At midnight, a lamp in a study room flickered and then went out. Shortly after, a scream was heard but no one entered or left. How did the scream happen?
Category: Mystery · Difficulty: hard
Hint: The scream was not live but something else imitated it.
Answer
A recording played from a hidden device
Explanation
A hidden speaker played a recording of a scream, fooling everyone into thinking someone screamed despite no one being present.
This is a hard mystery riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is A recording played from a hidden device.
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