There is Something in the Woods

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David Paulides, an ex police officer turned author, believes something strange is going on in and around North American national parks. After cataloguing thousands of mystifying deaths and disappearances, we join him in asking whether there is something in the woods that is stalking and hunting human beings.
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[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

It's not us bigfoots, there's something else out here in the deep woods Even we get scared out here sometimes

[@bruvify8517]

So i guess even bigfoots know that they weren't alone and they don't know they whole forest or they they own the forest. It's pretty scary that even bigfoots are afraid of something.

[@nickpaschentis5284]

Someone in the comments calls you an Alien serial killer. Thought you should know it.

[@MP-ut6eb]

Imagine being afraid of big foot there... AAAAND find out that even big foots scared this other SHT

[@lemminglobber1854]

And now all the Bigfoot "attacks" suddenly make sense. They weren't charging AT the people, they were running AWAY from what was behind them... I'm going to need a bigger gun...

[@michaelmahon8262]

This is all b******* someone is still feeling them to cover up a murder

[@aarongrammer6625]

I’ve spent my 41 years living in the shadow or Rainier. I hunt, fish, spent years as a volunteer for Pierce County SAR... I’ve never seen anything to say there is a Bigfoot, or anything like that. However, in some of the darker parts of the cascades and Olympics, I’ve heard things I can’t identify, I’ve seen elk herds spooked by things unseen, and even cougars break cover and run from something I couldn’t get a visual on. Stay alert, use your head, don’t eat the mushrooms, and carry.

[@CakeScouts]

Imagine yourself born to be the guardians of a ruler 7000to5000 years ago for a civilization advanced, forgotten but not lost, you were the best of the best, Now imagine taking a curse to protect this ruler and having what made you human, your memories of family loved ones, crushes stripped away from you, what you have left are old weary souls killing at their zenith waiting for their ruler to return to free them

[@lindavanderwalker7697]

Your story had more of an impact on me than most of the "scary stories" out there. Stay safe my friend.

[@marhawkman303]

Yeah first thing I learned about nature: never go alone. The guy at 13:30? he was alone. There's no telling what killed him. For all we know a puma may have ripped his throat out while he slept. Most catamounts aren't man eaters, but mountains lions are known to be opportunistic predators. The story cites a lack of struggle, but if a large predator kills you in your sleep you might go to the pearly gates not knowing how you died. Nature doesn't care what we think it's rules are. It'll kill you in a heartbeat if you make a mistake. The description of his campsite sounds like a mistake. It's just large enough to be easily noticeable, but has no protection. If I was to guess how he died: he was up late watching for prey, not in a tent, but sitting under that tree where they found his weapon. Eventually he got tired and fell asleep. He didn't see what killed him. As for why his campsite wasn't ransacked, it's possible there was simply no scent of food coming from the crates. This guy may have been overconfident, but he was highly knowledgeable. Food sealed in air-tight plastic bags that are also sealed in airtight boxes has little to no scent. It's not only a way to avoid scent but a good way to keep food from being destroyed by moisture. As a simple example, I once told a woman who was hiking "don't stand on the other side of that rock." It was a large piece of granite on a hillside, she probably thought it was an outcrop, but it was actually a boulder supported by loose gravel. If she'd shifted her weight to the other side, the boulder may have slid downhill. This wasn't the backside of nowhere. This was one of the slopes of Pike's Peak in a popular area to hike. I'd never seen that woman before or since. It was a chance encounter that happened due to the area's popularity. If this had been the backside of nowhere, and she had slid downhill on a boulder, her body might never have been found. It's just that easy to die in the wilderness.

[@mustangmorris53]

Thank you.

[@jamesdavis9036]

Just have a book of mushrooms. And be extra careful.

[@MELODYMUNRO]

Iv'e experienced "The Silence". Three friends and myself were fishing on a jetty in Sussex Inlet which is in southern New South Wales Australia. It was a warm and sunny day when we arrived and we quickly got our fishing gear out, cast out and then sat down. The birds were chirping, the water lapped and we chatted and laughed. Suddenly, the birds became silent, the water too made no sound and our conversation just stopped. I felt strange, like I was in a dream, and I could not take my eyes away from the water. I sensed that there was something beneath it approaching rapidly and I was in danger. I sat for a short moment longer, my logical brain telling me not to be stupid, my gut screaming at me that I needed to run. It drew closer and I could not suppress the need to flee any longer. Without a word to the others I stood and quickly began to reel in my line and my friends did likewise. We grabbed our gear and ran to the car. It was not until we were well away from the place that we discussed what had happened. All of us had experienced the eerie silence, a dreamlike state, a fear of there being something in the water and a frantic desire to flee. We have never returned to that place.

[@chunkymonkey435]

Damn that is some freaky shit man

[@hannah-xk8ef]

MELODY MUNRO It’s crazy you share this story, I also visited Sussex Inlet in 2015 for a short getaway and I felt off the entire time, we visited the beaches and lakes but my memory of the trip is hazy and quiet like I was in a daze or dreamlike state the whole time, I can’t even remember anyone talking to each other even though we obviously did, my mum drove us to the spot she used to camp when she was a kid and all I remember was seeing the lake edge and wanting to leave, it wasn’t until we were heading home and stopped at a beach further up the coast that I felt back to normal, I don’t know if I experienced the silence but a subconscious part of me could sense something strange in that town.

[@ldtitanlady]

I’ve had experiences where everything goes silence and I feel like something is very wrong....not fun

[@seemak8144]

Aaha.i wanna feel it

[@BinroWasRight]

I've felt it too. It's terrifying. But I'm convinced that on at least one occasion going back the other way (and in a national park, no less) saved my life.

[@keithstewart934]

I live in rural North Mississippi. Several years ago a teenager, now a young man, who was an avid outdoorsman had gone fishing in a nearby pond on the edge of deep forests in a small boat kept there. When he failed to return home his Father went to investigate. He found the youngster in the center of the pond in the boat. The boy urged his Father to get away but was reassured and finally rowed to shore. He had seen something that had terrified him and that he will not speak of and to this day will not any longer venture into the forest in which he had previously spent a great deal of his youth hunting and exploring.

[@Veldtian1]

Dogman I bet, that area is rife with the suckers.

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

Oh f*ck that. Time to nope the hell outta there

[@praisethelordjesuschrist3554]

Get em drunk he'll speak of it then

[@chuckcarney2099]

Rural South Mississippi here

[@keithstewart934]

@@chuckcarney2099 I love our State brother!

[@GhostTrueCapitalist]

"Get in touch with nature!" they said... "It'll be fun!" they said...

[@MACE_HINDU]

I won't get killed or missing they said

[@stevejones2231]

Welcome to the party pal!

[@citizenoftheearth6]

Guess who "they" are? hehehe

[@presleybaldwin3756]

Nice.

[@realpeacemaker7038]

"mountain lions and grizzly bears are amazing creatures" they said

[@maxbrandt6]

I've experienced "the silence" when out in the woods myself, it's un-nerving to experience everything stop making noise at the same time, add to that the strong feeling you are being watched.

[@rizon72]

Oh yeah, and then everything goes back to normal and you're like, let's get the 'bleep' out of here.

[@17HMR]

I have experienced that too. Luckily I had a rifle with me and I had a round in the chamber and my finger on the trigger. Never been back there since.

[@kbkman7742]

last time it got silent on me I thought it would be funny to crack a really loud fart... to my terror another walker was coming up the trail and they heard and saw me

[@Gray963]

@Tim OB Thank you for that mental image.

[@anonymous-jw7lj]

Whenever I walk around in the woods, when I experience that I just walk away, and if you ever hear a demonic voice in your head telling you to eat yourself, don't it's a Wendigo.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Always listen to your instincts. My wife and I stopped in the woods, in West Auckland to walk a track. After we parked the car in the parking area, I walked ahead about 100 metres up the track, when suddenly all the hairs on the back of my neck sprung up and i immediately stopped turned and told my wife to get back in the car. Another car had also arrived in the carpark and a young women and her 7 - 8 year old daughter, were also about to walk the track. I told them to get back in their car and leave as there was someone down the track and I felt there was danger. Whatever my instincts tell me, I bloody listen.

[@Hugo-wf8jg]

I mean, good call - you were in West Auks after all

[@iknowyoureright8564]

Same thing happened to me. Old abandoned woods on the foot of the mourne mountain range in Northern Ireland. I hike there a lot, maybe 30 times over a year. This one day, I was alone, on the base of the trail up the the mountain I was hiking that day, dirt path, forested on either side, the area on the left always creeped me out, this one day I decided to take a walk in just to see what the forest looked like inside, a beautiful day, really hot, no wind, I made it about 30ft in, was very dark and silent, like I could hear my own heartbeat, something in my chest was begging me to turn and run, but I thought I’d wait as long as I could. I stood silent, no noise whatsoever for maybe 4-5 minutes, and I KNEW something was watching me, I 100% knew it, but I didn’t know what, I said sorry I didn’t mean to intrude, I turned and slowly walked out, checking over my shoulder every few seconds. I’ve been in, and even camped deep in pitch Black Forests before and been fine, but this place, even being yards from the trail, on a roasting bright summer day around noon....I felt pure fear. Something was in there, we have NO wild predators in Ireland at all, no bears, snakes, Wolves or cats, but something was watching me. I think we have an extra sense that we don’t normally notice, and it can either sense others intentions or sense the future or sense SOMETHING That our other 5 cannot, and it tells us.....”get the hell outta here or you’ll regret it” lol. Anyway, seems I’m not alone in that. I have great respect for the forests and the trees, I believe they are aware as everything is aware.....I may go back there during the summer again, this time not alone and maybe record it, it’s as intriguing as it is fearful unfortunately.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

@@iknowyoureright8564 never push the boundaries too far. Remember ...." "curiosity killed the cat. "

[@w.lester255]

Man I love all the comments on this channel. There’s nothing like reading about people’s experiences in their own words.

[@evanabbott2737]

@@iknowyoureright8564 Hey, since you’re from Ireland, have you ever heard of the little people or faeries? It’s a ridiculous question to ask somebody😂, but I’ve heard of people encountering these things, and it kinda sounds like your experience might be related. That, or there’s Sasquatch in friggin’ Ireland, too..!🤷‍♂️

[@Bloodyscissors]

The unease you feel when you experience The Silence is completely instinctual. That quiet is all the prey animals in the area telling you there is a predator around and so on a primal level you know to be careful. You experience it a lot when stand hunting, because the forest has its own soundtrack. You get used to hearing all the rodents scurrying beneath the leaves and squirrels squeaking away in the trees. Suddenly it all stops like someone hitting pause on reality. Its surreal every time and puts you on high alert.

[@suscon1140]

I could imagine! I have heard reports of the insects going quiet as well....have you ever experienced such an occurrence? With the recent reports of possible "sonic" attacks on American Diplomates in foreign, possibly hostile to the U.S., countries (Cuba, China, etc ), I have begun to wonder if infrasound is a way prey animals communicate to alert each other to predators in the area....it may also be picked up by the insect community....

[@Jeff-mn1uq]

Many prey animals make extra noise when a predator is near especially bugs and birds and squirrels, the types of animals that this video is implying go quite. Its bullpuppy, hogwash, rotten tomatoes.

[@hughmungus8320]

Bro thinks he in a documentary

[@emperorcharlemagne369]

The most common reason for the silence is because of a predator entering the area. Our bodies respond when notice the lack of sound from common wildlife by naturally staying alert so we won't ignore it and get eaten. Having experienced it myself i can say that it is not always the case. And that silence is one hell of a reason to not enter those parks without protection.

[@FrostedSeagull]

Gary . . . you mean "weapons" by protection ?

[@emperorcharlemagne369]

@@FrostedSeagull I mean whatever makes you feel safe.

[@liquidpiss7368]

It's the same thing that makes people socially yawn. One animal gets spooked and quiets down, then nearby animals react to that and do the same and before long the whole area is silent as a crypt. It's definitely scary to experience, but the fear you feel isn't grounded on anything.

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

@@liquidpiss7368 ?.

[@sgtwolf7391]

@@FrostedSeagull Nah he means a riot shield.

[@missm1548]

Reason for sudden silence is well-known - it means there is a predator around.

