Soldiers Encounter… Something | Shapeshifters

[@WartimeStories]

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[@konatheblarbarian6869]

hi, your description of indigenous reference to giving these egregors any attention has a reasoning not explained because its truth is too far for our contextualization. These egregors only exist from the beliefs of real people, that's how powerful real souls are! This statement infers also that not all people are real? This reality of phenomenon is obvious in the solution of these seeming various indigenous tribes offering the same solution, based on thousands of years dealing with these egregors, but also infers the culture and others eliminated in history, knew this information at its inception, and or before it

[@kieranclarges2514]

Great news, I've been hoping you'd make a podcast... Just one suggestion... If you set out your podcast into seasons, You could easily transfer them into an Audiobook format and maybe make some money that way too. Keep up the good work... Peace.

[@Nyctophora]

Great news on your working with Ballen Studios! This was a really thought-provoking episode. Germany has a long history.

[@thecursed01]

forgot little red riding hood (rotkäppchen) in your list of german stories about evil wolfes masquerading as humans. (no, not joking)

[@The_ZeroLine]

Can you spell out the name of this “indigenous” Polish group you kept citing. I lived there and my first wife was from there and I have never heard them mentioned.

[@spiritchanger]

*crawls under the beds* "Hey" *Leaves* *Doesn't elaborate*

[@Joakim-j7h]

Sounds legit, go back to sleep. 😂

[@rozalalili8461]

😂

[@JK-gm6kk]

Buckley's angel

[@crimsonnemesis3511]

Don’t worry about it!

[@Plaprad]

One of the most believable boot camp stories ever. We had one dude who found out he was a sleepwalker in Basic. Just walked up to the guard in the middle of the night with a dead stare. Guy turned around and just saw these dead eyes staring into his soul from a foot away.

[@psnachtmuzik]

*slides out from under your bunk* "hey" 👁👄👁

[@ketalegaming2572]

"Naked"

[@merkabah2]

@@ketalegaming2572 lip stick on

[@spiwolf6998]

"WTF are you doing? Go to sleep!" Is the best response to the monster under your bed. 😂

[@anyathepanther7977]

For those who are interested: The Aufhocker is a broad describtion of creatures known in Germany and Poland. They have many Names, but what they all have in Common is that they suddenly appear next to you on your Way Home. Some look Human and strike up a Conversation. At some Point they either ask, or just jump on your Back so you give them a Piggyback Ride. During your walk Home the Creature gets heavier and heavier, but also your Mind gets darker, more depressed. Mostly they look like a Kobold, but they can shapeshift to look like anything they want. The Baukhauv never took a Life, but the Stüpp (which looks like a Werwolf) has killed many. Pippin the younger, Father of Karl the Great, said he had slayn one of these Creatures.

[@kylemorice4870]

Thank you for the information

[@VaxRabbit]

Holy crap. I just posted an experience in these comments of one I met. It wasn't evil though. It was a friend I made that escorted me home. I've got chills. This was over 30 years ago.

[@richardletaw4068]

@@VaxRabbitThat would do it (create chills). Christ, yes.

[@charlemagne5445]

The version I know, its invisible and it mounts you when you rest by a riverside, growing heavier as you go. They cause backpain and muscle sores.

[@speez71]

Sounds like a bunch of people I used to know..... negative and heavy.......

[@ThatEvilHag]

Polish native here. We have extensive folklore regarding werewolves and things shape shifting from and into a human, but skinwalkers are specifically a Native American concept. We don’t have an exact equivalent and there’s no literal translation.

[@thoorwulfn9z383]

its mostly the same thing

[@ThatEvilHag]

@@thoorwulfn9z383 “mostly” makes a big difference in times where folklore is adapted and retold incorrectly all the time

[@DavidLange-d7p]

@@thoorwulfn9z383 "Mostly" is why we have such a bad idea of what a wendigo is

[@thoorwulfn9z383]

@@DavidLange-d7p Skinwalkers and European Werewolves are two shapeshifters that are different but are generally the same

[@DavidLange-d7p]

@@thoorwulfn9z383 No, not realy. One is an evil witch that can take form of many different animals and people, while Werwolfs are people cursed to become animals. Not to mention that the modern Werwolf is young and only realy appeared after begin of the witch trials. The idea that both are "generally" the same is something that is only believed because people don't understand A: the legends of the Navajo and B: the history of the werwolf myth.

