidden vault (most likely in the basement of an abandoned house, but crypts could have one, too). This could be simply hidden, or could also include a nasty trap. Your party finds a pit trap that has been sprung already. At the bottom is the unfortunate springer...well...his corpse...