Unexplained Encounters

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By: Eeriecast Network

(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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We Made a Skinwalker
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Today at 12:00 PM

A man recalls what happened to his best friend from his High School days after a disturbing creature wrought havoc on the countryside.

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Something Stole the Forest Ranger's Skin
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11/04/2026

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.

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One Hour of Ozark Horror Stories
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10/28/2026

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.

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We Explored a Cave that was Bigger Every Time we Came Back
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10/21/2026

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.

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SCARIEST Wendigo Stories You've EVER Heard
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10/14/2026

A cheeky little compilation of terrifying Wendigo stories to scare the hell out of you.

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The Watcher of the Woods
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10/07/2026

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.

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My Grandpa Had One Rule: Never Grow Corn
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09/30/2026

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.


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The Gods of Appalachia
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09/23/2026

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.


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A Wendigo Stalked Us in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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09/16/2026

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.


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Don't Go Camping in the Outback
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09/09/2026

Two boys go camping out in the woods a little too far and a little too long. And something notices them.


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Werewolves Exist in the Adirondacks
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09/02/2026

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Do NOT Go Hunting in Georgia
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08/26/2026

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.


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The Ozark Snow Beast
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08/19/2026

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.


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The Deer God
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08/12/2026

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.

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This is NOT the End
08/06/2026

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LONG HEAD
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08/05/2026

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.

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The Creepiest Legend of Appalachia
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07/29/2026

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.

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My Grandfather Had Rules on his Farm, and I Found Out What Happens When They're Not Followed
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07/22/2026

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.


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You'll NEVER See the National Forest the Same Way Again
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07/15/2026

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.


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Werewolf of the Trailer Park
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07/08/2026

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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The Water Tower in the Woods
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07/01/2026

Four friends. A secret place. And a mysterious death whose truth finds them. This disturbing story will leave you haunted and sad for the summers long past.


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The Wendigo Mask
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06/24/2026

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.


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There Aren't Supposed to be SKINWALKERS in Maine
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06/17/2026

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.

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DON'T WALK HOME ALONE AT NIGHT.
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06/10/2026

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.


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Deep Woods HORROR Stories MEGA COMPILATION
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06/03/2026

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!


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The Creepiest Hunting Story You'll Ever Hear
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05/27/2026

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.


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There's Something Wrong with the Deer in West Virginia
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05/20/2026

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?


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Dogman KILLED My Dog During a Hunting Trip
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05/13/2026

A hunting trip goes horribly wrong when a werewolf-like creature attacks. This allegedly true story and more in today's episode.


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Eater
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05/06/2026

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.


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Never Answer the Voices in the Woods of APPALACHIA
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04/29/2026

An assortment of stories from real people about close encounters with skinwalkers, monsters in Appalachia, and homes that are never quite empty.


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Something in the Mountains TOOK My Baby
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04/22/2026

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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Moving to the Middle of Nowhere was the WORST MISTAKE I'VE EVER MADE
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04/15/2026

When a family moves to a cheap piece of land in rural Texas, they find something that has been waiting for them for a very long time...


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If You See THIS on the Appalachian Trail RUN
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04/08/2026

Two best friends take on the Appalachian Trail on a multi-day hike together. But they will soon have a third member to their party. Something that loves to smile and follows them for days. For more scary stories, follow my other podcast Tales from the Break Room here: https://pod.link/1621075170

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I Found What Killed All the Cows on my Uncle's Ranch
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04/01/2026

Three stories this week featuring a near death encounter with an alleged werewolf in the Ozarks as well as a vile attack on a ranch.


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The Ultimate Wendigo Compilation
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03/25/2026

Several hours of wendigo stories, sightings, and encounters to keep you a little less hungry for more (for now).


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Something in New Mexico is HUNTING PEOPLE
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03/18/2026

College students discover the most disturbing creature in the New Mexico desert, but soon it finds its way to their campsite...


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It Wears Human Skin
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03/11/2026

A national park ranger reveals some extremely disturbing events surrounding what appear to be hyper realistic but fake human bodies.


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DON'T RESPOND if the Lake Calls Your Name
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03/04/2026

When a couple moves to a quiet lake at a rural home, they at first believe it to be their dream come true. But something lives in the water. Something that has its dark eyes set on one of them.

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An Incident in the Ozarks
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02/25/2026

One man's grandparents had a very specific set of rules every night at their place in the Missouri Ozarks. What happens when the rules are ignored? Something is hungry, and it's been waiting for just this moment.


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If You Listen to This in the Appalachian Mountains, You Will Regret It (COMPILATION)
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02/18/2026

Almost 5 hours of terrifying Appalachian Trail and Appalachian Mountains horror stories to keep you awake almost all night. Get more scary stories on my other show, Tales from the Break Room: https://pod.link/1621075170

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