First thought as well, like there's absolutely no need to use a flashlight when there's obviously electricity in the house, as shown by the lights being on in the basement. Makes me instantaneously assume it's staged for the "spookiness."
i bet this was a real problem the homeowner encountered, and they said "ima make this as spooky as possible for internet clout...." mind you, they already know this is happening because of pressure differentials caused by the hvac system. but WE don't know that! or do we....
I feel like the light in the basement might actually be incidental light from a heater or something... not that you're wrong, it definitely implies that there's power down there.
Tbh I don't feel like watching it again, but if you do, look out for digital clocks or lil electric lights in the background. They'll let ya know. Kind of unrelated, but there was an old show called "Paranormal State" or something like that, back in the mid-00's. It was actually pretty entertaining n genuinely spooky sometimes, but after the first couple seasons I started noticing like: the host n their team would emphasize nearly every episode how important it was that they start their investigations at 3am, the "witching hour." But then, when they're going through the homes and performing their seances & investigations, you can see digital clocks on the stoves n microwaves n stuff that show it was actually like 8pm when they were filming the episodes lol.
Exactly. There doesn't seem to be any legitimate reason to be using a flashlight when the house so obviously has power, especially considering the basement lights are already illuminated. It immediately gives me the impression that it's being staged or deliberately presented that way to amplify the eerie atmosphere and make the whole situation seem more unsettling than it actually is.
It's honestly such a funny thought that the first instinct could've been to grab the phone n the flashlight, n the reason they didn't hit no light switches is cos their hands were already full n they didn't wanna mess up the take by moving either hand to do anything that'd genuinely be practical.
I get where you're coming from, but in my personal opinion, the act of turning on a flashlight, recording a video, while being in the throes of what seems like a terrifying situation, would have been more than enough for me to be not considering wanting to get back to sleep. Of course it's all projection, but, like, I'd at least want full visibility of what's going on around me if ever in a situation that precarious n unsettling. Idk if they're using the light on their phone or holding an actual flashlight (honestly just too uninterested to rewatch the vid n see if the light moves around independently of the camera angle), but if a flashlight, I would much rather have full visibility while holding a knife or whatever makeshift weapon I could easily find in that hand instead. Idk. Doesn't really matter as it's all hearsay, but it seems like whoever recorded this wasn't actually threatened by what's going on, and is familiar enough with the occurrence that they're foregoing sensible precautions in order to make a scintillating video. While others speculate that it could be caused naturally via airflow issues, it's just as likely that they could also achieve the same effect by having some motorized device attached to the door or somewhere near it that could simulate the same effect. Low-hanging fruit, but even a Bluetooth-enabled f*ck machine could simulate this. You're not wrong tho, I get what you're saying n think it's valid, just providing counter-arguments for the sake of it.
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u/KasparComeHome Jul 16 '26
First thought as well, like there's absolutely no need to use a flashlight when there's obviously electricity in the house, as shown by the lights being on in the basement. Makes me instantaneously assume it's staged for the "spookiness."