[@lastmanstanding7155]

Miss Marta But the wind doesn't care for animals. An usally it's dense woods when it happens. But some times it isn't. I personally experince it on my urban neighborhood wich has a very small forest. I was just riding my bik around the school near my house. Took a rest, climbed a tree and watched the sun set.(note i wasn't physiaclly in the forest. I've only been in it once and found cltohes of children strewn about as well as a makeshift fire camp and some beer cans. I was a couple feet from the tree line also.) At twilight 15min later everything went silent. I noticed but didn't care. Then I started to hear twigs break. And they must've been heavy because they broke so many very loudly. And I could tell whatever made those sounds knew it made a mistake because it hesitated. It's weight had shifted on the twigs. But it kept taking long deliberate steps and only got closer to the tree line. So I flung my self off the tree branch and ran to my bike in the oppoiste direction. I biked home fast and wjen I got jome mu parents asked me why I was shaking so much. Later, I speculated on the possibilities.1. A large snake. Not inheard of where I live. The problem is that there were distinct separate sounds which were very loud. 2. A cat. Again uilikely only because of how loud and how many twigs were broken. 3. A dog. Closer. But, those trees are two dense for a dog. And I said that the steps only got louder and faster. But they never sounded rapid. Like a dogs steps. Every step was deliberate. 4. A man. This is the only one that makes sense. A man is the only one to weigh enough to break that many twigs at one time that loudly. And would have the human ablity to watch their steps and be precise with them. Also, it's a neighborhood. It isn't a far stretch that someone was just hanging out in there. I already said people did go in there. Anywho, that was just my experience with the silence. Yea making an edit 10 months later. What of it? Just here to say deal with the grammar. I know for a fact I wrote this late at night. And I don't want to possibly mess up what I orginally wrote. I'm not a great story teller so I'm really sorry about that. But this did happen. I don't know how to explain it and I don't think it was some creepy monster or whatever. I was 11 sure, but I'm not exactly brain dead. Notice how I only mentioned practical things as causes for the noise. And when I say this patch of woods is small I mean it's fucking small. No bigger in width than a block and not thicker than 4 house lots. All I know is I'm just some punk kid minding my business and the world decided to go on mute. I heard footsteps in a certain particular way and I started feeling dread and panic. I've always been able to pick up on sublte differences in things and events around me. So when I tell you I heard something incremental and deliberate I mean it. Not a flex or anything. I guess it's just a useless quirk that came in handy in this particular moment. I don't know what to say. Alright I'm satisfied. Have a good day.

[@skylartipton909]

Last Man Standing very creepy. I know if I were in the woods and everything just went silent I would be freaking out!

[@missm1548]

This is another example of silence falling because there was likely a predator nearby. The wind may or may not be blowing, not sure what you mean there.

[@Tez60]

Indeed just follow nature (less prey on animals birds, groundhog , deer

[@kynta12]

@@lastmanstanding7155 That was probably just a deer reacting to your proximity.

[@keirfarnum6811]

The case involving Eric the climber is even more bizarre than you describe. His pack and gear were found inside a small cave just 600 ft. from the trail and there were no tracks leading to it. The guy just disappeared into thin air and how his gear ended up in the cave is completely unexplainable. One of the strangest cases I have ever heard of.

[@keirfarnum6811]

@mosaabtwice3999 Not according to the story. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cameronpolite2199]

The bag wasn't in the cave it was some feet away I think like 300 feet below it

[@willambonney]

Something that fly's? batsquatch or even a bird large enough to carry a man away....

[@Itried20takennames]

19:00 “Why do helicopters with infra-red fail , etc. to find them?” Because any search of huge areas is hard. If you watch the “Wonder” channel series on people lost, etc. , you know that they all repeatedly see planes, helicopters or boats, if on water, that fail to spot them. One episode on a true story quoted a man lost in the Australian outback as saying “by the tenth time I saw a plane, I just cursed the pilot.” This is nothing against the skilled, dedicated people who search by plane to help others. It is just very difficult,as one described it as “ trying to see a squirrel in a tree driving past a forest at 65 mph.”

[@E3lcpl]

also this was a long time ago when equipment not being what it is today. Now they would use thermal cameras to zero in on heat sources

[@awooga2846]

Yea I’d have to agree with you I mean those parks are immense, now if they searched over the area 5+ times it would be a little weird but hey. As much as I want to believe in spooky stuff thats lurking in the woods there’s other ways to justify it

[@jotcw81]

When they were still looking for flight mh 370 a buddy of mine was part of it, I asked him how they approach this, he said "You sit in an airplane and look out the window onto the sea" - puh.

[@kingsoren2010]

And wouldn't it also be impossible if a body is buried ?

[@fmar.8311]

@@kingsoren2010 Yes, or even if the person is dead above ground and the body has cooled to ambient temperature.

[@paranoid5881]

I've experienced nature going quiet while I was hiking in the woods. The birds stopped chirping, stuff stopped moving around and I stopped walking. Then I ran my ass off back to where I hiked from. There's a native saying that in a hunting party, the front and back people always get taken. Like how wolves pluck off the old, the slowest and the weak. Also people who wear bright colors (bright green, yellow, white, red) when hiking get taken.

[@louekekudinski2147]

Is it wired that I want to go to the woods even more now?

[@paranoid5881]

@@louekekudinski2147 the aliens love the color bright green, be sure to wear that and you'll have loads of fun 😉👌

[@unimpresseddolphin7816]

This has happened to me twice and it’s unsettling to say the least.

[@CygnusStarz]

Shit take me on a Hike we find that fucker that scared you.

[@LowFlyer]

Same here. Just this august, i was hiking around off trail in the mountains near my grandparents' vacation home. I would consider myself an outdoorsman and have been going into woods solo since my pre teens. At the time, i was walking through an area i hadnt explored before. At one point, the entire forest went dead silent in a second. I got that sinking feeling, but i had that feeling before and stayed mostly calm despite the overwhelming sense of being watched washing over me. I pulled out my knife, the only weapon i had that day, looking frantically around the small clearing i stood in. After about 2 minutes, i figured that the best course of action is to gtfo of there. I booked it out of there, and unfortunately didnt get another chance to went that far into the woods in the summer of 2019. This year i am going back as usual, paranormal stuff does happen in woods very often. You have to be prepared for it and remain cool headed. Dont be like me and take someone with you, its always safer when you have multiple people. There is something out there, so stay safe when going into the treeline.

[@AColonDashSix]

Even humans know the “silence” The feeling you get is natural because something isn’t right, something is dangerous. The best thing you can do is keep quite and listen, don’t move, eyes open, ears up.

[@praisethelordjesuschrist3554]

Finger on the trigger

[@cm9231]

Licky on the blicky

[@survivortechharold6575]

when the animals go quiet it is probably cause of you.

[@Adrian-vy5vn]

Silence is not a good signal. It means some paranormal shit is about happen

[@burtknighten1873]

@@Adrian-vy5vn it means a predator is near

[@TsunTzu]

Note to self: never be the last guy in line.

[@nushinebob]

And if you suddenly become the last guy in line... quickly change spots with the guy in front of you! Lol

[@iseeundeadpeople9]

Well... Somebody HAS to be the last person in a line. What with it being a line and all. You should all try formations. Circle, square or phalanx should work pretty good.

[@davidmoak1219]

I got your backs, literally. I was worried about some kids that were being morons at Mammoth caves and I held back with a lady that's her job to be in the back to make sure everyone makes it through. I actively seek out the back position in any line unless it involves food. I will fight a motherfucker for first place in a food line.

[@stormtruppen4039]

@@davidmoak1219 You have your priorities straight 😂

[@jacobfreeman5444]

You don't have to outrun the bear. Just the guy behind you.

[@maivaiva1412]

In my country we have an old concept, "metsänpeitto" (forest's cover). It's basically The Silence, but it includes getting completely turned around, feeling like you're suddenly somewhere else (even seeing everything upside down), and possibly losing huge amounts of time. It is usually pinned on malicious/mischievous forest spirits. You can sometimes snap yourself out of it by doing stuff like putting your shoes on the wrong foot or turning your jacket on backwards.

[@crazysilly2914]

finland?

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

@@crazysilly2914 my thought as well

[@frostbyte6251]

Strange to say that we have the same concept here in the Philippines as well.

[@karaamundson3964]

😮

[@mauriciogonzalez27]

Same concept in Chiloé, southern Chile, strange to say at least

[@faelwolf1177]

I've spent a lot of times in the woods and the back hills starting at an early age, a very experienced backwoodsman. I never go into the woods without being well armed and aware. I have experienced a sudden stillness on numerous occasions, it usually means a predator is around, and it's time to be very alert. One a few occasions, though, it was more than that. Along with the sudden stillness, the light changed. Kind of hard to describe, but it is sort of like it goes from being normal daylight to a golden hue, but doesn't dim, for a few minutes, it gives a very surreal feeling. This happened in Ohio, I didn't see any figure or anything, but did have the feeling of something moving nearby that I couldn't see. My current house is a cabin in the woods out of the way in the deep south. Not remote, but not near much of anything either. One time at night it got very still, and I heard something making an unreal warbling growl off in the woods about 100 yards from my house. I know the sound of everything in my area, as well as the rarer animals, like panthers, etc. that don't come around much. I have never heard anything like it in my life, and even my dogs were hiding from it. It stood the hair up on the back of my neck and my arms. I've never heard it again, and hope I never do.

[@permaculturedandfree2448]

Tasmanian Devil

[@AnarchAngel1]

I had a similar experience. I live in southern Wisconsin out in the country on about 40 acres. I have neighbors but they are few and far between, kind of out in the middle of a large area of farmland mixed with large areas of dense woodland. I've lived here about 5 years now. When I first moved here it was late September in 2013. I had made some changes to the property like adding a chain link fence for my dogs and set up a shooting range in a old rock quarry on my land. Anyway I wasn't here for a week or two when one night at about 10 pm I opened my back door to let my dogs out and as I was standing there waiting for them to come back in, I suddenly heard a very strange, very loud animal call of some kind that I've never heard again the rest of the time I've lived here, and I spend a lot of time outdoors hunting and what not. At first it sounded like the low end of a siren then quickly turned into a very disturbing screaming/screeching howl that repeated 3 times. The screeching part had a very eerie, almost human like quality to it. The "low end of siren like" beginning could in no possible way be made by a human, and I've never heard another animal call that had the same deep base that I could actually feel. The creepiest part was I could tell it was coming directly from my right from what I felt like was less 100 yards away from the southern facing hillside that lies to the north of my house, and I could literally feel the base vibrating my chest, it was obviously a very large animal of some kind. I was armed at the time and all I could do was stand there in fear with the hair on the back of my neck standing on end. My dogs, which are usually very courageous, were obviously intimated by it and scrambled back inside and were hesitant to go back out even hours later. I've heard screech owls, foxes, coyotes and pretty much all the native animals that live here. None of them match what I heard that night and I've never heard anything like it again. I feel like whatever it was was letting me know it wasn't too happy that I was changing things and was trying to scare me off or try to let me know this was its territory. I also hope I never hear that again, and stay armed when I'm outside just in case even though we don't have that many dangerous animals here. It was a genuinely scary experience that I still don't know what to make of.

[@Tarantula33222]

Have you ever heard of the disappearance of Henry McCabe? The circumstances surrounding that case are very similar to the ones presented in this video, except he left a voicemail for his wife presumably right before he died. Did that warbling growl you experienced sound anything like the one here?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2GamJeGnMZkoKM

[@kennethrogers3687]

Faelwolf, next time something startles you, look up! Stay safe and always aware of what's above you, hidden in that cloud! Peace.

[@t_g_gamerftw5075]

​@@AnarchAngel1 Ever hear the call of a Fishercat in particular. We have one that lives around me, (I live right next to a large wooded area). The fishercat is quite uncommon, so you will rarely hear one, even when in an area where one is noted to live. I'll hear it only once every month or two, and the range on its sounds are very diverse. Some being low base yips, to bloodcurdling screams like a mix between a siren going off and a women screaming. Their REALLY loud as well. I have a Siberian husky, whose not one to shy away from wild animals like raccoons, squirrels, foxes, and the such, but when he first heard the fishercat screaming at dusk, he ran back into the house faster than i've ever seen him run. After a couple times of hearing it though, he stopped getting scared and instead just barks back now. However if you go looking for a video of their screams, just know that 9/10 times your gonna end up finding a Red fox call mislabeled as a fishercat, so it may take a while to find a correct video.

