(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to supernatural events disrupting peoples' lives, prepare to explore the unexplained. These stories might sound bizarre, but it's up to you to decide which to believe. Submit your story to Unexplained Encounters at darkstories.org
Unexplained Encounters
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(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to supernatural events disrupting peoples' lives, prepare to explore the unexplained. These stories might sound bizarre, but it's up to you to decide which to believe. Submit your story to Unexplained Encounters at darkstories.org
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A Wendigo Stalked Us in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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[…] The creature was standing just behind our fence, watching us. It took massive breaths and stood there like it was considering crossing the fence, coming for us, before deciding better of it apparently. It bent down on all fours, howled again, and ran off into the woods. To this day, we have explained to no one why we refuse to go into the woods at night, when at a party or with friends, All they know is that something happened when we were camping in the woods behind my house, and none of them have had the guts to ask what, exactly. And I'm fine with that, because they'll probably never believe us. […]
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