[Runesmith]

... conduct a thorough search of their house every night to make sure that the strange scratching, creaking, squeaking, wailing, and whispering sounds they hear when the lights are out are not due to termites, rats, bats, wind, nor failing structural integrity of the house, leading to the inevitable conclusion that those are of paranormal origin due to an evil, demented, vengeful spirit bonding with the house, which is a much cheaper problem to solve (requiring only a bit of salt, five candles, and some holy water) than hiring an exterminator and/or remodeling the house.

The thing I find most annoying about...