[@Goonman22]

"If it bleeds we can kill it."

[@johndough6793]

an elephant bleeds. try killing it with a .45

[@daddo555]

Yep, if it is bigfoot but if it is ultraterrestrial it can change it s density and bullets can not do anything to it and it can do anything it wants to you, your weapon would not even fire if it wants it and it senses you at right time, paralyse you. 360 field of view, zooming, seeing through walls and objects, some have abillity to bilocate, telepathy, psychokinesis, superhuman strenght and speed-take only this last two that are enough to shred you to pieces, what people do not realise is that it is altogether different kind of consciousness, some would call it god like- like in ancient times but it is like our consciousnees in comparisons to animals, just they are us and we are animals, it is higher plane of existence, to make it simple higher dimension but it can not be called really like that.

[@Stonktradomus]

If it kills, we can bleed it.

[@lisalapas9800]

If it kills, it can bleed us

[@ajoajoajoaj]

These first two chumps didn't get the reference smh.

[@LilTechCricket]

I experienced "the Silence" near Marilla Reservoir in Bradford, PA. It goes right into the Allegheny National Forest only a couple miles down the road, but the wilderness starts much sooner than that. I drove onto a logging road opposite the lake and stopped at a trail (can't remember the name, but it was picturesque beautiful during the fall leaves changing, almost like it was luring me in). I only walked about 100 hundreds in when all the bugs, birds, and little critters went silent. It was like someone flipped a switch on nature. Suddenly, everything around me felt different. I felt like I was in the belly of the beast, is the only way I can describe it. I had been about to turn around the first corner, a blind turn around a giant glacial boulder. Something inside me told me that if I went around that boulder, I'd be leaving an empty car for my parents to be notified about. I only stood there feeling that ultra-uneasiness for about a minute before I got the hell out of there with my head on a swivel. Luckily, my car was parked right at the trail head so I was out of there in less than a minute, pulling out onto the logging road and making my way back to the Reservoir and the road to civilization. The coordinates of where my car was parked are here: 41°58'24"N 78°44'44"W. The forest canopy is super thick, so the trail can't be seen. I want to go back with a thermal camera and full spectrum camera. There was something there I couldn't see, but all the forest creatures and I could sense it. I've driven back to the trailhead, but I've been so afraid to go in alone that I've only just sat in my car watching the bit of trail I can see, my engine always kept on for a quick escape, just in case. THERE'S SOMETHING IN THOSE WOODS.

[@siddharthakvr5154]

Glad you didn't become a statistic...

[@trickrunner4842]

like a rattlesnake shaking its rattle. This is how these creatures give warning, your in their territory, leave.

[@Superbl0bby]

All these stories are giving me the fucking heebie jeebies.

[@Radagast49230]

I've had that happen before. Everything goes silent you have all the hair on your neck and arms stand up. Sometimes you just get the sense of being watched or of threat. Other times you KNOW something is somewhere in particular. There's something behind that boulder, around the shoulder of that hill, in that low spot you can't see in but have to pass next to. Nearly always when the silence happens I'll freeze for a moment and just consider if anywhere in my field of view would make a good ambush spot. Usually there is at least one such spot nearby. And I'll go back till I'm out of view of that location and take a big circle around that spot. It's when the silence happens AGAIN afterward and you spot another potential ambush spot that you just plain leave. Quickly and quietly as you can without running, running makes things chase you.

[@LilTechCricket]

@@Radagast49230 That sounds like a decent strategy and way of thinking, "ambush spots". I'll have to try that, since I've experienced it while I've begun hunting. I'm not just the hunter out there, I could be the hunted. I'll be settled in, all the sounds of nature on (and I'm technically a natural predator, as a hunter), then the switch gets turned off. A few minutes go by and the switch comes back on, like something scarier to all of nature than a human with a weapon was passing through. THAT'S the thought that scares me now. There's something out there that scares nature to ABSOLUTE SILENCE worse than a human with a hunting weapon. WHAT CAUSES THAT?! But I totally agree with your first part. When I first experienced "the Silence", something instinctually made me focus on that turn around the boulder, the blind spot behind the boulder I couldn't see. Like you said: a perfect ambush spot.

[@rudyardkipling5175]

When we get advice about never going out into the wilderness alone, it puts me in mind of the story about two guys who plan to go out tiger-hunting together. One of them starts training by running everyday. 'Why are you bothering?', the other guy asks. 'You'll never outrun a tiger.' 'I don't need to,' the first one says. 'All I need to do is outrun you.'

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

Rudyard Kipling and a tale about tigers, how convenient, Mowgli.

[@jamesmonroe6291]

A group of about six young men had a black bear encounter somewhere in the US, I forgot what state, but they all ran and let the slowest of the friends get killed and eaten. Really good way to treat a friend!

[@frankievalentine6112]

Wrong. Fact is, big cats will drop prey they already caught and run after whoever is running away. They're attracted to the chase, and the sight of your back. Running pretty much seals your fate.

[@Strontyum]

"When you go scuba diving, always carry a knife, and always go with a dive buddy. If you see a shark, you stab your buddy and then swim away faster" . Advice given to me by my SSI dive instructor. Australian humour.

[@hamishford5486]

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE OVER TIME ACTUALLY DISAPPEARED. Your lack of humanity is disgusting, let's hope in your next life, you too will disappear.

[@TheBasara555]

Regarding The Silence, I can confirm that it is also being experienced here In Southeast Asian forests as well. For example, in my country Thailand, tales of people venturing into forest and suddenly enter an area with unnerving silence are common and were often regarded as supernatural that many local hunters or ingredients gatherers would perform superstitious rituals to “open the forest” before entering it and do their things. True or not, there were also tales of people who experienced the silence, ended up walking weirdly around in circle, and came out of the forest to find out only little time/very long time has passed while they experienced longer/shorter time while lost in the forest.

[@YoonLeeKok]

I have heard many stories of The Silence in the Malaysian rain forests. The orang asli (aborigines) like the native Americans have many Stories about the "Orang Bunian" (Orang translates to people). A recent case of Nora Quoirin who died in some mysterious circumstances have some who speculate that it was the work of these Orang Bunian.

[@anggastapratama2370]

Indonesia too bruh

[@EphemeralProductions]

I suspect it's an occurrence in pretty much any forest in the world. Whatever is doing it seems to be a commonplace thing.

[@EphemeralProductions]

and I've heard of such occurrences, where they walk in circles etc, and the only conclusion I can come to is that people walk into some type of other dimension or time/space warp of some type. I've heard of a few cases that have details that seem to point to this.

[@ol_fortune9474]

Ayyy there fellow thai lad

[@alanwakeish]

I've also heard stories from a national park called Jellystone. A park that has had reports of two bears, one fully grown bear and the other is a cub. It has been said that the fully grown bear wears a green tie and hat, the cub wears a blue bow tie. It has also been reported by tourists of the park that have come in contact with these bears, that both of them can speak English and they also steal the tourists picnic baskets.

[@practicallyprinz]

You're referencing Yogi bear 😂😂

[@JohnoTheRookie]

pic-a-nic baskets* but otherwise completely true story

[@barleycorn3384]

I have seen same,it's true

[@andrewcoble1834]

YOOOOGIIIIIII!!!!

[@Tamlinearthly]

There's something in those woods. Something smarter than just the average bear.

[@coolbluelights]

about 10 years ago I was on a hiking trip in the Adirondack state park of Upstate NY. I believe we were coming down from Santanoni range. I was hiking with a friend who was way ahead of me, so I was basically all alone. I began to hear footsteps behind me, keeping pace with me. I'd stop, look around no one was around. I'd start walking again, and the footsteps would resume, again keeping pace with me. i'd stop again, and they'd stop again half a second later. The woods were eerily quiet. This went on for about a mile or so but I kept my wits about me and kept checking around but never saw anyone. I eventually made it back to the car, but all I can say is there is indeed something out there that stalks hikers.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

That sounds exactly like what happened to my mom when she was a teen. Except it wasn't deep in the woods, it was right next to her home.

[@stephaniest.5336]

I and my parents have actually experienced the Silence... We were hiking through the forests of the Balkans in Bulgaria when suddenly everything went eerily quiet. No birds chirping, no animal cries, not even leaves rustling. It was so unnerving that it felt like a surreal nightmare/dream. And there was also something watching us. My mother saw it in full detail and said it looked like a strange bird. All I caught was a glimpse out of the corner of my eyes... it looked like a bird-like creature with large strange eyes. Fortunately, the wind decided to send us back and prevent us from taking a further step into the area where the Silence occured. It literally forced us back with a gale force gust and kept blowing at our backs until we reached the summit and the city there. Similarly, my mother has seen strange creatures in parts of the forests such as around one of the cities in the country known as Gabrovo. Examples include something like a large black dog hiding under the hotel's balcony table. And strange humanoid like creatures running through the forest without a sound. Likewise on a trip to the Rhodopes she saw a strange quadruped devil0like creature walking on the path in front of us.

[@1950sFordGuy]

Always take a friend or more with you when in the woods. Animals and elements are very dangerous when you’re alone.

[@marhawkman303]

Tripping and falling can kill you if you're alone and far from civilization. So yeah.

[@anotherfacelessacount2063]

No Ur just. Pussy

[@bubbaray8670]

You can go into deep woods alone , just gotta know what you are doing. I grew up in the woods and still live in the woods. I haven't had any problems , knock on wood, lol.

[@marhawkman303]

@@bubbaray8670 Yeah Bart Schleyer went on dozens of solo hunts before the one that killed him. He was quite skilled and knew what he was doing. That's why he was able to do as well as he did.

[@herbpetrillo163]

Especially the two legged kind.

[@MyDarkmarc]

I had this very odd experience at Crater Lake National Park back in 2007 while on a Ford Model A car tour of the area. About 35 of us stopped at a rest stop and I got out to walk my little dog Maria who is a 10 pound terrier mix she has the demeanor of a big dog in a little dog's body meaning she's fearless. Well as we walked away from the group I had noticed that it grew quieter and usually Maria is always pulling on her leash but this time she wasn't pulling so hard in fact she had completely stopped and would not move and started walking back the way we came. Then I noticed the sun that had been shining earlier was now overcast and I began to feel that I was not alone and Maria kept pulling me back the way we came so I decided perhaps that it would be better that we go back to our group and as we walked back Maria started running and since she was on the leash she had me running too. I wonder if she sensed something strange or perhaps something menacing was in front of us. I know dogs can sense things that humans can't. When we did get back to our group Maria seemed back to her normal terrier self.

[@marhawkman303]

@Hugh Jaynuss This is exactly what most dogs do when they smell a cougar. Either they growl and bark like they've lost their minds, or they try to hide from it.

[@bryscotto9868]

@@marhawkman303 yea because your a master on how dogs read to cougars LOL , but yea it was most likely a predator of some sort.

[@RSR423]

Probably smelt bear shit.

[@_myst_4267]

Out of all the spooky stories I've heard, this one freaks me out the most. Even if it isn't a monster or a serial killer, the idea of dying alone and confused in the dark is horrifying.

[@roonkolos]

When he mentioned The Silence, while I dont leave a really big wooded area, my brother and I experienced a moment one evening where even the wind was not heard. No bugs, no cars in the distance echoing, it was quieter than any quiet you ever heard. It felt wrong and we knew something was not right. Went back in but you never forget that. Weird to say but absolute, total silence is one of the loudest things you'll ever hear

[@ps-ri2qk]

You missed the most important point, don't wander into the deep woods alone.

[@marhawkman303]

And if you go into the woods thinking "Jesus is watching my back" well you might go home with Jesus and not him with you. God will provide, but God may or may not save you from your own stupidity. As the Lord himself said "Do not tempt the Lord thy God."

[@marhawkman303]

@Fabian Sosa one of them is a case of someone falling off a cliff. Yes, there were witnesses, but none was close enough to see how it happened.

