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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542 | WARNING: Australian SKINWALKER Loose in t...
From the Australian outback comes a shapeshifting terror that watches from the tree line.
57 min
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541 | What Park Rangers DON'T Want You to Know ...
These are TRUE horror stories from national and state parks that will make you think twice before your next camping trip. From unexplained disappearances to terrifying wilderness encounters, these real accounts from park rangers and visitors reveal the dark secrets lurking in America's most beautiful places. If you love true scary stories and real horror encounters, this compilation of national park horror will keep you up all night...
370 min
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540 | NEVER Go Hunting in the Cumberland Mounta...
When a Tennessee hunter encountered a barefoot woman in white standing in a remote mountain stream, he thought he was seeing things—until she turned to stare at him with coal-black eyes and left absolutely no footprints in the mud. This is why locals who know these mountains best will tell you to never hunt alone in the Cumberland wilderness.
58 min
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539 | Evil Witch ATTACKED Our Cabin in the Wood...
A man's grandparents were terrorized by an evil witch of the woods in a violent fashion.
56 min
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538 | 10 REAL Dogman Attacks and Mysterious Cre...
Dogman encounters are rare but extremely disturbing. Pray you don't encounter one some day.
57 min
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537 | NEVER Whistle in the Appalachian Mountain...
Two dogman encounters invade today's terrifying episode.
59 min
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536 | Wendigo KILLINGS at the Cabin in the Wood...
Wendigo KILLINGS at the Cabin in the Woods - 6 TRUE Horror Stories
55 min
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535 | 6 NEW Hiking HORROR Stories
Hikers are experiencing terrible things in the woods. Let's hope you're not next!
58 min
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534 | 5 Extremely Disturbing Wrong Turn Stories
Stay on the right path, or you might run into the WOODCUTTER KILLER or worse...
57 min
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533 | The Haunting that CHANGED Me Forever - 10...
When two friends depart on a road trip, they encounter a secluded restaurant with a disturbing patron.
58 min
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532 | I'd Rather Die Than Work That Farm At Nig...
A tall and disturbing humanoid creature stalks a farm worker in the fields after dark and seems to take a years-long liking to him.
59 min
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531 | We Weren't Allowed Outside After Dark - 8...
Something stalked a small quiet neighborhood and turned one childhood into a living nightmare.
57 min
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530 | 5 REAL Sightings of the Wechuge
The Wechuge might be SCARIER than the Wendigo. You decide!
48 min
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529 | 62 REAL Haunted Forest Stories - COMPILATION
Welcome to the forest! We've got haunts and games!
416 min
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528 | Wendigos Are REAL - 4 Real Sightings of T...
I hope your flesh isn't too tasty today :)
58 min
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527 | 40 TRUE Cabin Horror Stories (COMPILATION)
A new and huge compilation of true and scary cabin scary stories!
362 min
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526 | 4 TRUE Middle of Nowhere HORROR Stories
The farthest places have the closest terrors.
57 min
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525 | Missing 411 Yellowstone National Park Enc...
These Missing 411 Style Yellowstone Cases are HORRIFYING.
55 min
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4 Extremely Creepy Stories from the APPALACHIAN...
In the Appalachian Mountains, a young boy is lured into the woods by something inhuman...
58 min
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523 | 4 DISTURBING Zion National Park Stories
Visitors to Zion National Park report skinwalkers, apparitions, and more terrifying things.
55 min
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522 | STAY OUT of the TREEHOUSE! 4 TRUE Horror ...
A child in Canada experiences TRUE HORROR when something inhuman becomes fascinated by his treehouse.
58 min
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521 | Beast of Bray Road SIGHTING - 7 True Scar...
A rash of new dogman sightings fill the first half of today's episode, so prepare for plenty of scares!
57 min
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520 | Most DISTURBING 4Chan Stories (4Chan is D...
4Chan is home of many unexplained horrors, and these are a few I've seen over the years.
181 min
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4 DISTURBING State Park Stories
Two men in Redwood State Park stumble upon very DEADLY creatures that should NOT exist (and more scary state park stories)!
57 min
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518 | 5 DISTURBING Slavic Stories
Disturbing Eastern-European monster hunts children after dark (and more scary true stories from Slavic Countries)!
58 min