[@ctee12387]

I think the guy sliding around under the bunks actually was creepier to me than the actual skinwalker 😂

[@bradylloyd8799]

His name for us was "Henderson" and he gave such a weird vibe that we were so concerned about him and his weird ass behavior at Ft. Sill, OK that we took his firing pin from his rifle one night. The DS's were so fixated on getting us through basic at the time that when his rifle failed to function they just had the shooter next to him swap rifles for his BRM training that would let him graduate. When we did U.S. Weapons course he managed to slam the M203 closed on his thumb, and both the M240 and M249 jammed on him at the second shot. Odd. Probably just bad luck, but odd.

[@hillbillyscholar8126]

I had a late friend who had been a soldier in the German army on the eastern front during WW2. He admitted to having seen many strange things but chalked it all up to fatigue. I suppose it was a coping mechanism. He related a few stories because he trusted me, and I will submit that to see what he saw and then consider that it could be real would have been terrifying.

[@goodbonezz1289]

Would love to hear some of his descriptions

[@truthseeker2321]

I've known a few veterans of that campaign while I was stationed in Germany in the early 80s. One guy told me that sleep was a rare luxury for both sides, so hallucinations aren't ruled out.

[@Jedittee]

You should share those stories!

[@hillbillyscholar8126]

I swore to keep them to myself, but my friend is long dead now. The one that both frightened and enraged me was one that involved someone, or something, searching through the personal effects of the fallen with fiendish delight. How do you react? Report what may be a hallucination to your command? Fire on it and garner attention from your superiors and all the local opposition? Terrifying and frustrating at the same time.

[@panamericaco]

I did basic in germany and I definitely had some hallucinations. One was a black fox chasing its tail endlessly, which turned out to be a tree stump. The other was 2 men with weapons approaching while I was in the alarm post. They had a bright glow around them and were hovering . I called it in to the sergeant, he took a look and told me there was nothing. That was after three nights of sleeping no more than an hour a night.

[@LikhiKuram]

Me:"Wartime Stories is so funny because every scary storie takes place in the USA and I'm safe." Also Me:"FUUUUUUCK..."

[@Shadeling.]

Try listening to this in the dark while in Germany

[@crimsonnemesis3511]

@@Shadeling.then add all the Nazi Occult stuff… like “could” they have opened a portal…

[@dxux4679]

This is not because of absence of events, as you see... We're not talking about regional believes, ghosts and paranormal are universal. Surprises me too knowing there are SW in Europe. We live in a world that's much more magic then we believe.

[@arcturionblade1077]

Every culture has its supernatural monsters and ghost stories. Always interesting to read up and listen/watch videos about them.

[@H_Hold]

​@@dxux4679still waiting for us to figure out how to do Skyrim magic; I'd be less afraid of these beings knowing that I could summon a fireball into my hands while maniacally laughing at it.

[@dabubba4603]

Spider manning under the bunks is actually flat out hilarious.

[@keymoney204]

what does spider manning mean?

[@dylan4652]

Ya that one was more funny then scary and especially when he was seen and just said hey than kept going! He was obviously just messing around with people!

[@james.s7133]

​@@keymoney204moving like spiderman

[@lemarch57]

Makes sense. Got insomnia? You work out. 😂

[@BryantMoore87]

One of the most boot stories i've ever heard

[@isaacschmitt4803]