[@marhawkman303]

@Fabian Sosa Hmm that was apparently a different video. It was a case where a group of people were walking a trail in a park and one of them steps of the trail like she's looking at something, but that location meant stepping over a cliff.

[@TheFunGun5]

@@marhawkman303 How convenient that this so called "all powerful" god chooses not to help people. ...its almsot like hes not real.

[@marhawkman303]

@@TheFunGun5 That or God allows people to live their lives as they choose. What's the point of allowing people to choose how they'll live their lives if their choices don't matter in the end?

[@PaDDy7389]

When I was younger, we had no large predators in Germany, but I experienced the sudden silence with changes of the lighting anyway. When it happened, it always felt like someone was watching and I had the feeling, that everything was in slowmotion.

[@lea8397]

I’ve experienced something similar before, around 13 years ago, when I was outside in some small forest in Germany with my grandparents. Because I knew the place, I would run infront of them and suddenly everything went quiet. I felt so uncomfortable and watched.

[@lea8397]

@Kosename Herrmannsacker, im Harz, in der Nähe von der Ebersburg Ruine, falls dir das etwas sagt :)

[@slipstreamxr3763]

Yeah, but you come from the country where all the creepy Black Forest fairytales come from not to mention tatzlewurms. Maybe they didn't come out of a vacuum entirely.

[@crazysilly2914]

Black Forest? Lots of paranormal events in the Black Forest, that’s why it’s called the Black Forest in the first place apparently...

[@PaDDy7389]

@@crazysilly2914 No, it was in forests in the region (Emsland) where I live.

[@brittanyhyatt3407]

I live about 45 minutes away from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and have visited there more times than I can count. There have been a few times where I have experienced "the silence". It's the most deafening thing I've ever heard and sends shivers down my spine every time I think of it. My husband and I are avid hikers and have spent many summers in his family's cabin up there. We have heard countless stories of these strange and eery mountains. For the love of god, please never go out in the woods alone! There is something spooky that lurks there. Something you don't want to even think about encountering.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

As an avid outdoorsman who has spent the better part of 30 years in the woods, you're full of s**t. The so-called "silence" occurs as a result of sudden changes in ambient light levels and ambient temperature levels. You're being spooked by stories intended to scare children into staying inside at night.

[@TheShatteredEmperorpiece]

You see, I believe that fire watch towers should have a design in place to prevent ‘things’ from getting at them. Like a design where the stairs raise up after they walk up the tower, so that way if something wants up the tower it won’t be able to.

[@nurgle333]

Absolutely!

[@sarttee]

you think 1 dimensionly. Most of the beings that hunt in the forest can jump 20 ft into the air, fly, float, teleport.

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

Some do.

[@joshuahadams]

@@sarttee and house hippos steal my socks out the dryer for their nests.

[@salliegallegos918]

I remember a Marine on watch in a tower in Guantanamo Bay telling the story of hearing someone climbing the ladder and knocking on the trapdoor. He thought it was his relief. He opened, but no one was there.

[@Alexei2539]

Hi. I wanted to offer a correction in the Dennis Martin case at 7:20. I've listened to Paulides retelling this over half a dozen times and he never said that they saw a child being carried away. Only that it was carrying something over its shoulder.

[@daleslagel5004]

It was said that they seen a bear or a hairy man carrying something child like in shape .Also they heard a god awful scream moments before seeing the bear/man. Also the lead investigator killed himself later after always denying being involved

[@florianlaur5300]

I often wonder if "ManBearPig" of SouthPark isn't inspired by exactly that story. From all the stories on this channel, I find the missing 411 to be the creepiest.

[@burtknighten1873]

@@daleslagel5004 watch Mr Ballens 411 stories.

[@J3diMindTrix]

@@burtknighten1873 Or, just watch Paulides' own actual personal yt channel from which Ballen gets his material. (Canammissing project) Fair play to Ballen, he never straight up ripped it, he always made sure to credit Paulides and has directly contributed to a spike in subscriber count for David. But I would always get the info straight from the horse's mouth, personally, though Ballen's expertise in storytelling and huge subscriber base has shone more of a light on the subject than David was able to do alone (which can only be a good thing).

[@connoc5078]

@@J3diMindTrix The problem with both mr ballen is that he just retells what paulides wrote, and the problem with paulides is that what he wrote often has distorted facts and sensationalised parts to make it seem more paranormal than it really is when you read the facts yourself.

[@dpinoy5642]

This is such an underrated horror channel This gives me more creeps then Mr.Nightmare and llama arts

[@MJ-fj9yv]

That is “than”, not “then”. You have been warned! -Grammar Monster.

[@ronaldmcdonald5583]

Em Jay man shut yo bitch ass up

[@FlyingFocs]

@Relinquished yeah, but at least they make them interesting enough for someone like me, who's more interested in mysteries more grounded.

[@guymanmanguy1601]

I can explain the coins on the ground in Christopher's case: he tried to bribe Bigfoot, but he only takes credit

[@user-bu2sf1gb5t]

Or Bigfoot took him and left the change.

[@shaolindragon77]

he wanted three fiddy

[@albang8804]

people or better said kids... dont belong here. you try to get a few laughs over dead serieus proven deaths of young children and grown ups

[@adamchisholm3292]

@@albang8804 chill and learn to spell

[@bruss529]

no, Bitcoin only

[@Babayaga962]

The silence has a very good explanation. The reason why all the animals go quiet is because there is a predator around, and most of the time, it’s you. Statistically, many animals will go their entire lives without ever encountering a human being, and logically, the deeper into a forest you go, fewer and fewer will have had seen a human. To them, you are a threat, a new variable, one they have no experience with and don’t know what to do about. Their “fight or flight” instinct engages, the birds can’t fight you, so they go dead silent, don’t move and wait for you to leave. Once the first bird sees you and goes quiet, a chain reaction ensues as the other birds and animals follow suit. Even the bugs go quiet, and the forest goes silent. This is where it gets really cool. That chain reaction doesn’t just effect animals, it effects you too. There is a part of every human beings mind that is devoted to self preservation, and it hasn’t really evolved over the last several thousand years. This means that at all times, a tiny part of you is worried about being hunted by predators, constantly on the look out for tigers and lions, because it cannot fully understand that we mostly don’t have to deal with such things anymore. and that part of your mind is training by instinct to look for even the slightest indication that a predator could be nearby. So, just like the birds, you notice the forest going silent and your brain tells you you’re being hunted, even though your not. This of course makes you feel incredibly uncomfortable and your hair to stand on end even when there is no real threat. This doesn’t explain these disappearances, but it does explain why the silence happeneds

[@deadman4712]

That doesn’t explain why the trees leaves don’t make noise, water flowing in the river couldn’t be heard anymore. And the hairs rising on the back of your neck

[@gravesidepoet5405]

@@deadman4712 adrenaline overload. Everytime I get into a fist fight I get it. Noise is distorted and I get tunnel vision

[@borleyboo5613]

Humans.....the most evil and deadly predator on Earth.

[@kingchungus]

​@@borleyboo5613nope, we are prey as well

[@nonmihiseddeo4181]

RE: The lady hunter that saw the distortion in the woods, when I was 12 or 13, we went on vacation to a lake in Wisconsin. We were sitting on a picnic table, just talking, me, my sister, two of my cousins, and the people we were visiting who lived there. Somebody said, "Look! What is that?" We looked where he was pointing, and eventually we could make out what seemed to us like dent in the sky. It moved from west to east at a pace. We watched until we couldn't see it any longer. We noticed when the breeze and bird calls returned, but we didn't notice when they stopped. We were later told that we had seen the Wind Walker, and that it was a blessing and a good omen.

[@pixelcount350]

Sounds like a UFO that these bigfoot creatures use to move in and out of places.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

It might have been a portal.

[@nonmihiseddeo4181]

@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Yes! I've looked into that, and I think it could've been a portal. Thank you.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

No problem.

[@claushellsing]

Is that a legend? Can you link some info about the Wind walkers I look in internet and could find anything

[@ndndrunk]

This should have a part 2.

[@am2023]

ndndrunk part three as well

[@ndndrunk]

Yes I use to be a security guard I just notice things

[@am2023]

@@ndndrunk share with us more please

[@am2023]

@Hans Ferdinand yesss

[@pip5188]

There's a creepypasta based on this called "Horrifying Search and Rescue stories." Although, it goes way more in depth with the paranormal and unknown aspects

[@milomrebloc1770]

In the Bart Schleyer case there actually was human remains found in bear scat, according to the newspaper article. I used to be fascinated by Paulides’ work until I spotted my own pattern in his cases: very basic bits of information are consistently left out that make the cases seem more mysterious than they actually are. Essentially anything after the first book is to be taken with a massive grain of salt, in my opinion.

[@wadewilson8011]

What do you mean by "spotted your own patterns"? I'm curious because many outdoor people and woodsmen natural traits consist of similar patterns.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

@@wadewilson8011 He's talking about patterns in David Paulides so-called "missing 411" cases where Paulides will alter, lie or out right omit key details of each case in order to make them more "mysterious" so he can then cast doubt on the official explanations in order to fuel his ignorant fear mongering of the U.S. National Park Service so he can continue selling his nonsensical books to easily manipulated sheep in order to make a living. This pattern has only become more obvious with each case after the 411th case, but if you know what to look for, you can spot it in is first 411 cases.

[@flowerfaerie8931]

@@wadewilson8011 Basically the dude is bullshitting, most of the details that point to what happened to these people are deliberately left out to make it seem like an inexplicable mystery, like the human remains in bear scat.

[@randybaumery5090]

Well this doesn't mean a bear is what killed him, but that a bear ate his remains , or parts of his remains. If I'm a serial killer with woodland survival experience. After satisfying my bloodlust, it is in my interest to make certain it always looks like hogs, cats or bear did it. Coming to a conclusion based in the sh** of predators doesn't mean much.

[@Christian-uc2qi]

A few channels have found the anomalies in Dave Paulides' cases. I think it's more than him just wanting to sell books. He pushes the GPS locator beacons as well. The powers that be just want us out of the forests. If we are there, they want an ability to track us.

[@doggedout]

Always take a friend when wandering in the woods and... Make sure they run slower than you do.

[@derekhughes8318]

Lol

[@KevsDoYouTube]

1. This is why I don't like going out much 2. You're simply one of the most under rated channel ever 3. Now I have more reasons not to go out on my own

[@KevsDoYouTube]

4. Came over to a friend's house to hangout last night. 5. Walked home at 7 when the sun is long gone. 6. Saw something in a black cape dashing around under a bridge while I was crossing it. 7. I'm still freaking out about it til now!

[@yyeezyy630]

Kevs that's called a homeless drug addict who thinks he's super man be careful they are dangerous

[@jackiemclean2776]

Kevs sounds like a vampire

[@William.Shakespeare]

larping in comment sections....

[@williamtezen4382]

I only fear the unknown... the cure to this is to know, so instead of not going out, I would go out...

[@Crazyasianman286]

I live in Gettysburg, right near the national park. Needless to say there’s more than a few dark entities in the woods around here

[@planexshifter]

Are you being racist?

[@Crazyasianman286]

@@planexshifter what?

[@supersagarsagar]

@@planexshifter 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@anonme_]

Your username does freak me out.

