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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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August 26 · 1 hr
Do NOT Go Hunting in Georgia
A family stays at their Uncle's for a little hunting staycation. But they soon discover they're not the only ones hunting, or being hunted, out there.
August 19 · 59 min
The Ozark Snow Beast
A family in Missouri is stalked by a strange, jet-black creature that comes during a record snowfall and practically strands them in their home.
August 12 · 1 hr 2 min
The Deer God
There's a deer the lurks the woods that is not like the others. If you see it, your next action MUST be the right one, or you might never see the light of day again.
August 6 · 4 min
This is NOT the End
Please help me.
August 5 · 1 hr 2 min
LONG HEAD
In Georgia, there's a mounted dog. And if you don't take care of it, don't keep a door unlocked, then you will find terror on your doorstep or already inside.
July 29 · 1 hr 4 min
The Creepiest Legend of Appalachia
A viewer shares a legend past down for generations of an Appalachian family who claims it's very true. A legend about the thing that mutilated cattle and seemed to have no fear of humans. This story and more in today's episode.
July 22 · 59 min
My Grandfather Had Rules on his Farm, and I Found Out What Happens When They're Not Followed
A woman recalls the bizarre and often terrifying events that transpired on her grandfather's farm in Wisconsin as something in the woods was kept at bay only by her grandfather's strange habits.
July 15 · 1 hr 6 min
If You Listen to This, You'll NEVER See the National Forest the Same Way Again
Two brothers excitedly join their Uncle Nick on his camping trips into the National Forest when the trips start to take steadily darker turns. Something is out there. Something that's been following Nick for years.
July 8 · 1 hr 2 min
Trailer Park VS Werewolf
One listener sends us a story about a childhood series of events of encounters with their local monster - Something that sounds an awful lot like a werewolf.
July 1 · 56 min
The Water Tower in the Woods
NEVER go to the water tower in the woods . . .
June 24 · 1 hr 3 min
The Wendigo Mask
A kid with a passion for mask making takes a hike in the woods, only to encounter the very thing his mask is based on. Support me by becoming a premium member at https://eerie.fm/premium Listen to MORE scary stories narrated by me on my other show, Tales from the Break Room https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 17 · 59 min
There Aren't Supposed to be SKINWALKERS in Maine
There is no escape. If you hear your name being called from just outside the door, it's already too late. DO NOT ANSWER THE DOOR.
June 10 · 1 hr
DON'T WALK HOME ALONE AT NIGHT.
A man takes his friend home on a walk at night, but on his way back by himself, he encounters the most TERRIFYING entity he could ever imagine.
June 3 · 10 hr 47 min
Deep Woods HORROR Stories MEGA COMPILATION
This deep woods horror stories compilation is so long, it'll feel like you really ARE lost in the woods with no hope of escape!
May 27 · 1 hr
The Creepiest Hunting Story You'll Ever Hear
A turkey hunter in the Ozarks finds out in a disturbing way that something big and inhuman does NOT want him in the mountains. Plus two more stories of a face stealer and wampus cat killings.
May 20 · 1 hr 8 min
There's Something Wrong with the Deer in West Virginia
Taxidermy animals are creepy as is. But what do you do when your dad becomes obsessed with putting as many stuffed deer in the yard as possible?
May 13 · 55 min
Dogman KILLED My Dog During a Hunting Trip
A hunting trip goes horribly wrong when a werewolf-like creature attacks. This allegedly true story and more in today's episode.
May 6 · 1 hr
Eater
In this terrifying and allegedly true story, a teenager living in the woods of Missouri encounters something almost human during a walk, something that remembers when it's been slighted.
April 29 · 1 hr 2 min
Never Answer the Voices in the Woods of APPALACHIA
An assortment of stories from real people about close encounters with skinwalkers, monsters in Appalachia, and homes that are never quite empty.
April 22 · 1 hr 3 min
Something in the Mountains TOOK My Baby
Two sisters on a rainy road trip in the mountains stop for just a moment, and they soon find the baby in the back seat has been taken, but not by human hands...

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