Can comfirm, I went through bootcamp in 2012, and yes, we had at least one of those guys. Had another dude that told everyone he was a Satanist, and another who proudly told us all that he had an SS trench coat in his closet back home that was his grandpa's. And that it wasn't a war trophy. One of my buddies had some kind of medical emergency maybe halfway through and got med-evaced. I thought it was just a panic attack, but he'd had some kind of reaction or something, and had to be taken out on a stretcher. Never heard hide nor hair from him after. As for dreams in bootcamp, I still remember my first night. Technically it was the second night, but they don't let you sleep the first one. I dreamt I was working on a cruise ship, which was weird because I had never and still haven't ever been aboard a cruise liner. And then I remember the overhead florescent lights coming on (I was top rack, directly undreneath a light panel which was probably three or four feet above me). I don't know what it was about bootcamp, but I *NEVER* over-slept or had the inclination to. Which is weird, because all throughout school, I had never been what you might consider a "morning" person, and I haven't been since boot camp. Maybe it was fear of the instructors and the core knowledge that they'd make my life miserable if I wasn't on the toe line five seconds after lights on, but I've never been able to recreate it since then. Hell, I've even used the General Quarters alarmto wake me up, which worked for maybe a week before I learned to ignore it. Anyways, I've been out for nearly 10 years now (did my four and got out in '16), and lately, I've been wanting to get active, get back out into the woods, hit the trails with my wife and do some hiking/camping. We live out in California by some truly gorgeous trails, but hearing stories like these kinda makes me just want to stay in the city where the weirdest/scariest thing I might see is some crackhead taking a crap on the sidewalk. To quote Family Guy, "damn, nature! You scary!"

[@kevinstachovak8842]

Wartime Stories, The Why Files, and Mr. Ballen are the channels that I get excited about when content drops

[@MimiJoys]

And... Beyond Creepy another REALLY Great channel.

[@EggsAreGood55]

Yeah you know, whenever why files feels like actually dropping a video and not a compilation lol.

[@mr.t5403]

Bedtime Stories(my #1), The Tape Library & Curious World are fantastic channels as well.

[@kevinstachovak8842]

@@EggsAreGood55 Yeah but I don't really mind the compilation vids

[@EggsAreGood55]

@@kevinstachovak8842 Yeah they are good to go to sleep to for sure. It just surprises me how hard and time consuming he makes it out to be to make a 30 minute KZbin video lol.

[@Aluhcav]

Something I was told, by two different World War 2 veterans (one USA and the other German, who turned spy for the allies) have a warning for most people. "In story books we are told of great things, both good and evil. We love listening to them, and then ask if they are real. most of the time we are told quickly to not worry about it, and that it's just a story. But then one day, you see something out of a story book, and it breaks you. It leaves a scare on your mind, that can't be healed, because everything you know then is a lie. The stories were are told, are real, and you need to believe them, so that you can run when you see them." I met these two vets within three months of each other at my job, and I take time to listen to them, as I do play stories when I'm able to during my working hours.

[@edwink.1610]

If they shared any stories with you, please submit them. Would love to hear them on the podcast. Your quote from the Vets should be used as an intro. It sums these stories up perfectly

[@Aluhcav]

@@edwink.1610 I'll keep my ears open!

[@icescrew1]

I was the white kid living on the Navajo reservation in the 70s. My best Navajo buddies family was of clan full of bizarre supernatural events. Skinwalker is no joke. I witnessed some really strange things out there. It's a very different situation there.

[@JosettePond]

Navajo nation need to be respected to the highest level they are the strongest spiritual group among all native Americans

[@GodisPerfect668]

I was watching on you tube a channel about skinwalkers. All of sudden I found myself on the ground in front of my chair on my front poarch. I had passed out! No I do do weed or was not drinking or anything. It was something or a sound on the podcast I was watching. Now afraid to watch or research skinwalkers any more

[@xxxtimeghostxxx]

​@@GodisPerfect668they are outside your house,they are coming for you this night

[@AriaIsara]

​@@GodisPerfect668scary!! Did the podcast feature some real audio from real footage? Personally I purposely avoid videos that contain real audio, like some videos are titled "bigfoot screams caught on camera" and even though I don't think bigfoot is evil and I don't live in the US I will not play this video lol. I also don't watch videos with real ghost hunting using ouija board. I tried once, from a famous channel, and it started with a disclaimer that playing the audio in your house might lead to activity there after as reported by some viewers in previous stuff so I was like "nope" and stopped the video 😂

[@Tripp55]

I would love to hear the story of some of the things you've witnessed.