[@petyrbaelish1718]

2 years ago, I had something very weird happen to me on a hunting trip one night. I always camp with a hunting rifle and a revolver as a side arm. Well I put my rifle down one evening and sat by the campfire, while my hunting buddy was asleep in the tent. I remember looking at the rifle, propped up against a tree, about 6 feet away from me. I looked away, then looked back and the rifle was suddenly gone. Like the rifle had been taken by someone or something. I couldn't see or hear anything, but the rifle was gone. So I drew my revolver and shouted to my buddy to wake him up. Spooked, and forgetting his camera and our belongings, we both headed straight back to the truck, which was nearby, trying to rationalise the situation and calm ourselves down. But when I turned on the headlights, I saw the rifle lying on the ground right in front of the truck. About 40 yards from the campfire spot where it was originally. My buddy got out and picked up my rifle because I was too freaked out at this point. He thought I may have been playing a prank on him, but I knew a 3rd party had moved it, since I didn't move it, and he was in the tent asleep at the time. I wanted to leave and get the hell out of there, but he was downplaying it all and convinced it was nothing, still thinking I might be playing a prank on him, or its just me being paranoid. So he walked back towards the tent, only to come running back about 30 seconds later saying "go, go, go" as he jumped in. I hit the gas and we raced back up the trail towards the main road. He said that as he approached the tent, he could see it had been opened up fully with a bunch of stuff moved around inside and his digital camera taken. He was convinced it was a person though, whereas I knew a person wouldn't have moved my rifle that silently and quickly from right under my nose, in the space of maybe 3-4 seconds when I looked away. We were both freaked out though, nonetheless. Just as we approached the main road, we started seeing flashes through the trees to our side and behind us. One flash after the other, a few seconds apart. Maybe 5-6 flashes in total. Obviously from my buddy's camera going off. We were so freaked out that we got back onto the main road and headed straight back to town. Neither of us could explain it. I was convinced it was aliens, whereas he was saying it could be a person messing with us, or a bear even. But I wasn't buying that. I was shit scared, given the remote, forest setting. Well, we did go back the next day still and found everything still in place, even the camera, which was left on the ground near to the camp. Nothing had been taken. We looked through the photos on the camera and saw a bunch of dark night shots, with the feint outline of trees and shrubs due to the flash. But none of the pictures seemed out of the ordinary and they didn't show anything else other than a dark forest. No photos of an alien's face, or a demon. So we began to relax again and I started to buy into the whole black bear theory that my buddy was pushing. But then we suddenly discovered that 3 photographs had been deleted from the chain of photos that were taken when the camera was going off. There was no way that the camera had malfunctioned or deleted the pictures itself. So someone, or something, had clearly manually deleted 3 specific photos out of the 7 taken. Even to this day, we can't explain it.

[@cherrinabradley8783]

That is bloody crazy! I'm glad I live in england in a shitty town hahaha

[@marybeck8257]

Crazy story. Reminds me of "the lost girls of Panama" when you mentioned the camera taking photos randomly in the dark and some being deleted. Super creepy.

[@RH-iv8ch]

I walk my dog on average 2 hours a day in the woodlands close to my house in the UK. I've been visiting this area for the last 46 years, almost daily. It's a massive area of ancient woodlands and has numerous suicides as of the last 4 years for unexplained reasons. I know the land like the back of my hand, and on occasions I hear the 'silence'. This stops me in my tracks and I observe my surroundings, no sound, no animal noises, no trees rustling, total silence. There is an 'close feeling' an eerie feeling, like you are not alone. Other-times, I often hear noises close by which are human like in sound, grunts, short words, although, nobody is remotely close to me by a mile. I experience this at least weekly, so I can totally understand some of the mentioned 'feelings' in this video.

[@trickrunner4842]

cloaking

[@ScoiataeI]

Where is this woodland? There isn't much ancient woodland left in the UK. Is it in Dartmoor by any chance?

[@aplaguedoctor406]

Survival tips 101: If you're in the woods and all the animals suddenly go apeshit - that means theres a bear nearby and you should get your gun ready. If you're in the woods and all the animals suddenly go silent - that means there are aliens nearby and you should get your "ayyy lmao" ready.

[@PoochieCollins]

ayyy lmao

[@vincentweatherall8532]

Survival tip 102: If you're in the woods and you hear "Squeel like a pig boy" you better be able to dodge a shotgun blast or face the other consequences...

[@sarahlilly1745]

A Plague Doctor Both times, there is a threat nearby.

[@sarahlilly1745]

Hobu123 The birds don’t want to be found.

[@fmar.8311]

LMAO paranoid much.

[@samuelmeredith2830]

I've seen alot of weird stuff in the woods before, but was unaware of so many disappearances. Going to be a bit more cautious in my little trips into the woods now.

[@MarineVeteran99]

Hopefully you carry a firearm... something no smaller than .357 Magnum in a handgun or in .30 Caliber class in a rifle. A .12 Gauge pump shotgun with "00" and or 1oz rifled slugs. I myself carry a .12 Gauge pump or my .30-30 Winchester.

[@kasumikojiro7221]

@@MarineVeteran99 I think a shotgun would be great but a pain in the ass to carry.

[@MarineVeteran99]

@@kasumikojiro7221 Everything in life is much easier when you get in shape. Even carrying a shotgun. It's worth the sacrifice.

[@Shadowace724]

Northern New Hampshire 35 years ago, my father and I were deer hunting. We were both well armed with rifles and pistols and plenty of ammo. Staking out an area that looked good, we sat back to back with a large tree between us. About 1/2 hour or slightly more I felt the hair on the back of my neck start to stand on end, as I was thinking that something seemed wrong, my father leaned over to me and stated that he felt we were being watched. I agreed and we both got the hell out of there. I have been in the woods all my life and never felt anything like it.

[@maniatissa]

I think that what would frighten me more, would be "The Silence". In an environment filled with thousands of natural noises, everything, even the wind, going completely silent is unnatural and not easily explicable.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

Animals tend to react to their environment. Any sudden change from a sudden change in ambient light (Solar and Lunar eclipse) to sudden changes in ambient temperature (warm and cold fronts) and even sudden changes in air pressure can cause animals to "go silent", so it's not unnatural, it's more that most people will ignore the natural explanations because the supernatural ones make for better stories.

[@xineohpinakc264]

I have followed this story of David Paulides for years. I kept wanting to ask if what I experienced once at South Mountain State Park in North Carolina had anything to do with what happened to these people but, felt foolish to ask because what happened may just be me. I was visiting NC to see a friend and though miscommunication it would be two hours before she came home. So I thought about South Mountain. It is a short hike and has some nice views for photos. I had gotten though about 70 percent of the trail and was now on the back half where it was just flat land all the rest of the way. When I came around a corner all the sound of the forest went silent and I felt this pressure and confusion to walk off the trail into the forest. My logical mind could see the easy to follow trail and knew where to go but, instinct kept telling me the right way was off the trail and back up another mountain. I sat down at a bench there because I was afraid of the fact that if I got off my feet I would go the wrong way. After about 20 minutes two women came around the corner and asked if I was ok because I looked sickly. As soon as they came around the corner the sound came back to the area also.

[@octogonSmuggler]

JJ Parker It's probably the fae. They have a habit of leading people astray.

[@ryanrosado6334]

So i 👍🏽

[@erintimpson5571]

What the ever living fuck? I've had a very similar same thing happen to me. I was walking through some woods in British Columbia, Canada with my best friend and her two dogs. (Context: It's just a loop. There's no other paths to walk off onto so everyone who starts the path walks the exact same way). We had just rounded this bend away from her parents and two sisters, because, you know, we were 16 & 17 and wanted to walk alone. It was May long weekend so everything was alive and a pretty popular forest so a lot of people where around. All of a sudden both her dogs pull on the leashes, growling into the forest. They were calm dogs most of the time so it really startled us. Once we got them calmed down we noticed that the forest was completely still. Her parents and sisters should have caught up by then, but they didn't, and the uneasy feeling you get from dogs suddenly lashing out wasn't going away. Her dogs were still pulling on their leashes, almost choking themselves, but they stopped growling and this time they were pulling back to where my friends parents and siblings were. They were huge dogs (two Newfoundlanders) and normally they'd pull you right off your feet but both me and my friend stood still. I totally understand what you said about wanting to go into the forest, almost feeling as if you need too, but logically knowing that was not the way. After what seemed like 30 minutes my friends parents caught up. They said they turned the corner and couldn't find us so they hiked the short loop thinking we'd gone ahead, and sent my friends sisters back to the car. They couldn't find us on the path anywhere so they went back in. Thats when they found us. Neither one of us had moved, other than going and sitting on the ground, but somehow everyone had missed us. They never asked us about it but I'm sure it freaked them out to walk back into the forest and find the both of us sitting cross legged on the ground, staring into the forest, the dogs pulling on the leashes.

[@xineohpinakc264]

I am telling you I will never go alone again. It was very disorienting that the only sound I could hear was my breath. Even the sound of the dry leaves under my feet made no sound. I felt fine after the two women came around the corner. It felt I was being lured off the trail but, felt foolish bringing it up because it could be something like a mini stroke or something. When I heard of his books it kept reminding me of that day. Your story is very strange and brings to mind that perhaps you were out of sync with time since others expected to see you but, didn't. I think that perhaps just sitting there is the best you can do even if something is coming for you because you can face it where others might come through instead of facing it where nobody will see anything.

[@erintimpson5571]

I still absolutely love being in the woods but every time I’m walking through them I’m afraid that I’m going to get that feeling again and maybe this time I won’t be able to stop myself. Maybe we were just somehow out of sync with time. Sometimes I think maybe no one saw us because we DID walk into the woods and simply forgot. I like your answer a lot better. A side note: my very spiritual great aunt was absolutely convinced it was fairies attempting to lure me and my friend into the woods.

[@devodavis6747]

The one where they found the dude's pants on a stump and his bones in his shoes gave me actual chills!

[@NukeDetonator]

Actually they were in his socks, his shoes were gone!

[@Tarantula33222]

If I remember correctly, the Search & Rescue officers involved in that case contacted federal authorities for them to come and investigate because the condition the body was found in and everything surrounding the case was just so surreal and unnatural it had them spooked to no end.

[@kennethrogers3687]

Makes you wonder why our government hasn't warned us!!!!!

[@adlanti-definitionleague8659]

That was probably the spookiest imo

[@reesedaniel5835]

@@kennethrogers3687 If you knew what kind of "government" we have, you wouldn't wonder.

[@MysteryArchives]

There's something we don't understand happening in our national parks. It's terrifying.

[@evawambani7992]

I'm off to the next element; There's something in the water...

[@PolymurExcel]

It's AIDS, Pool's closed. Everyone out!

[@jamlickndungu]

There's also something in the mountains!

[@RikthDcruze]

there is one such too 😂

[@hughmungus3213]

@@PolymurExcel Tetanus Time

[@vylestyle2749]

See you there

[@dr.skulhamr3220]

I've experienced the "silence" while hunting in Indiana as a pre-teen. On at least two or three occasions, I felt deep dread while in the woods and couldn't get out fast enough. Accompanying the dread feeling was the silence of the place. I only know that it was menacing to me as a young boy who had hunted these fields and woods since he was old enough to hold a Daisy BB gun. I don't believe I ever told my parents or anyone else. I got spooked, was how I considered it. I'm 71.

[@icantthinkofaname15]

Wonder what was there with you?

[@ts-qt7pw]

Paulides recommends to carry a side arm, a locating device and to never go alone. There is also a huge connection with the first or last person in a follow the leader style line to go missing. You forgot to mention how severe weather plays a huge role in this too. Also, small children have been reported to traveling 20+ miles, up and down multiple mountain ranges and be found on a steep ledge the next day. Some children are alive, some not. In almost ALL cases? The missing are without shoes. Shoes/snow boots are often recovered. I have all of the Missing 411 books. They are eye-opening!!! Whatever is taking the people, is not human. It reminds me of us fishing, catch and release some dead, some alive; or, Catch and keep others.

[@AEB1066]

Doesn't always save you being armed. I guy I know lives in Alaska. A few years back a cousin visited to go hunting. He never returned and an extensive search failed to find him. Several years later a wildfire burnt through the region. Firefighters found what they thought was a person killed by the fire, maybe an arsonist. However it was the missing cousin. His skeletal remains were found beside the metal parts of his rifle. The barrel was bent. Beside his skeleton was that of a brown bear. Bullet fragments were found inside the bear's skull. It was decided that the cousin had most likely been pushing through a patch of dense brush and encountered the bear. The bear was shot from below, which is why the fragments were inside the skull. So the bear was above the cousin when a shot was fired, so the bear and the cousin probably killed each other simultaneously. The thick bushes then prevented searchers from finding the remains. For some reason the remains were not scavenged, and appear to have rotted in place.

[@TheWoollyFrog]

@@AEB1066 Just goes to show that search and rescue teams not finding the person doesn't necessarily mean something out of this world took place.

[@marhherz]

And also, if looking for berries, better grow them yourself or go buy them at your local market.

[@joeybulford5266]

Also the strange fact that bodies will turn up after SAR has searched the area multiple times.

