The Prickle Pine Safehouse in GTA San Andreas has breathing sounds that convinced players it was haunted for years. The sound is actually just CJ's stealth breathing mechanic — the house contains the only stealth shadow zone ever placed inside a safehouse, likely by accident. Most players forgot stealth even existed in the game.
Source: Prickle Pine Safehouse — CC BY-SA
Ground floor windows where players swore they heard a ghost breathing for years — turns out it was just CJ's stealth mechanic being weird.
First floor windows hiding that accidental stealth shadow zone — CJ's panicked breathing fooled everyone into thinking this place was haunted.
The full Prickle Pine Safehouse — a regular Las Venturas crib that became legendary GTA horror lore thanks to one accidental stealth zone.
That moody interior lighting — the creepy shadows made CJ's stealth breathing hit different, like something was actually lurking in the dark.
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