[@The_ZeroLine]

These creatures feed on our fear rather than our bodies. It’s why basically every story says they just stared or chased yet never reached them when they easily could have.

[@alwayslearning8792]

Archons are similar , negative emotions nurish them.

[@stunner9005]

Demons feed on fear.

[@thoorwulfn9z383]

they'll feed on both

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@thoorwulfn9z383 Nope.

[@dogmeat7486]

creatures that feed upon fear or any negative emotion are called archons and have been talked about since the start of time. The gnostics talk about them still.

[@Tanalei]

It made me smile when you said "this is the smoke pit" - I have worked for the military for 15 years and the smoke pit is a legendary place.

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

❤

[@kassym.775]

There is a dog man encounter episode on KZbin about a soldier who was stationed somewhere in the South back in the 80s encountering two wolf like creatures that walk on two legs and they attacked him at night while he was on route to deliver food to his fellow soldiers. I wish wartime stories would do an episode about military members encounters with the cryptid dogman.

[@miamijules2149]

That’s a great story…. I heard that one…

[@AG-no8zq]

I'm from Germany and never heard of the Aufhocker, so I did a little research. The Aufhocker is something completely different from what is described here. It's a goblin spirit that jumps on travelers at night to make them heavier with every step they take.

[@christophercolangelo2929]

A goblin is one form it takes. As described here, the creature also takes on the form of women, and animals. Sometimes the creature will attack the throat of its victim. What was said here matches the legend exactly

[@ashleybrooke2087]

It could also be some regional variation of the folklore. That happens a lot with mythology over time plus other stories get swapped & shared. Vampire lore is a good example of that. There's such a variety of different types & rules for them depending on the region. But the version of the Aufhocker I'd heard about as an American is the version you mentioned; the imp that leaps on travelers' backs & rides them to exhaustion & they'd sometimes shapeshift to objects that add extra weight like the English Hedley Kow.

[@chickensandwich8808]

This is interesting. It makes me think of the Pooka of the british isles, though I am speaking of the Irish interpretation. Though there exists various forms.

[@TheEdgeLord]

I've seen what is called a Dogman.....utterly terrifying that has left me a hypervigilance whenever I go out in any wooded area. I occasionally see the eyes in my dreams. I'm always armed now and if I ever see it again I have got some lead I'd like to force feed it.

[@billybunter3753]

Let's not spoil these entertaining but fake stories now!

[@colostomybag9201]

Oh sorry for the confusion but that’s not a skin walker but just an average german politician

[@bulldogsbob]

Are you talking about the first story?

[@bebop4874]

Lol

[@michaelfairchild]

Or typical german woman...

[@YoungBison]

Sounds legit

[@user-cs7fg5eq9r]

It's good to know, no matter where you go, people hate their politicians

[@marybdrake1472]

I'm still stunned by the story of the guy that was under you bunk dude. That's just wild.

[@hangedone]

he was just in a silly goofy mood

[@flimsyenthusiasm5769]

My grandpa was the weird guy at bootcamp, but in his own words. he was bored as fuck, had gotten drafted, and loved pranks. So boot camp was perfect for him to be all three.

[@jojo_rose341]

when my grandpa was in the army he drove tanks and one time they had a guy ski behind the tank attached to it 😂 and when he first joined they had air mattresses and his had a hole in it and the guy next to him laughed at him so he poked a hole in his and they became friends (later) lol

[@Rogue-7.62]

I can relate. I loved messing with people. Even the DI laughed at some of them. Especially on fire watch if I caught you sleeping. Not a good thing for the one sleeping. Even TOP got a kick out of that one. He thought it was great for a boot to be doing that to other boots.

