Unexplained Encounters

(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

Society & Culture
True Crime
Nature
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501 | 7-Foot WEREWOLF CAUGHT Outside our Tent! ...
Listener encounters a 7-foot werewolf while camping after dark!
59 min
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500 | It Pretended to be Our Dog - Real Mimic E...
If it pretends to be someone you know, it intends to do something TERRIBLE to YOU.
59 min
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BONUS | 5 Unexplained Christmas HORROR Stories
Christmas ghosts and holiday horrors will haunt you if you listen to THIS!
56 min
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499 | 20 SCARIEST STORIES OF 2024!
THIS IS IT! The end of year collection of the SCARIEST stories that even scared me this year! Enjoy!
329 min
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498 | 6 DISTURBING Things Seen in Subway Tunnels
NEVER venture into the dark tunnels of the subway, or you'll be found by something you DON'T want to meet.
63 min
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497 | 9 NEW Cryptid Sightings!
Have you seen any of these DISTURBING creatures?
58 min
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496 | 5 Camping in the Deep Woods HORROR Stories
Never go camping in the deep woods or you risk losing your LIFE or MIND!
58 min
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495 | 12 Most DISTURBING Encounters That Happen...
Happy Thanksgiving! Fall is beautiful, but behind the golds and oranges are terrifying things that lurk just beyond human awareness. Enjoy this Autumn special!
121 min
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494 | 8 DISTURBING Small Town Stories
Small towns have big time horrors!
59 min
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493 | 30 UNEXPLAINED Creature Attacks and Encou...
These folks encountered DISTURBING and UNEXPLAINED creatures!
247 min
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492 | 4 DISTURBING Deep Woods CAMPING Stories
Four kids' lives are changed forever after what they witnessed on the reservation...
61 min
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491 | The GOATMAN is KILLING PEOPLE - 8 TRUE St...
This cryptid actually has a death toll. You've been WARNED.
58 min
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490 | There's an Active Werewolf in OHIO - 8 Tr...
If you're in Ohio, BEWARE the full moon!
61 min
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489 | 8 REAL Haunted Forest Stories
NEVER entered these haunted forests!!!
58 min
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488 | 6 DISTURBING Encounters with DEMONS
Do you believe in DEMONS? Because one might be after you...
58 min
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487 | Wendigo ATTACKS Park Ranger! 7 TRUE Scary...
In this Minnesota park, a wendigo prowls after dark...
61 min
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486 | 6 New & DISTURBING Middle of Nowhere Stories
Something is killing cows down in southern Texas!
61 min
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485 | 24 DISTURBING Encounters in the Appalachi...
The Appalachians are home to disturbing events, terrifying creatures, and more stories than we know what to do with.
242 min
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484 | 6 DISTURBING Things Seen While Home Alone
Home alone horror stories are creepy because we all find ourselves alone at home every once in a while...
60 min
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483 | I'll NEVER Go Back to the Black Forest - ...
Strange and terrifying creatures live in the Black Forest of Germany
57 min
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482 | 6 DISTURBING Things Seen By BACKPACKERS
In the mountains and deep woods, backpackers are encountering bizarre creatures and entities!
57 min
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Darkness Plays (Scary Games) and YOU Should Joi...
Listen to or watch Darkness Plays on Spotify and YouTube today!
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481 | 6 SCARIEST Mimic Encounters I've EVER Heard
When you hear a familiar voice in the woods, RUN!!!
58 min
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480 | 7 Most DISTURBING Unsolved Missing Person...
These missing person cases chill me to the bone.
59 min
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479 | 6 Extremely CREEPY Desert Encounters
Prepare to be hot, dry, and absolutely filled with dread!
60 min