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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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Today · 1 hr 2 min
We Made a Skinwalker
A man recalls what happened to his best friend from his High School days after a disturbing creature wrought havoc on the countryside.
November 4 · 1 hr
Something Stole the Forest Ranger's Skin
Three terrifying tales tonight featuring a fire lookout who meets a horrible demise, a cyclist vs a devil dog, and a very hungry river witch.
October 28 · 59 min
One Hour of Ozark Horror Stories
Beautiful sprawling mountains and endless trees. That might be how you hear folks describe the Ozark Mountains. Others will tell you that unnatural creatures and otherworldly entities lurk in those woods waiting for people just like you.
October 21 · 59 min
We Explored a Cave that was Bigger Every Time we Came Back
Two cavers explore a long forgotten cave on a hog farm and find out that it's a little bigger every time they come back to it.
October 14 · 6 hr 19 min
SCARIEST Wendigo Stories You've EVER Heard
A cheeky little compilation of terrifying Wendigo stories to scare the hell out of you. Listen to Unexplained Encounters on your Favorite Podcast App! https://pod.link/1152248491 Or listen to more of my narrations on Tales from the Break Room https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 7 · 1 hr 2 min
The Watcher of the Woods
Three men head up into the Montana mountains to go elk hunting. Only one comes back. Something is hunting him - Something that does NOT want to be looked at.
September 30 · 1 hr 21 min
My Grandpa Had One Rule: Never Grow Corn
A man who returns home to help on the farm ends up finding out the hard way why his Grandpa said to NEVER grow corn on their property.
September 23 · 1 hr
The Gods of Appalachia
If you find yourself on the Appalachian Trails at the wrong place and the wrong time, you might get to meet a God of Appalachia. Then, you'll never get to leave.
September 16 · 59 min
A Wendigo Stalked Us in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Two friends, before they must part ways after graduation, go on a last-ditch campout. However, there's something out there that does NOT enjoy their company.
September 9 · 50 min
Don't Go Camping in the Outback
Two boys go camping out in the woods a little too far and a little too long. And something notices them.
September 2 · 59 min
Werewolves Exist in the Adirondacks
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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.

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