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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

Unexplained Encounters

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
0:52 I’ll Never Go Back in the Subway from Fibbian
12:51 The Living Graffiti from pre-ordaved
25:21 Have You Heard of the Chisel Man? From grated_Dead3
33:02 Demon or Deranged Pit Bull from 34thEmerald
40:48 Witch of the Tunnels from anonymous
49:03 Exploring the Tunnel from friends_of_friends

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498 | 6 DISTURBING Things Seen in Subway Tunnels

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
1:12 The Well from TheRibbedOne
10:12 Ghosts Can Follow from ClarkeMerten
18:53 Werewolf and Feral Hogs from Mississippi Pigman
31:33 The Tall Thin Man from Mr. Lee
53:01 Osoyos Lakeside from monochrome_night
1:23:33 Wolfhound from Robert S.
2:27:18 Almost Tiger Food from J-ion
2:34:28 Rude Awakening from Spookyguy556
2:46:08 Squirrel Hunting from CryptidBilly
2:53:52 The Spirit in HogPen Branch from JoshuaAddams
3:13:24 Loonies Bridge from TheCreepNextDoor
3:25:54 My Encounter with a Moehau Man from ash
3:33:51 I Saw A Strange Woman While Home Alone from Harry K
3:45:48 The Man by the River from JayneJ89
3:51:14 Nishi from Ravanna
3:55:48 Not All Monsters are Monsters from Very Mean Jelly Beans
4:09:07 My Cousin’s Creepy Neighbor from Cassidy_alloveragain
4:17:25 Water Hazard from SurpriseSydney
4:34:00 Trapped in the Barn from Not afraid of the dark
5:13:35 The Skwentna AK Happenings from Quillback

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499 | 20 SCARIEST STORIES OF 2024!

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
1:05 It Fell from the Tree from Joshua J.
15:01 Our House HATED Christmas T. M. Jacobson
24:51 My Too-Tall Visitor from NathanGATOR
32:40 The Advent Calendar from anonymous
41:06 The Christmas Ghost in a Haunted Farm House from When ghost come out

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BONUS | 5 Unexplained Christmas HORROR Stories

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
1:07 It Shapeshifted Into My Dog from Elite Puma50
5:57 Wendigo Encounters in Appalachia from Afroman
13:16 That’s NOT My Mother from SarinaKarina
20:55 Family Folklore from Olcott Beach
26:48 Skinwalker Up In The Woods from Anonymouse419
31:05 The Sound of One’s Own Voice from RD In Hull
41:07 Three Encounters from Olcott Beach
46:19 The Voice Came from the Hallway from StahlHammer
50:22 North Carolina Wendigo from BooMac20

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500 | It Pretended to be Our Dog - Real Mimic Encounters and More

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
1:11 I Swear There Was Something Outside my Window from Deondre128
9:58 My Dear Friend Raylyn from ItzPayton101
15:10 Werewolf Encounter in a Remote Neighborhood from Anonymouse419
19:42 It Knocked on our Doors on Christmas Eve from Marshalls_Skeleton
23:53 There’s a Skinwalker in the Forest from ZYNX
28:24 2 Stories from Medzie
40:01 An Idaho Werewolf Encounter from Sumthinkin
52:54 The House Behind the School Grounds from Arriel543 

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501 | 7-Foot WEREWOLF CAUGHT Outside our Tent! 9 True HORROR Stories

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
1:10 Full Moon Brings the Winged Things from Erica V.
15:37 An Icy Cold Haunting from Drabbit
29:48 Not a Bear from Far from Sloan
41:14 Something Wrong with Nature from 13thblurb
48:50 Wendigo of Lake Nipigon from Just some Friends

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502 | 5 NEW Cabin in the Woods HORROR Stories

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
0:56 Reservation Memories from Cooly
28:38 Night Watcher from fwfaceless
34:54 Something was Going on at that Farm from thetoggle921
43:16 The Aurora Borealis from Wickederorc5434
47:16 The Witch of the Maine Woods from S. Scar

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503 | Navajo Nation VS Skinwalker - 5 TRUE Horror Stories of the Unexplained

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
0:51 It Followed Me Home from Anonymouse13
5:31 Dogman of Wisconsin from leelee
17:56 Gashadokuro from anonymousnippon
30:00 South African Shapeshifter from T. Fren
42:21 That’s Not My Mom and Weird Noises from Anonymous
46:45 Quarantine Walk Home from D. Goudetsidis
54:42 It Moved in the Shadows from Karma C.

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504 | RUN! A Dogman is Loose in Wisconsin! 7 True Scary Stories of the Unexplained

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS
0:00 INTRO
1:09 She Had No Face from Spookychan
11:43 Cafeteria Ghost or Demon? From Childofartemis24
21:36 Floating Ghost Snake Thing from Polaris700
25:33 Brick House on the Corner from Sparkle drop 34
29:42 The South Dakota Werewolf from Cody T.
40:44 Something Broke into our Home from past_as_witness
54:24 She Had No Face from Spookychan

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505 | Georgia Cryptid TEARS OFF DOOR - 7 TRUE Scary Stories

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SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 INTRO
1:09 Forgotten Trail from Leander R.
5:49 The Family Portal from Fallen_Oni
19:11 Shadow in the Woods from SabreSquidHD
25:12 Ghost Child Comes to Play from Sneakattack
29:41 Why Is She Following Me? from Bethie555
36:41 Appalachian Terror from BuckStop

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507 | I'll NEVER Go Hiking in the Appalachian Mountains AGAIN - 6 TRUE Scary Stories

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463 | 53 Real DISTURBING Camping and Hiking Stories (COMPILATION)

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