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

DON'T Drive Through the California Desert After Dark

December 24, 2025 • 57 mins
A group of teenagers enjoying a not-so-legal driving excursion in the California desert encounters something that should not exist - And should NOT be so hungry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Police Covered Up Wendigo Killings in Wisconsin

December 17, 2025 • 61 mins
In an undisclosed year during a Wisconsin Winter, a family is eaten alive by a strange creature after being stranded in a blizzard. But as evidence is revealed, the situation is even more disturbing than first expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Why You Should NEVER Whistle in the Woods

December 10, 2025 • 60 mins
A man and his grandfather go for a hunt near a peculiar cave in the woods near their Minnesota cabin. Little do they know, their lives may change forever, or end very soon. Story Music by LAZURAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The "Alaskan Tree God" Incident of 1989

December 3, 2025 • 61 mins
In 1989, two friends ventured onto Dalton Road in Alaska. They would never be the same. Music by Darkness Prevails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Deadly Intent

November 29, 2025 • 6 mins
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Doghead: The Story that will BREAK YOU

November 26, 2025 • 60 mins
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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Marines VS Skinwalker

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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The Skinwalker that Forced a Town to Evacuate

November 12, 2025 • 59 mins
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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What Killed 47 Sheep Overnight in the North Cascades?

November 5, 2025 • 64 mins
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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The Most Disturbing Appalachian Story I've Ever Read

October 29, 2025 • 66 mins
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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The Deadliest Secret of the Ozarks Hunted my Family for 15 Years

October 22, 2025 • 61 mins
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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The Most Terrifying Skinwalker Story on the Internet

October 15, 2025 • 63 mins
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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544 | 5 Appalachian Trail Murders and Disappearances that will DISTURB YOU

October 8, 2025 • 60 mins
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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543 | DISTURBING Monster Found in Superior National Forest Lake - 9 REAL Encounters with the Unexplained

October 1, 2025 • 61 mins
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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542 | WARNING: Australian SKINWALKER Loose in the Countryside! 7 True HORROR Stories of the Unexplained

September 24, 2025 • 60 mins
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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541 | What Park Rangers DON'T Want You to Know | National and State Park HORROR Stories Compilation

September 17, 2025 • 376 mins
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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540 | NEVER Go Hunting in the Cumberland Mountains | 6 TRUE Horror Stories of the Unexplained

September 10, 2025 • 61 mins
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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539 | Evil Witch ATTACKED Our Cabin in the Woods - 6 TRUE Scary Stories of the Unexplained

September 3, 2025 • 60 mins
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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538 | 10 REAL Dogman Attacks and Mysterious Creature Encounters

August 27, 2025 • 61 mins
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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537 | NEVER Whistle in the Appalachian Mountains - 9 TRUE Horror Stories

August 20, 2025 • 62 mins
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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