[@hellhound1389]

Had an uncle who was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam era. He was told he couldn't go anywhere without a partner (battle buddy) especially at night. He spoke up and asked because of the Soviets right sir. His CO said if you say so. My family has ancestry from Germany. One of the things handed down is a dagger with a silver handle decorated with a carving of a wolf

[@feelinfroggy8089]

Wow, thank you for sharing !! After my kids had experiences when they were 10 and 8, I started researching and there were different things happening around our house. With the kids and certain friends that came over. It was finally my turn to be "introduced"...they was 8 years ago. We did not ever feel threatened, I was told they e been around longer than when they introduced themselves, and was also told that they seem to be protecting us. They actually were ..it wasn't a seem to be. DM and Sas both, along with their families. When my son first told me of what he had seen, there was no going outside alone. I was usually out there anyway, in the yard doing something, but now a definite, bc I didn't know what to expect. They just watched...at night, no one went out at night anymore...if someone did, I went with them. I explained to them and those. Certain friends, that daytime is our time outside, nighttime is theirs...lots of experiences with them. But always peaceful and protective. During my research, and my chats with others, some told me of their version of Sas...in Vietnam, rock apes.

[@xerolykan]

Looking back in my years in high school reading up history books from Germany, Italy, Japan, Africa and a few other places, reading this sounds all the more eerie and bloody chilling to the bone ...... There are some things we just can't explain man it's a scary world out there .......

[@feelinfroggy8089]

@@xerolykan there sure are! In finding out some of what we were having experiences with, learning also, there there are many other beings out there that we have no clue about. Some of the other beings that were it there, I have no clue what they are. I'm sure that sounds crazy. It does to me, and I've had it happen to me and my kids! But also, hearing how our govt was experimenting on our soldiers, trying to create super soldiers....and dropping some over in Germany and other places, I believe it. As I have gotten older, I've seen how some behave while they r supposed to be making this a safe country. They haven't. And it was a former CIA agent that shared about mixing soldiers with whatever animals they did, to create dogmen and whatever else..those parents would never know what happened to their kids...what they did, hoping to help the country. And I guess they didn't count on the ones they let lose in our country to breed. Their experiments sound like they got out of hand. But I do wonder....

[@xerolykan]

@feelinfroggy8089 I've seen and dealt some rather unexplained things myself .... I believe you, our world leaders hide a lot from us and are just plain snakes in other areas too I've had one supernatural experience with what I've been told was a lachusa .... or a witch I had been in the woods at night just relaxing and texting friends I'm highschool I was 17 about to be 18 at this time and had heard a branch above me break. I used my phones flashlight to see what it was but saw nothing ... then I heard wings flap .... whatever it was sounded big .... then I heard the most god awful woman/creature like scream I've ever heard in my life .... I ran faster than I ever did that night racing home and somehow by the grace of God I didn't get caught .... but when i made it home into the light this thing was about 6 to 7 ft tall .... bright orange ish glowing eyes that seemed to leave a trail as the swayed side to side.... if you ever played a gane called Prince of persis warrior within the monster called the dahaka has eyes that do something similar .... I thought that type of thing only existed in video games for horror effect .... I cussed at this thing to stay away from me and my family and it left .... There are things in this world we aren't meant to challenge all we can do is run, hide or be erased sadly .... we're not the apex Predators there are some worse than us .... and they'll be glad to make us know our place ..... stay safe friend and I wish you the best !!!

[@OneAngryDeacon]

Hello, it is a misconception the Brothers Grimm authored the stories in their collections. They compiled pre-existing folklore, editorialised maybe but certainly not originated.

[@Fire0warrior182]

As a Diné(Navajo) there are many types of Shape-shifters, these stories are interesting and useful for lesson of human condition, as technology gets better, we will be seeing more and hearing more. Greeting from the Navajo Nation. P.s all cultures have many taboos, the skinwalkers are ours.

[@dawnrowlands2408]

In Welsh myth and legend we've got the story of the birth of Taleisin. This involves shape-shifting too. Into a hare, a fish, a bird and then finally a grain of corn. We've also the tales of the Fae. Sending you best regards from N Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@truthseeker2321]

It seems like they are all so similar. Very interesting.

[@gwillgi2]

in malaysia and indonesia, we have were-tigers: witch-doctors who can transform into tigers via rituals, they can be good, acting as protectors, or they can be bad... i heard a friend who related that his mother told him that during second world war, when our country was under japan's military rule, his grandma could travel vast distances despite being an old lady without a motor vehicle. one day, deep in the night, she suddenly arrived at one of her daughter's house because she was delivering a child, and her younger siblings spied a tiger pacing beneath the floorboards of that stilt-raised house.

