Movies:<br/>Ghost in the Shell 2 (Especially the VR sequences in that creepy mansion.)<br/><br/>Music:<br/>Monster Magnet<br/><br/>Vignette (from Players' Survival Guide)<br/><br/>You are awakened in the middle of the night.  For a moment, you experience the feeling of disorientation that always comes to you when you wake up in a strange hotel room.  Then you hear the reason for the abrupt interruption of your sleep: noises from the room above.<br/><br/>First is a whirring and clanking, like that made by heavy industrial equipment.  Then a sound like violin strings snapping.  A low growl.  A nasty, organic sound, like hide being torn off a side of beef.  The the tinkle of a glockenspiel hit several times, tunelessly.<br/><br/>The sounds stop.  You pull the covers over your head and are soon asleep again.<br/><br/>The next morning, you mention the noises to the concierge.  He is perplexed: your room is on the top floor.