I went cycling earlier today down the towpath that connects my suburb to all over the city. After crashing into stinging nettles and nearly mowing down some pedestrians I come to a new obstacle I'd not taken a trip down before: Netherton Tunnel.
It is, quite frankly, the most terrifying thing I'd ever done on a bike. The formerly locked entrances have been ripped off the wall, it is 3km of pure blackness, the lights have been permanently switched off, and the towpath is covered in water, so you've no idea when a big hole is coming. Say, a big hole that your bike may struggle to get out of. The only light you get is every couple of thousand metres when a wide well drips a perfect circle of fluid into the canal, which leads nowhere. The water has been dormant on the footpath for so long the floor has turned into a sandy residue and every time you look up from the floor the exit is no closer. It is a frightening, eerie yet fascinating place.
Thus, it inspired this creepy piece of music. It haunts and it's weird from the beginning, but then, as you exit, in the light again, a peaceful relief passes you. I highly doubt this will be everybody's cup of tea, but imagine you're on a barge or narrowboat, heading down a long, arrow-straight tunnel, where the lights do not work, and you cannot see either side of the canal, you just hear things. Your speed is limited and you can see nobody and nothing except the tiny speck of light in the distance which is the ending. The dripping of water, the gushing of leaks, and the haunting remains of something that perhaps entered the tunnel, and never came out.
I am never going back into Netherton Tunnel.
It is, quite frankly, the most terrifying thing I'd ever done on a bike. The formerly locked entrances have been ripped off the wall, it is 3km of pure blackness, the lights have been permanently switched off, and the towpath is covered in water, so you've no idea when a big hole is coming. Say, a big hole that your bike may struggle to get out of. The only light you get is every couple of thousand metres when a wide well drips a perfect circle of fluid into the canal, which leads nowhere. The water has been dormant on the footpath for so long the floor has turned into a sandy residue and every time you look up from the floor the exit is no closer. It is a frightening, eerie yet fascinating place.
Thus, it inspired this creepy piece of music. It haunts and it's weird from the beginning, but then, as you exit, in the light again, a peaceful relief passes you. I highly doubt this will be everybody's cup of tea, but imagine you're on a barge or narrowboat, heading down a long, arrow-straight tunnel, where the lights do not work, and you cannot see either side of the canal, you just hear things. Your speed is limited and you can see nobody and nothing except the tiny speck of light in the distance which is the ending. The dripping of water, the gushing of leaks, and the haunting remains of something that perhaps entered the tunnel, and never came out.
I am never going back into Netherton Tunnel.
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your description was wonderful and the music appropriately matched and equally wonderful...
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O.O *eye twitch*
wow I really liked how well u captured the feeling of that eerie tunnel into this piece. Its amazing. And a very nice description to help us know what u went through. Kudos!
wow I really liked how well u captured the feeling of that eerie tunnel into this piece. Its amazing. And a very nice description to help us know what u went through. Kudos!
Thanks for the kind words! Glad the music and description did their job and complimented each other for you. ^.^
Loved how creepy it was... I fancy walking thru that again now....wanna come with me haha
Wonderful creepy music and sound! You should go back through the tunnel but with a video camera so we can all see it.
There'll be nothing to see unless I take an Aldis lamp with me! XD
It's SO a scary teme for a movie or a game! I want this in Crysis 2
I've no idea what Crysis 2 is. XD But I'll take your word for it! Hehe, thanks for listening!
I'm sure you can earn a few ''sport cars'' if you keep this up hun I've heard music like this in movies and games worth million of dollars
brilliant and so Atmospheric!, after going through Netherton Tunnel a fair few times myself (and yeah it is kind of creepy, even with a flashlight! >.<),
I think this music captures it perfectly
I think this music captures it perfectly
I didn't even have a flash light, I was running the whole 3km with my phone light, which gave it this daunting Blair Witch effect. XD
But thanks for checking it out, and the kind words. ^.^
But thanks for checking it out, and the kind words. ^.^
Wow..I think you have just found the perfect location of the next "Alien" movie! Then provided them with a sound track };=)
Perfectly eerie and scary, masterful work. Perfect for a video game with a similar scene.
Very, very evocative. Definitely creepy. The water dripping was a wonderful touch that perfectly set the scene. And the unapologetic dissonance in the middle carried terror with it.
I don't ever want to go into this tunnel.
Dominus tecum
I don't ever want to go into this tunnel.
Dominus tecum
I just read an LTC Rolt short story about a revenant rising from a canal tunnel to claim her murderer... I think such things would be high in my mind if I went down there...
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