[@joshualuke7003]

Paulides also recommends you buy his extremely expensive books, in which he routinely leaves out or changes key details to make his cases seem more mysterious and ominous. He's a total hack.

[@AndyBonesSynthPro]

The Silence?!! Hell no, if I was in the middle of the woods and suddenly the whole world stopped making sounds I would literally shit a clown driving a tiny car

[@ellenlandowski1659]

You never hear about the loud crazy butt people getting taken...

[@alabasterlight]

Andy, you have made my day. Your words made me Howl with laughter, many thanks for brightening my KZbin experience. Best wishes, Mike, UK.

[@kip9999]

Congrats you're a trans sexual

[@hollyandstelladoodle8748]

My dog and I were walking in our local woods on a well known path. She suddenly stopped and alerted, then wouldn’t let me proceed further down the trail. I trusted her instinct and went back the way we came.

[@BuckBlaziken]

I remember taking a late afternoon stroll in my local walking trail alone in November. It was that time of day where it’s still very lit but it’s somewhat darker than it was a half an hour ago. There is a very well foliaged forest that surrounds both sides of the trail and the nearby river’s roar constantly reverberates through the area as the trail runs along side the cliffs and rocky formations siding the river. Most people were leaving to go home for dinner. I ate just previously and needed some well deserve leisure walking to de-stress from work. I was all alone as I reached the first bbq spot. That’s when I felt it, a uneasy, dreadful, almost queasy feeling as if something is readying to attack me. This was coupled with a sickening silence. All the trees stopped rustling for a mere second, the wind stopped mid breeze and the nearby river seemed to quite down, despite still being the only thing making tremendous noise behind me. All of this was strangely unnatural and felt very creepy. Becoming increasingly anxious, I began to turn back and quicken my pace. I can’t explain it but I felt as if something was following me and with malicious intent. I felt like this for an excruciating 1.5 miles, by almost the end of the trip, I was lightly jogging occasionally looking back to see nothing. But only once did I see something different. Something that didn’t look right and it was an outline of what looked like an unnaturally tall man crouching behind a bush in a crawling prowl. Whoever it was had a ghostly aura about him, I couldn’t see a face, any clothing or anything that would identify who it was and he looked like his figure messed with the light around it, it had a definite outline but the man or thing seemed almost transparent. After seeing that I sprinted the last few 100 meters or so. I somehow had a gut feeling that the thing I saw wanted to do horrible things to me or others. I did not feel any safety until I got into my car, even then, however, I still felt unnerved. I didn’t completely feel safe until I got onto the main road a few acres away. I since then visited the same trail only once when it was more crowded and there was the usual joggers and people walking their dogs. I eventually found out that a local child went missing from a backyard which has a forest line connected to the same walking trail’s surrounding forestry on the same night. To this day I still do not know what was watching me and following me, if anything and I often wonder if there was something, or if it was just me. What bothers me the most about the whole incident is the fact that I’m unsure if the thing I saw was real or possibly my imagination as it was beginning to get dark and I was already spooked.

[@austinragsdale2530]

Transparent is a very interesting detail you used .... in a few of the missing 411 stories they describe the thing watching them as transparent or almost like it was covered in Saran Wrap (like a plastic wrap) where it was pretty much see through but distinguishable .... that’s why I feel like nothing has been definitively found or identified. It’s virtually invisible , whatever “it” is

[@mjk6618]

You'd be surprised at the AMOUNT of intensity the Human Body goes through under 'heightened awareness'... There's a conplete physiological change that takes place! I believe you SAW what you SAW, as our eyes are prepared for this 'High Alert' and your pupils' size were dilated... to be; ON THE READY! Good thing you've paid attention to your instincts & you're allright! 👍 May the Force (GOD) be with you!

[@coolbluelights]

Dude, I'm getting chills. I commented above but was just reading through comments here. I kept hearing phantom footsteps behind me in the Adirondack state park in upstate NY. I really think whatever these things are they must only attack completely unsuspecting victims. When I heard the footsteps I immediately stopped and looked around. I kept on high alert and eventually made it back.

[@mjk6618]

Its like "Predator", only a vague image becomes discernable. Makes SENSE! Think about it! I believe THIS is what's responsible in most Missing 411 cases!

[@rneedham667]

Thank You for sharing!! Very Scary!!

[@callisto3605]

Well,i finally found the answer to what happened to me back in august 2016 in a forest just outside the Dolomiti national park in Italy,i was walking about 3 kilometres inside from the edge of the forest and everything was normal the sounds were the same you'd hear when walking in a forest in the summer,it was very warm and humid,then all of sudden everything ceased no birds,no wind and an uncomfortable feeling of cold and chill starting from the legs began, i turned around and started going back but as soon as i started walking i became literally fixated with a tree about 50 meters away, somehow without seeing something in particular i was sure someone was behind that tree waiting for me to go past there, i stand there what to me it seemed like hours looking for movements but in fact were only a couple of minutes,then i decided not to take that route and instead walk to a country road which was on my left,with every step i took towards the road i would feel better and i could sense the warmth again,i walked back on the road to my hotel never taking my eyes off the forest,a very strange episode indeed.

[@lavish_1717]

TheMrAnthony Wonder what it was 😮? Seems other worldly! Thank God you made it out alive !

[@kaleidoscopeon]

That’s creepy.

[@IBsquints]

reminds me of one of my dads friends telling the story of his hunting trip. big time hunter, always outdoors, said he was chillin in his tree stand when a bigfoot appeared out of the woods looking right at him, walked under his stand and reached up and touched his boot. his words were "i dont need anyone telling me what i think i saw, i know exactly what it was and ill never go back into the woods alone". story still sticks with me after many years.

[@tech-bore8839]

Regarding "the silence", I've had this idea that maybe it's a bodily survival mechanism and not so much a lack of external noises. Perhaps when you stop hearing animal noises, or you get some gut feeling, your body tunes out all ambient sounds so you can listen for unusual sounds (i.e. breathing, crunching leaves, snapping branches, etc).

[@aaroncourchene4384]

I know it's a couple'a month's later but that's a great theory 👍😐!

[@BryanLChess]

I know about the dennis martin case, that was truly heart-breaking. Imagine what must have been going through his mind at only 6 years old.

[@fressejetzt840]

Maybe nothing of importants? He was only 6 and it's pretty rare that 6 years old are intelligent enough to realize their situation or even think complicated

[@QT5656]

Riiight. Sounds like you don't know many six year olds. Were you ever one yourself?

[@fressejetzt840]

@@QT5656 don't you know how to answer the right way? Or you that stupid?

[@QT5656]

@@fressejetzt840 personally I think it's better to acknowledge that whatever happened to the boy was likely an awful experience and not to dismiss six year olds as ignorant with no concept of danger or fear

[@reesedaniel5835]

@@QT5656 Some people (usually of the Cluster B variety) have no human empathy.

[@brycemillar123]

I had "the silence". Got lost in the bush for a couple of hours. Everything went quiet. No wind, sound from wildlife. Nothing. Immediately followed by a blood curdling scream. I don't get scared often. This scared me. Started frantically moving through trees and creeks trying to find my way out. Felt like something was tailing me. Whenever I stopped to find out, heard and saw nothing. I felt like it wasn't my imagination and that whatever it was, was just watching me. This went on for about an hour. The whole time worrying about the sun going down and my foolishness of leaving my knife and torch at home for the first time. When it looked like I was going to be spending the night out in the bush I stumbled across the main trail. I thanked my lucky stars but still felt like something was watching me from the tree line. That feeling ebbed away when more hikers showed up at the junction. I walked along the main road to get back to my motorbike. Took the long way by a few kilometers rather than go into the bush again. Hopped on my bike and went home.

[@mirophax]

I remember only once experiencing The Silence when hiking. It’s was the Sailsbery waters track at Dangar falls in Armidale NSW Australia. It’s a pretty long hike and my husband and I had hiked down to the river pretty late. By the time we had climbed back up the ridge it was getting dark. It was no big deal at first. It was summer and the cicadas and crickets were in full force and we were just talking about this and that. Then suddenly I got this really weird feeling, like we were being watched. We both stopped talking and then the bush went abruptly silent. The silence was really deafening especially since it had been so loud only seconds before, I don’t even remember hearing the river which was right next to us. I turned and looked at my husband and he stared at me with this weirded out expression. We didn’t even say anything to each other, we just legged it back up the track to the car. It might have been about 1km. It wasn’t until we got into the car that he told me he felt like something was watching us a little before it went silent too. Probably the freakiest experience I have ever had hiking and we have hiked all over. Never did go back on that walk. The funny thing is there really are no big predators in Australia apart from dingos and crocodiles, neither of which are present in the New England area of NSW. So I have no idea what or if anything was actually stalking us.

[@ThePaulrmcadam]

You obviously never took the stories of Yowies seriously!!

[@wendigofeast]

I heard a story long ago about a boy who was hunting with his grandad. They saw a deer and the grandad was helping the boy find his aim and all that when suddenly the deer started to bash its head against a rock. Standing up on both back legs then diving head first into a rock. After it broke most of its skull, it waded into a river and drowned. The boy’s grandfather moved to a different state and hasn’t been hunting since.

[@nopatiencejoe6376]

It might've been a case of CWD, the "zombie deer" disease.

[@sarhan5568]

Gave me chills. Sounds similar to the guy who was standing up right in the lake. Looks like something commanded him to kill himself this way.

[@amgm1996]

holy shit

[@WhosRique910]

Wow the silence part at the end about the Ohio woman gave me chills cuz my coworker and I have experienced that silence and heavy pressure like your being watched. I work at a delivery company and on our old route we used to drive thru enumclaw, wa where out there is a lot of Bigfoot sightings and one particular part we used to stop and take breaks in our semitruck on the side of the road. There’s no lights or nothing just pure darkness and I can point at the area till this day. Every time we would arrive within 5-10 mins it would be completely silent in the woods and feel as if something was watching us we even had times where we heard branches snapping even had shit thrown at our semi truck

[@WhosRique910]

Also there was this weird clicking noise we would hear but it seem liked some type of dialect as if something was communicating or trying to talk. My coworker also saw silhouettes of a large figure behind the trailer of our semi before we would always pull off when shit got real crazy because it felt like threatening and these were multiple times things would happen when we took a break out there. And this recent late 2017 last time we were out there before we got new routes

[@octogonSmuggler]

Sam Dugan It's the fey.

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

You should have shot it. That would be quite the find. You'd be famous for finding a fresh Bigfoot.

[@billcarrig9434]

Sam Dugan Yeah dude, it's silent cause you just rolled up in a loud semi, engaged the air brakes, and scared the shit outta every animal within earshot.

[@kbkman7742]

to be fair, I used to hike a bit near logging areas, and after a truck and trailer would pass down a trail, everything would be silent for a bit, they would scare the shit out of the birds and any goats or deer around.

[@willandrews9741]

Bart schleyer was a beast of a man & knew predators so well he would sedate & tag bears & tigers in Siberia & was insanely strong & tough, that to me is one of the most troubling cases. He was prepared in every way, he had a lifetime of experience and he had various weapons on him. This would be the best case scenario for a person to be just fine in the wild & yet "something" happened. What?

[@DropBombsInOctagons]

Simple by himself no one to keep watch he got tired fell asleep its all it takes/

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

@@DropBombsInOctagons Ya an experienced hunter tagger and outdoor expert got tired in the woods and got attacked by a Bear 😔😒.

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

@Andy Wilderness only the simple see simple explanations only.

[@gopher3572]

@@theimmortalsuperbeing549 Sometimes it is the simple answer dumbass, not everything is caused by aliens or Bigfoot as much as you want it to be.

[@permaculturedandfree2448]

@@gopher3572 your makey me larf

[@SuprememessageNG]

It's worth noting that with the size of most national parks, never finding a body is NOT unusual, especially with tree canopies making overhead searches in more wooded areas impossible.

[@mpcrauzer]

Here in Brazil, the old people who lives near the forests and other places like the middle of the caatinga or in the cerrado and pantanal know very well about our legends amd for they its real and say every time, if you hear some wierd near the are you are, get the out of the place, you gonna feeling more secure near a panther than the criptids who lives here hidden from the light

[@nadnavlis240]

Our elders have a lot of practical wisdom. Thanks for your post.

