“Tight, unsettling, and deceptively simple. What starts as workplace humor quickly slides into atmospheric dread. The author nails the mundane setting—fluorescent lights, tired staff, a forgotten restroom—then twists it with a noise that’s never over-explained. The ending lands like a dropped wrench: abrupt, jarring, and strangely perfect. If you like ‘liminal space horror’ or SCP-style brevity, this is a must-read. Only knocked a star because I wanted a few more sentences of that delicious tension before the reveal.”
"I'm not going in there," Kevin, the intern, whispered, hugging his clipboard. "Last time I went in, I heard typing." There--39-s A Weird Noise Coming From The Mens--39- Toilet
It begins softly. A colleague returning from the breakroom cocks their head. A manager pauses mid-sentence during a Zoom call. The intern, holding an empty coffee mug, freezes by the water cooler. Then, the whisper spreads across the open-plan office like a ghost story told around a campfire: “There’s a weird noise coming from the men’s toilet.” “Tight, unsettling, and deceptively simple
A janitor discovers that the bizarre noises in the men's room occur only at 3 AM and sound exactly like a high-end jazz band tuning up. The Action: The ending lands like a dropped wrench: abrupt,
They discover the toilet is eating staplers and making sound effects.
One of the most unsettling sounds to echo from a supposedly empty restroom is the automatic flush. In the dead of night or during a quiet afternoon lull, the sudden WHOOSH of water can sound like a ghostly intruder. Usually, the culprit is a hyper-sensitive sensor on an automatic urinal. A stray fly, a shifting shadow, or a sudden change in light can trick the infrared eye into thinking a user has stepped away. The result? A restroom that flushes for no one.
