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
1
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.
77 min
2
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.
56 min
3
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.
56 min
4
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.
47 min
5
Werewolves Exist in the Adirondacks
Listen to and review/rate Night Watchers please!
56 min
6
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.
57 min
7
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.
55 min
8
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.
58 min
9
This is NOT the End
Please help me.
4 min
10
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.
59 min
11
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.
61 min
12
My Grandfather Had Rules on his Farm, and I Fou...
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.
56 min
13
If You Listen to This, You'll NEVER See the Nat...
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.
63 min
14
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.
58 min
15
The Water Tower in the Woods
NEVER go to the water tower in the woods . . .
53 min
16
The Wendigo Mask
60 min
17
There Aren't Supposed to be SKINWALKERS in Maine
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.
55 min
18
DON'T WALK HOME ALONE AT NIGHT.
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.
56 min
19
Deep Woods HORROR Stories MEGA COMPILATION
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!
640 min
20
The Creepiest Hunting Story You'll Ever Hear
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.
57 min
21
There's Something Wrong with the Deer in West V...
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?
64 min
22
Dogman KILLED My Dog During a Hunting Trip
A hunting trip goes horribly wrong when a werewolf-like creature attacks. This allegedly true story and more in today's episode.
51 min
23
Eater
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.
56 min
24
Never Answer the Voices in the Woods of APPALACHIA
An assortment of stories from real people about close encounters with skinwalkers, monsters in Appalachia, and homes that are never quite empty.
58 min
25
Something in the Mountains TOOK My Baby
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...
60 min