[@Adrian-vy5vn]

People dying from contacting vampire lights or chupa chupa lights in the jungles of brazil are very well documented.Look into Joao Prestes case.

[@thechurchofdiscountdan7436]

I had an experience that reminds me of 8:25 when I was about 9 years old and in Cubs in Nova Scotia. Every summer the entire group went to a cabin out in the wilderness for a week. My father went too because the whole thing was a father son trip, he was in the military and a hunter so he took us all to school on outdoors skills regularly. The group of about 16 of us went for a long hike though the woods one day which brought us to a long arching logging trail with large pines and thick brush on either side. just like the story said we were all moving along at our own pace with me and about 4 of my friends lagging about 30 yards behind the rest of the group, bringing up the rear. Everyone else was just about out of sight from the curve of the path when suddenly one of the pine trees about 5 feet to my right started thrashing like wild. The group of us boys all froze and just sort of stared at it for a second. My first reaction after the shock was my father must have slipped off the path and set up a little ambush to prank us, so not wanting to look like a coward to him I took 1 step forward and said "Real funny Dad, come out of there." But nothing replied, nothing even moved. Just silence. I was determined not to let my father get the best of me but after about 7-8 seconds (actually count that out ) of nothing but pointed silence from the forest, I was getting rattled so I got my friends to move on. We still boogied to catch up with the group though. I wasn't outright afraid by what happened until we caught up with the main group and I found my father was with them. He was a good outdoors man, but there was no way he could have worked his way through that brush in the height of summer and caught up with everyone else faster than we did over the open ground of the trail. I'll never know what I was staring down on the other side of that pine tree, and it still bothers me to this day.

[@learrus]

Fellow Nova Scotia woodsmen here, can confirm; our woods are full of some really spooky shit; I've seen it myself.

[@asoto157dude]

Can you elaborate on what was happening with the tree, what do you mean by "thrashing"?

[@TheSoulknight19]

Did you ever talk to your father about it?

[@doctoroctopus2620]

@Happyface Killa :(

[@thechurchofdiscountdan7436]

@@asoto157dude That's what a Dictionary is for

[@emperorpalpatine1228]

Moral of the story: Keep your ass at home.

[@johnnynoirman]

AMEN to that!

[@robota.2433]

@@mrj4990 Precisely lmao. Always pack heat if you're going into the woods........hell, nowadays pack heat no matter what.

[@tyashawalker3510]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 but I would agree

[@Tarantula33222]

@@mrj4990 Except in many of these cases, hunters who were well equipped managed to disappear as well.

[@gregfalco4528]

If I go missing, don't send a search party, just check the couch in front of my TV.

[@tomhutchins7495]

Back in my teens, I was driving with my parents just outside Geneva, in Switzerland. Safe place, we lived there. I did a lot of archery, and as we were driving my mother pointed out a field we were passing and said “that’s where the Jussy club shoot.” Well I looked at this pleasant field in the beautiful Alps, a lovely sunny meadow with targets in, backed by the usual forest in the area… and I got scared like I have never felt before or since. It was fear that made me sick with revulsion, like a cold knife had dropped down my spine. All I knew was that nothing on Earth would persuade me to set foot there. There was absolutely no reason for it but the place scared me to death. Weirdly, since then I’ve felt presences. Many times I’ve been prevented from doing something (usually something unwise, not always) by coincidences. Car breaks down so I can’t go to this place. Something happens and I can’t do that thing. Once I got a terrible migraine which went away the moment I cancelled my plans. Coincidence… but so very consistent. One time a few years back I was very messed up, and was stood at the side of a rail track, thinking about ending it. I felt a hand on my shoulder and a calm voice said “don’t do it, things will be ok.” There was no one around. I can’t explain any of this. I don’t know how to think about any of it.

[@johnberesford9906]

I imagine it was one of your guides reminding you that you are here for a purpose. You made the right choice to stay here

[@andrewjennings7306]

I've always been a skeptic. But these national park things are the one thing that give me second thoughts on the supernatural.

[@frohickey]

Instead of visiting the beautiful but occasionally lethal wilds of Alberta, I think I'll just stay home... in the basement... under the pool table.

[@lindavanderwalker7697]

Sounds like a plan! Good luck under there.

[@bezzie9]

Lol

[@Komotau4691]

Next episode:There is something in basement.... :D

[@cryohellinc]

There are ghosts too in the house!

[@sg7003]

Hahaha! Good idea😁

[@WildMorgan]

Just... Stunning. The artwork, narration and writing is just incredible. Surely it must cost quite a lot to produce these videos... How do you keep going?

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Thank you so much :-) Whilst I can’t disclose exactly how much each episode costs, I can tell you that time is most definitely the biggest expense. A lot of blood, sweat and tears go into each one and we love what we do, so whilst it’s difficult, it’s a real pleasure to know you guys appreciate it. Of course, the odd pledge on Patreon doesn’t hurt either ;-) Just throwing that out there, haha!

[@zoydbond2]

Awesome

[@anonz975]

Apparently very few realize there is software to turn photos into drawings/paintings. Though that would take a fair amount of time/tweeking too.

[@jimhughes1962]

Anon Z >> That presupposes you have the photographs to start with. ~ Trust me, I know from experience, each of these episodes is very laborious and time consuming to produce. Even if you did use software to convert photos to “painting” images, you will still need to research, locate, acquire, and prepare them for video (including conversion from photo to ‘painting’). Remember that one of the reasons for using these illustrations is that photographs that tell the story are not available to begin with. Another reason is that if photographs are used, the producers must become involved with legal issues regarding © copyright, which they would want to avoid. The same is true for the music under-which is really beautiful, by the way. The scores are likely original, for that reason alone. This is very nice work. Production in b&w is much less expensive (in both time and money) than in color; however, given the subject matter of these episodes, b&w is quite appropriate. The most challenging part of the production, however, is the script, I’d wager. ~ I must say that I am curious about the score. Perhaps the procurers could give us some insight. Is this original work? It's a perfect fit for the video, whatever the case. Kudos to you!

[@devodavis6747]

These are drawings, *Bedtime Stories* credits the artist at the end. It's *Mikey Turcano.*

[@ErisDas]

Guess the ol street saying is rings true "Stay strapped or get clapped"

[@greensleeves5710]

Be armed or be harmed

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@royalteluis623 Likely second.

[@Toastcat890]

Or just stay the fuck out of the woods.

[@sarttee]

Bullets wont work.

[@salliegallegos918]

Greensleeves I agree, but so many expert hunters have come to a sad end. It doesn’t make sense, does it.

[@wholesomelyvoided1735]

This one was the creepiest ones yet ! I've heard that story about the boy getting carried off by someone or something long ago when I was listening to a podcast ... Basically it was being covered up when that family told what they seen... It's just so strange what it could have been and we will never know

[@khanofkhans6546]

The only problem with some of these theories about something being out there is these disappearances are taking place at multiple national parks all over North America. If they all took place at one park, then I could see but not many parks spread out over thousands upon thousands of miles and countries. I think these parks are very dangerous in spots. There are bears and cougars, snakes and lynx, bobcats and wolves, etc etc. Many normal predators that could be responsible. There are also random spots that drop off and caves and other places that one can fall in and disappear or be walked by and be missed by search parties. There are many many simple reasons these disappearances happen. Some are intriguing because of odd circumstances but the majority are explained by regular circumstances that could happen to anyone.

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

I completely agree. Yosemite National Park has the most unsolved disappearances by far. I've been there and it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. It's definitely worth going. You just have to watch your surroundings. There are a ton of brown bears there, and mountain lions will hide in trees waiting for someone and then pounce on them before they even have a chance to scream. Its crazy.

[@firstnamelastname-oy7es]

It's a problem for Canada and North America, not the rest of the planet. So in a way, it is happening in one focused area. Maybe it's the military testing new cloaking technology on unwitting suspects. A national force of the US, or perhaps secret forces from Russia, or Korea/China. The mystery is that there are tons of 'national park' type areas all over the world, but people don't go missing anywhere near as much.

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

@@firstnamelastname-oy7es That's because national parks in America and Canada are 1.) Some of the most dangerous in the world as far as wildlife goes, and 2.) They are by far the most visited parks in the world. Probably a 10:1 ratio compared to parks in other parts of the world, at least. No, there is absolutely nothing supernatural or military (lol) going on in these parks. Get real.

[@leabeggs8079]

I believe there would be more evidence if jt was an animal attack well animals like bob cats known animals. I understand why peeps are sceptical however a . Open mind is needed as allt of these people arr still missing or just random things are found of theirs in strange positions areas , how do you explain this Your explanations dont cut it .

[@SvenTviking]

350 million people, 10s of millions of square miles of wilderness? Bound to be silly numbers of disappearances.

[@loslakers530]

Always carry a firearm (with extra ammo), LED flashlight (with batteries), a reliable knife and extra food and water

[@ShadowofFenrir]

it wont help against something paranormal.

[@chancellorpalpatineakathes6130]

If that story of that giant in Afghanistan is true then if those troops with firepower didn’t fare well then I doubt a single 9mm will do much.

[@lukeslab3502]

I love how you said: “reliable knife” and not: “reliable firearm.”

[@einzelfeuer_2855]

@@lukeslab3502 Speaking from a decade of (rather limited) experience I can say that in america cheap shitty knives marketed as the best thing ever are EVERYWHERE here and price is not a reliable indicator of quality...Meanwhile on the gun market it's actually easier by comparison to know what is reliable and what isn't. Most americans spending lots of time outdoors in sketchier spots own at least one high quality gun...but not all of them have as good a knife and light as they think they have.

[@meltedcheese1091]

SAT phones are handy too

[@thelazyalgorithm8164]

Stories like these are the reason I never go out camping, or hiking

[@nancyM1313]

Saw David Paulides today. He looks just like your drawing. Wish him the best. Thanks Guys.👌

[@clairerogoski2323]

Out of all the stories you guys tell, I always come back to this one for a good, mysterious chill. Love this channel - keep up the gripping storytelling and beautiful, haunting artwork.

[@riggs20]

I live in a sort of suburban area that is a mix of homes surrounded by forest. This "Silence" phenomena they mentioned has happened to me a couple of times too and it is super freaky. 99% of the time if you walk outside you here dogs barking, kids in the distance yelling, birds chirping, cicadas singing, oelr even cars passing in the distance. But on a couple of incidents, I've been outside and everything has just stopped. No wind, no dogs, no cars, no animals. All you can hear is your own breath. I've just kind of frozen up and strained to hear anything, anything at all. Usually after 30 or 60 seconds the spell is broken and the world will start making sounds again. But it's very, very eerie. I have no idea what causes it.

[@marhawkman303]

The silence is real, and creepy. One suggestion I heard is that it's the natural equivalent of a flash mob. Birds chirping will quickly stop chirping if another bird nearby goes silent. This can cause a ripple effect over a large area and even affect multiple kinds of animal at once. The animals causing the silence find the silence to be just as creepy and terrifying as humans do. What starts these though? anything that startles a bird can possibly cause one. I believe I accidentally caused one once simply by making loud footsteps.

[@empresspalpatine8792]

In Zions National Park there lived an ancient Native American tribe. I can't remember the name of the tribe, but what I do remember is absolutely shocking! One day the whole tribe disappeared and nobody knows where they went. All of their possessions are still there, but no trace of its people...

[@ellendarrow]

I think you're thinking of the Ancestral Puebloan people, sometimes called Anasazi. They abandoned many of their old towns several hundred years ago for reasons that aren't fully known, but they did not disappear. The modern Puebloan people, like the Hopi and Zuni, are their descendants, and many of them still live in pueblos. It is a mysterious thing, but it's a case of sudden abandonment of certain settlements, not the actual disappearance of the population.

[@AndyBonesSynthPro]

Dear universe, please don't ever let me find a dead body, especially one that is mutilated and sitting upright.

