An odd experience

[annwfyn]

I was walking down to the car last night after Zeitgeist. I was walking on my own, and as I went I thought I heard footsteps behind me, quite close. I stopped and looked around, wondering if Ginnie or jez had caught up with me.

No one there.

I kept walking. I heard the footsteps again, even closer than before. They really sounded like they were right behind me.

I stopped and looked around again. No one there.

It was at that point that this very random rhyme that I've heard before somewhere came to my head.

Rawhead close behind you treads,
Three looks back and you'll be dead,
But close your eyes and count to ten,
And Rawhead will be gone again,

I stood still, and closed my eyes and did count to ten, and then walked onward to the car. And I didn't hear any more footsteps.

Now, I'm fairly sure that I wasn't stalked by a hobgoblin and it was just someone walking behind me who stopped at their door or something, but it was still an odd and spooky experience.

Comments

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

Are we talking in 'proper' fiction (myth/folklore) or in a book or something..? Tell me about him.

Erm, if you like.

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

He's a proper folkloric figure, but most of what I know about him comes from fiction.

I think the original lived in Lancashire and pulled bad children under the water. The rhyme came from a kids book, I think.

[riksowden.livejournal.com]

In Lancashire and pulling bad kids under water? Well...i didn't realise they even HAD water in Lancashire - but surely all the children were evil...

~grin~

Thank'ee!