It Started With a Smell
According to the story circulating online, the problem began with an unpleasant odor that seemed to appear without explanation.
At first, the homeowner reportedly considered the usual possibilities.
Perhaps something had spoiled in the kitchen.
Maybe there was a plumbing problem.
Could a mouse or rat have died somewhere underneath the floor?
Those explanations would have been uncomfortable, but they would also have been relatively ordinary.
The smell, however, seemed impossible to locate.
He cleaned the house. He checked obvious places. He tried to determine whether the odor was coming from a drain, an appliance, the basement, the attic, or somewhere outside.
But the smell remained.
As the days passed, it reportedly became more noticeable.
That was when the situation began to feel different.
A strange smell that appears briefly can usually be ignored. A smell that refuses to go away demands an explanation.
And when an odor appears to be coming from somewhere you cannot see, the mystery becomes even more unsettling.