[@Skippy19812]

It wasn't until very recently that infrared became cheap enough for rescue agencies to deploy widely, and the areas rescue teams have to search are often vast. It's difficult enough finding a dead body in slightly overgrown British countryside, let alone wildly overgrown and ancient North American forests. A lot of search and rescue efforts fail due to the inaccessibility of the terrain. The more remote the location, the higher the chances of failure. It's not paranormal, it's just bloody difficult. The reason why people tend to shed their clothing in cold environments is due to a naturally occurring phenomena known as "paradoxical undressing." When the final stages of hypothermia set in victims often become extremely confused and disorientated and begin to remove clothing. This is what happened at Dyatlov Pass. It is absurdly easy to become injured out in the wild, and when you're on your own even a sprained ankle can be possibly fatal, as it can lead to a cascade of misfortune. Now that it hurts to walk you can't walk as far or as quickly. It will leave you more exposed to wild animal attacks (predators specifically target injured prey) or sudden turns in the weather. Morale will suffer and you'll find yourself less inclined to push yourself, etc.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

I agree regarding FLIR and people being prone to injury in the great outdoors etc. But frankly I am tired of seeing paradoxical undressing thrown around as an explanation for clothes being removed in these instances. First and foremost, a lot of these cases occur in the warm summer months, so hypothermia is never a logical explanation unless they have fell into fast flowing water. I know you said cold environments, but even then, if you're going to present it as an explanation, please at least acknowledge that it occurs very, VERY rarely. Most people who die of hypothermia are found fully clothed, not undressed, meaning a very specific set of factors have to be met before someone resorts to paradoxically undressing themselves. In many missing 411 cases, clothes are found either spread over a wide area or in a very neat pile close to where the body was found. Paradoxical undressing occurs in the very last moments before death as the hypothalamus basically gives up and releases all the warm blood it was holding in the body's core back into the extremities. The victim has no coordination, certainly not enough to neatly fold clothes and absolutely no chance of them stumbling for miles undressing themselves as they will invariably be dead within minutes or even seconds. Finally, it is almost ALWAYS only the upper body that is found undressed, never the lower limbs. Dyatlov Pass is a bad example as some of them were found in their underpants and their various states of undress were more in line with a hasty escape from the tent rather than paradoxical undressing. That's not to say that any of these cases are paranormal. I'm sure there are reasonable explanations for most of them, but we remain open minded.

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

Another skeptic who wants simple stuff so he dose not have to think.

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

@To Release is To Resolve not really.

[@Gibson343088]

It's not really what happened at Dyatlovs Pass because none of them were naked and more than a few died from horrible injury that seems highly unlikely to be caused by simple frostbite or a fall. I agree with you on everything but that, nothing about Dyatlovs Pass is simple

[@derekk.2263]

If you put yourself in the situation of a lost person, it's not paradoxical to undress. You'll likely get really overheated from exertion as you panic trying to find your way through the woods at night. You're going to start taking layers off and quickly start ditching every piece of clothing you realize you don't actually need, or think that you don't need in the moment. Especially kids, who aren't thinking long term about hypothermia but just want to find their parents. It's actually a really logical thing that you'll realize as soon as you try to actually retrace the steps of these missing people, something Paulides doesn't ever do because he wants to believe he's uncovering a paranormal mystery.

[@masonlariscy530]

Just share some stuff while the topic is out there. I've grown up in south Georgia and there's a fair sized swamp like land that borders my grandfather's property. It's very dense and is very difficult to access, but I journey back there because it has the best fishing and hunting. I've have had a few times where everything goes silent and stagnant and you get the sense of being watched by something predatory or just larger than you. I've had it happen even while being fully prepared for hunting. Which means I was caring a rather powerful rifle, and I've never felt more scared in my life. There's just so much vegetation and so few people out there that anything could hide easily. Not to mention I've heard more than one account of cougars being spotted nearby. It's places like this that cloak true mysteries. There's also the tale of six bridges in Hiltonia, Ga if anyone reading this wants to look it up. It's a tale from even before my great grandad. I can confirm that the bridges existed because I've found one, but I've never found the remnants of the destroyed town. There's a lot of indian artifact rich sites in there area and a tale of a whole town being burnt down by a curse except a single house who's family showed kindness to the person who laid upon the curse. It's not far from six bridges and is recognized as a historic site. www.southernhauntings.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26

[@AuburnTigers111]

I have friends that have seen what amounts to me as a large black shadow that walks around in the woods in and around Bowater's paper mill timber property in Cohutta Georgia.

[@diabolysticism]

Just a random appreciation about how there's some sinister appearance within the backgrounds of the artworks in this..

[@tobypuromaizono4444]

I experienced "the silence" as well this took place at a old house i lived NC I was was taking I night walk in my neighborhood in mid september 2020 which is deep in the forest on the many mountain trails It was about 10pm (i looked at the clock before i left for my walk) the moon was slightly bright enough to see some of the trees on some of the hills when I started I was about few meters down the road when all of a sudden just silence all of the natural sounds of nature just stopped and I got worried and confused and I thought to myself "Why has it gone exceptionally quiet?" Or something like that and I constantly thought its nothing but it was just silence it continued for about 15 to 20 minutes and i started to get Uneasy and that turned into anxiety to the point i felt like i was being watched and then I heard something like a branch snap and I just wanted to hide but i couldn't do anything so I just stood there under the one of the streetlights (which my neighborhood only had 2 streetlights and its the only ones for about 2 or 3 miles) thought the that light of the post kept me safe somewhat i thought shortly after i got completely overwhelmed with dread to the point i started to cry quietly as possible for a few minutes it stopped all of the sounds came back and I ran as quickly and quietly as possible And i thought I saw someone or something shadow briefly on the hill (maybe its some animal but idk?) between some trees as I was running home which a about 2 meters away. Mind you I lived in my neighborhood for about 12 years and took many night walks before I memorized all the normal sounds and Trees & Shadows in the moon light which is common its so strange i knew that shadow wasnt there minutes before i heard Complete silence and I was so scared anyway that's my story Edit: If you don't believe me that's fine I don't care but I'm being honest about my experience and i don't care if my story is believed or not thats fine but I just wanted to mention that. And i have edit some parts of my experience for background and etc and also because of my bad English grammar

[@s.waldron8532]

You're allowed to open carry in national Parks now. Always have a knife or at least a large walking stick when you're in the woods.

[@ethanstang3722]

a walking stick...how about an AK platform rifle. with a 100 round drum magazine and a flashlight mounted on the thing.

[@xikungao2376]

@@ethanstang3722 Sinner! How dare you put any attachments on an AK?! Nyet! Rifle is fine!

[@ethanstang3722]

@@xikungao2376 unconventional threats call for unconventional weapons Nikoli

[@greg4275]

Ethan Stang god forbid you forgot that flashlight! Gun will never shoot right without it lmao

[@ethanstang3722]

@@greg4275 shit your right, but what kind though, so many options.

[@distane8376]

These are the best youtube conspiracy videos I've ever seen. I salute you sirs.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Thank you, really appreciate your feedback :-)

[@JessiTheBestiGaming]

It's not a conspiracy theory? Lol.. These people actually disappeared.

[@draochvar9646]

But a conspiracy theory would actually require them to make a theory on the cause. Here they're just saying:"Ay, weird shit's goin on in the Woods andwe hace no clue WTF is causing it"

[@thomasbramwell9592]

This videos is years old now, I don't know why I come back to it every now and again. The beginning is good! The birds tweeting then the silence then the growl and music. It is so effing good I love it! Your so talented! I've just listened to it again, it gives me chills every time!

[@tomsalati1027]

I am currently walking through the woods at night while a thunderstorm is approaching and listening to this in my headphones Spooky

[@coyotesmile8972]

Lies.

[@1BADGT500]

There are many that are found dead with severe trauma (like they fell from a great height)... but no place anywhere around for them to have fallen from. It is as if they were just dropped from the sky.

[@charlessanders]

That never happened. I've never seen evidence of that or even a news story.

[@peste2574]

Some steam found with severe trauma, miles up high from where they disappear.

[@charlessanders]

@Katarina Love you are a blithering idiot. Post an event where that has been documented and the person did not fall a great distance. You want to believe so bad you have turned your brain into mush. you knobs will believe anything.

[@Toastcat890]

If this is true falling from a tree could explain it the trees in the woods can get pretty high.

[@johnadams5489]

The only time I recall the "woods going quiet" was when there was a Predator in the immediate area. One time I was hiking solo in Quahanna Wild Area. I was about to walk out of the woods and get back to my vehicle after completing my day hike. I was about 100 yards or so from the Parking area and the woods went completely silent. I stopped, looked around, and saw a black bear on the marked trail ahead of me, standing on its hind legs. Apparently, the bear had just crossed the paved road and entered the Trail. It saw me coming DOWN the trail, and stopped. I would estimate the bear was a 2 year old. Being that it was spring, my guess was that the sow had just released this bear and it was now on its own. So, I decided to back up and take an old road I had passed a few minutes before I came across this bear to get back to my SUV. I decided to let the bear have the Trail and avoid a conflict. I'd bet the bear was more afraid of me than i was of the bear. I was packing mt 357 loaded with 180 grain Buffalo Bore hard cast ammo. But, I am not in the business of destroying wild life. The animal posed no threat to me, so I went a different route and let the bear have the Trail. Live and let live.

[@L4nd0C4lr1s14n]

I was hiking up a trail near my hometown in Ontario, nicely buried in Canadian Shield. Same sort of circumstance. I was heading out with my compound bow and claw headed arrows for small game. Skirted around a wide pool of water, and when I looked up I noticed a young bear (looked about 150-200 pounds) about 20-30 yards away within a clump of trees. Lucky for me, it noticed me at the same time and chose to run, but before it had I had already pulled out my hunting knife. Wasn’t looking forward to taking my chances with just that, but I stupidly didn’t have bear spray or broadheads with me. Don’t make that mistake anymore. That was an interesting return to my truck 2 kilometers down the trail with it following me. Pretty sure it was just curious, not hunting me, otherwise I’d probably have been in the news.

[@L4nd0C4lr1s14n]

In case I didn’t word it well, the bear looked up and ran off when it saw me, I didn’t budge any more than to draw my knife. When it stopped I began backing away for a couple hundred meters back down the trail. Don’t run from a bear, you’ll likely cause it to chase you.

[@michaelknight1980]

Absolutely something out there. It's something you have to see to believe.

[@TheShatteredEmperorpiece]

michael knight that implies that you’ve seen it, so do you wanna explain what IT is?

[@squegebol9016]

@@TheShatteredEmperorpiece no it doesn't he is just saying that he believes that there is something out there. He never implied anything except his beliefs.

[@connoc5078]

@@squegebol9016 He said you have to see it to believe it and he believes it, which means he has seen it.

[@squegebol9016]

@@connoc5078 I believe in this thread, a comment was deleted. I was not referring to the comment above.

[@thassaphobiagames7486]

The artwork is so simple yet so beautiful. I might try to draw it on my tablet.

[@FGS-yk3vc]

I've felt that same silence while working in a seasonal work camp in Wisconsin when walking through some woodland adjacent to some farm land on the way to a pond in the middle of the night. I tried to push against it and defy it by walking until the point that it became overwhelming, and I almost ran back at that point.

[@wagman68]

What happens, does it start getting suddenly darker every step you take?

[@veerramdeen4453]

Does your own voice ever scare you when your editing

[@nate4732]

Veer Ramdeen lmao

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

you're* But I am also curious. This guy is a very good narrator.

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

@Stephen Murphy That sudden quiet is unsettling to say the least.

[@zekezzekekan2144]

I fall asleep too it.

[@zekezzekekan2144]

@@GeneralKenobiSIYE your wrong.

[@mattterry9766]

My friend and I went to the mountains in Washington got up to the spot the weather changed real quick and started raining. My friend was getting the tent setup after a while My friend friend could hear footsteps around our camp but could not see anything so he went back to the truck I kept trying to get the fire going after about an hour out of nowhere I had this thump right below me so I ran to the truck. We came back the next day to pick up our stuff my friend was tearing down the tent and a few minutes later to my right a branch snapped on the ground when I turned to my right there were two small trees moving back and forth and there was nothing there nothing around at all it was the craziest thing I have ever experienced in the woods.

[@mymak-jq1hy]

It makes sense that missing people would go missing around the great lakes and national parks. The vastness of these areas is just unbelievable.