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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Speaks With Stone" data-source="post: 1092242" data-attributes="member: 375">Mood music and low lighting are imperative.  I suggest anything by Midnight Syndicate.  Spooky music, scattered screams and such are good at putting people into the scene.  Lots of candles or a black light is also good.  (I've used all of the above to good effect in the past).As for spooky things to happen, take something common and twist it.  A glass of water sends up a bubble of air and pops.  A few minutes later another bubble floats to the top with an audible pop.  Later it can bubble more intensenly as something wicked this way comes.  But be sure that any investigation of the common item shows it to be common.I also like the almost seen sights or the almost heard sounds that you sense but can't identify.I think that it's important to not describe anything too much.  Let people's imaginations fill in the gaps.  The unknown is scary because it is unknown.  Once you know what something is, it isn't that scary anymore.</blockquote>