Malicious Melodies

Pen a narrative about haunted melodies playing from an old record player that only your protagonist can hear.

In this plane of the macabre, music serves as a suspenseful prop and a gateway into an unsettling, perhaps supernatural, reality. As the protagonist digs further into this mystery, eerie events catalyze and add to the disquiet. How does this protagonist respond to the cloying fear? This prompt engages themes of paranormal activity, the dichotomy between rationality and irrationality, and coping mechanisms for fear and anxiety.