Creepy isn't how quiet it is. Not by a long shot. Creepy is hearing the wind for hours and hours during a photo shoot or a research expedition and as you reach the center of town...far from any possible clear and fast egress...hearing something OTHER than the wind. A warning siren tops my list of absolute pants-crappingly terrifying unexpected sounds (like in silent hill). Groaning or shuffling or dragging isn't any better. Pripyat is where they keep the undead remains of H.P. Lovecraft....bet no one knew that did ya? It used to have a different name a few aeons ago...R'lyeh.
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!!
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!!
Wanna go there even more now. At night, in the light of the full moon, everything's quiet... even a bit too quiet, no birds or crickets or anyth- what was that?! It's coming from the inside of that house, let's investigate. What is this, our flashlights and cellphones are failing? Ok, we have to rely on the matches then.
Wanna go there with me? By the way, what is that old book you've got with you?