Unexplained Encounters

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

Episodes

November 29, 2025 6 mins
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Two friends depart on a road trip to forget their troubles, but a certain antique they pick up along the way has something else in mind for them. Music by LXZURAY and Darkness Prevails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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November 19, 2025 64 mins
Four marines are stationed at a checkpoint in the Arizona desert, but no amount of training could prepare them for what they saw out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A police officer in an unknown Arizona town recollects a terrifying series of events that led to the small town being forced to evacuate. The cause? Possibly a skinwalker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 1952 in the North Cascades of the United States, a family was terrorized by strange creatures that slaughtered their sheep at night. But what were these creatures? And are they still there? Music by LAZURAY (except for intro music) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Four friends go camping in the Appalachian Mountains, but only three come back. This might be the most disturbing Appalachian horror story I've ever read. Music by LAZURAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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I finally tell the near-lifelong story of the thing that tormented my family and killed numerous pets and animals in the Ozark Mountains. Ozark Howler? Dogman encounters? You decide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This skinwalker story will leave you scared to trust ANYONE for even the slightest change in behavior. Music by LAZURAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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An Appalachian trail documentary episode featuring 5 unsettling Appalachian trail missing person cases and murders that will leave you feeling watched and alone... ⚠️ Best listened to with headphones in complete darkness ⚠️ 0:00 INTRO 1:47 CASE ONE APPALACHIAN KILLER 17:23 CASE TWO: THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF LOUISE CHAPUT 29:38 CASE THREE: THE DEATH OF SCOTT LILLY - STONEWALL'S LAST STAND 42:02 CASE FOUR: THE IMPOSSIBLE VANI...
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They say the beast of Caribou Lake is a dragon, others believe it to be a gigantic demon. Find out in today's scary true stories of the unknown! ⚠️ Best listened to with headphones in complete darkness ⚠️ 0:00 INTRO 0:51 Hellhound in my Hometown from Untold Horrors 18:22 The Wrong Cousin in our Living Room from Kue95 9:04 My Father and the Dragon from TempestClone729 18:16 It Followed Us from House to House from xoxwicked...
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From the Australian outback comes a shapeshifting terror that watches from the tree line. Tonight's collection features a faceless cowboy that drops to all fours, a Kentucky skinwalker with gorilla arms and deer head, and something in the Cascades that's learning to wear human skin. Plus, an Australian farm plagued by a creature that shouldn't exist, and paranormal encounters from haunted churches to childhood homes filled with hea...
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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 nigh...
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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. Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this mus...
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A man's grandparents were terrorized by an evil witch of the woods in a violent fashion. Get the Freaky Folklore Audiobook on Amazon / Audible! https://a.co/d/etwD7VT Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 INTRO 0:58 Witch of the Woods ...
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Dogman encounters are rare but extremely disturbing. Pray you don't encounter one some day. Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU Get CRYPTID: The Creepy Card Battling Game https://cryptidcardgame.com/ Get our merch http://eeriecast.store/ Join my Discord! https://...
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Two dogman encounters invade today's terrifying episode. Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 INTRO 0:56 I Hate Lofts from SirLoftALot 12:27 The Return of The Shadow in The Dark 19:09 I hope it wasn't her from cakeyloni 24:52 The Cre...
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Sometimes, the unexplained DOES kill people. Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 INTRO 0:54 I Spent the Weekend with a Family Friend – Needless to Say, I’m Not Going Back from Col. Howard 21:05 Peeking from the Bedroom from Shadow Peo...
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August 6, 2025 62 mins
Hikers are experiencing terrible things in the woods. Let's hope you're not next! Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 INTRO 0:49 My Dad’s Bigfoot Encounter from Lanella2022 11:43 Train Track Person from Maci3918 15:49 Walking Home fro...
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Stay on the right path, or you might run into the WOODCUTTER KILLER or worse... Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS 0:00 INTRO 0:46 Legend of the Woodsman from StarvOsa 12:44 Camping Trip Wrongness 0from noneofus 30:17 The Man in the Tree f...
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When two friends depart on a road trip, they encounter a secluded restaurant with a disturbing patron. Become an Eeriecast PLUS Member! https://eeriecast.com/plus Background from this music comes from: Myuu https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu CO.AG Darkness Prevails Epidemic Sound LXZURAY GIMU SCARY STORIES TIMESTAMPS 0:00 INTRO 0:47 Two Stories from JessieLG (Story 1) 5:07 Two Stories from JessieLG (Story 2) 11:55 Th...
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