[@tjallingdalheuvel126]

We have children everywhere and a habit to scare them from getting themselves into dangerous situations or commit unwanted behaviour. With reality and by made up monsters.

[@bulldogsbob]

This is nit surprising. From a Christian POV shapeshifting is demonic in nature.

[@elijahherstal776]

Um, excuse me: Raiders of the Lost Ark did not have Sean Connery, that would have been The Last Crusade from 1989. You know, from the Indiana Jones TRILOGY. Because only three movies exist and you cannot change my mind.

[@simon1714]

Scrolled for ages looking for this comment

[@ladykoiwolfe]

It's been a while since I actually watched Raiders, and immediately knew that was wrong. This is probably just a great example of the mind being fallible.

[@rgm79bluedestiny]

Haha I was wondering is someone posted about this.

[@TheMaritimeHorror]

I did notice that. Also I’ll accept Crystal Skull if it means I can pretend Dial of Destiny never happened.

[@elijahherstal776]

@@TheMaritimeHorror I'll take both the sequels AND let them make 3 more trash-tier movies to desecrate the franchise, as long as they are willing to delete all Star Wars since Disney acquired it, and say "Sorry guys, we screwed up- ignore all of this, maybe we'll make a show or something based in a different era some day."

[@jackspring7709]

When my brother was in Germany some decades ago, he and a friend of his were out drinking in a field around the Black Forest when they heard footsteps in the trees approaching their direction from a distance. He said it sounded as if it was walking on two legs and not four and that it must have been massive, judging by the heaviness of the footfalls. He said, whatever it was, it did stay out of view and never came out of the treeline, so he has no idea what it was but he remembered being very worried as it was approaching in their direction. I lived in Germany, Bavaria, myself once and the forests do have a very enchanted and preternatural feel about them.

[@rp7983]

I've seen something quite similar to what is depicted in "The Night Stag" portion of the video. I was serving a mission for the LDS church (I no longer affiliate with that faith) and was assigned to Picture Rocks, AZ for 4.5 months. We saw and experienced many strange things there, and was warned by many other missionaries about the experiences they had in the area. One night, we were driving back to our house/single-wide we stayed at. It was later than we were supposed to be out at with the strict rules and daily schedule. My companion decided to take a detour on the way back that takes us down a dirt road between cotton fields to see if there were any homes down that way we could visit later in the week. We hit a dead-end in the road, and my companion turned around. As he was accelerating, I could see this fast moving thing in the moonlight running perpendicular to us in the cotton field. It jumped out in front of the car causing my companion to slam on the brakes. In the headlights, we saw this werewolf looking thing standing on its hind legs that was at least 8 feet tall. It continued running across the road and into the adjacent field, and I started yelling at my companion to don't stop and keep going. Non of us assigned to that mission really believed in the paranormal until we started having problems with it all over the place. It was bad, especially those who served near or in Indian reservations.

[@LexWOLF91]

Anybody else misread “LDS” as “LSD” 😂😂😂

[@LaurelleStar]

My late grandfather was stationed in East Germany with the Allied Occupation Army after WWII. But AFAIK he was just working in a PX during that time, so I don't think he saw any shapeshifters in the wilderness. He saw a great deal of combat during the war, but he almost never talked about it. Once I was watching TV with him and there was a newsreel clip of soldiers slogging through deep mud and he said, "That's what it was like in France." That was the only time he said anything about his war experience to me.

[@LaurelleStar]

I meant West Germany, sorry about that, I was sleepy.

[@thomasrush5417]

@@LaurelleStarI was waiting for that.

[@VaxRabbit]

Ok. Here's what happened when I was 16. I was an army brat. My father was stationed at Darmstadt. I spent my weekends hiking into the forest. My best friend and I both had back packed far into the hills of the black forest trying to reach a spire that was visible from far away. There was snow on the ground and we saw large dog tracks about us, so I decided we would climb up on some large boulders to have lunch. You can see very far into the woods because there isn't any undergrowth because the dark Forest doesn't allow that with all the shaded areas all you see is tree trunks and fir trees. As we both said they're eating our sandwiches and talking about what kind of building that spiral was on and maybe a castle or otherwise an old man came from around the back of the rocks. You spoke to us in German and I asked him if he spoke English which he did and he started to tell us the kings were buried in a tomb where this spire was. We sat there looking at the view quietly for a minute then turned around to see that he had disappeared. It was unnerving when we realized there was only our tracks and the large canine tracks. We hiked for a while then decided we could never make it to our goals for decided to turn and go home. We had hiked far into strange woods we didn't know and darkness was falling fast upon us. Then we noticed a large Shepard type dog following us from about 50 ft. We heard cars and night fell. My buddy chickened out and went to the road to get a ride, but I was too proud to give up. The wolf stayed between 30 to 35 feet behind me until I finally got to the edge of the forest at cambria frisch hill. There i turned as I stepped into the clearing by base to see where the wolf was.. he had stopped right at the edge and stayed there. I will never forget that experience. I'm sure it was the old man.

[@WhyyesIamallama]

That's so creepy. Has anything like that happened since?

[@VaxRabbit]

@@WhyyesIamallama yes. I was just telling someone I should document my experiences. I had ball lightning about the size of a VW bug three feet over my head. Scared the hell outta me. Lol. I was standing on a hillside watching two small tornadoes rip through the valley below me, I live in Arkansas tornado alley... And all the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and it felt like the air was being sucked out of my lungs. I looked above me just in time to see this incredible ball of plasma flash two or three times about 3 feet above me. I ran inside and prayed it scared me so bad.

[@brianm4178]

​​@@VaxRabbitball lightning... that was a very, very rare occurrence you survived, because you could have died. Very nearly did judging by the symptoms of close proximity electrical charge. My father was indirectly struck by lighting THREE times. He's been pretty clear about how it feels, and you nailed his description. He magnetizes wrist watches in 48 hours flat... I buy him ppcket watches every year, as a running joke lol he has 28 now, I believe 😂

[@sherriweibert3311]

Terrifying!

[@daydreamdirty]

Interesting. Is there more about this that you remember like any other interactions? Any feelings- like a growing sense of alarm, dread or something else?

[@stephenbraun9951]

I love this topic. I’m fascinated by these. While in Germany in 1992, a buddy and I were backpacking from Baumholder to Saarbrucken through towns and sleeping in the woods of fields. One night, something kept surrounding the tent and screaming on a blood curdling scream. We were so scared that we didn’t move a muscle. I believe we didn’t even talk about it the next morning. That’s the most terrified I’ve ever been.

[@fraskf6765]

Doesnt it feel great that we are not allowed to own weapons for protection? I would have felt sooo safe with a pocket knive at best in your situation .... in fact i feel sooo safe right now. And the gun laws are going to get even worse this year.

[@Portiastrandi]

Funny story, I heard similar sounds camping here and found out later in life that it was foxes making these sounds except one time where it was a person. Terrifying stuff, almost shit my pants because of it. One was attracted to our trash and stole my wet swimming trousers i hung on one of the tent lines😂

[@TUKByV]

I was hanging out overnight at the edge of a wild area with some friends and at some point noticed a man-sized shrub ahead of where I sat that hadn't been there a few minutes before. Some dude in a Ghillie suit was watching us. He left in less than an hour. We would've offered him beer and sandwiches if he hadn't been so rude.

[@MimiJoys]

​@@fraskf6765 I'm very grateful that we are allowed!

[@fraskf6765]

@@night_shift_ the jail demon is coming to get you then

[@lhkraut]

You mentioned the Grimm brothers. I took my mother back to Germany one last time before she passed. We went on a bus tour from Bremen, and the main attraction was Hanau. It really was quite beautiful.

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

❤

[@Something-Waffle]

I saw something similar when I was fourteen. It wasn't in Germany. It was at a trailer park in West Texas in the 90's. What I saw wasn't tall, but more imp-like in stature. It had ashen skin, cole black eyes, and long, sharp ram like horns that petruded from its head, and these same horns were jutting out from its jaw line. It had sharp claws on its hands, and feet. The claws looked raptor-like. It had the most sinister look on its face. It was terrifying. A lot of weird things happened in that trailer park. So maybe it wasn't a shape shifter, but whatever it was, it had malevolent intent. That much I'm certain.

[@drewroosevelt6506]

Wow. Awesome. I believe you. Thanks for the post. Why do you think it was evil? Are you judging the poor being based on looks alone? How rude!

[@lnhp5592]

The first creature also fits the bill of the "nachzehrer" it's a monster from german mythology, sort of a cursed, undead ghoul that can be heard grinding its jagged teeth or eating its own flesh, its a bit like our equivalent to the wendigo

[@TrumpIsrael2024]

In a game I play, Battle Brothers, it has nachzehrer and alp as monsters.

[@funnelingspace9268]

​@@TrumpIsrael2024LOL was legit about to say this, didn't even realize that was actually based on something, now i wanna know what a weildeganger is exactly

[@lnhp5592]

@@funnelingspace9268 Sounds like "Wiedergänger", it's German for "Undead" or if you wanna literally translate it "Again-Walker"

[@wlodek8757]

@@TrumpIsrael2024 Yeah, that game takes a lot from european folklore

[@funnelingspace9268]

@@lnhp5592 considering they're zombies in game then yeah you're 100% right

[@JRay80]

I'm so glad to see this channel picking up steam. You really deserve it, man. The quality of your narration and storytelling are top-notch. Thank you.

[@paulette6900]

You can check out Subartic Sasquatch. He's an excellent story teller and it's not all big foot. I think I'll pass on going to Alaska.

[@Bye_Good]

For once, insomnia has paid off! It’s 4am here in Sydney, Australia. Love your work mate and endlessly appreciate all you do, so Thank you. Long Live Wartime Stories! Damn, this episode is freaking me out

[@TheCrviera]

Love it! Hello from USA🎉❤

[@Bye_Good]

@@TheCrviera G’day!

[@bobuncle5159]

Crazy that the book skinwalkers at the pentagon talk about this kind of thing the world is so much more stranger than we can imagine

[@chrisdooley1184]

I have heard a few similar stories from soldiers who served at the same time as my father in Vietnam and were willing to even discuss such events. I’m not so sure I’d put everything down to fatigue and shell shock but that’s just me. Stories that make my blood run cold as I hear them usually signal a grain of truth to me 🤔

[@cesariojpn]

An author I follow (Ralts Bloodthorne) has told about his time in Germany about such things in the 80's or 90's. So I wouldn't dismiss such stories.

[@CyTolliver]

Ralts Bloodthorne is possibly the coolest name ever

[@Vaporisers]

You’d think an author would know how to use parenthesis

[@healergirl28]

@@Vaporisers You'd think an annoying person would read the comment before replying to it.

[@klaatunecktie7906]

@@Vaporisersparentheses*

[@britttanypaige]

​@@klaatunecktie7906burnnnnn

[@tommychew6544]

In the summer of 85 at MCRD San Diego I was someone that would occasionally stay up an hour after lights out, when we were allowed to get up to use the head and write letters. Made the guys on fire watch nervous but we were never told we couldn't do it. It helped me with the cultural shock of bootcamp somehow, I was already married and had a kid born while I was in bootcamp. Had a strange experience while in Comm school at 29 Palms. I had a buddy from West Covina, and we were driving to his parents' house one Friday night while we were off for the weekend. While we were driving across this desert road on the way there this translucent ball of faint light about the size of a cantaloupe seemed to move across the windshield from the driver's side to mine on the passenger's side. Looked like it was about 6 inches off the hood and about that far in front of the windshield. I thought I was seeing things and kind of side glanced at by buddy and notice he looked a little nervous but neither of us said anything. I even moved my head as if cracking my neck and it didn't move. After a few minutes it slowly lifted up and away. I waited a few minutes and said that was weird, and he blurts out "you saw that too"! We both saw it in the same area, it wasn't a reflection from anything. Never really felt scared just kind of creeped out wondering what it was.

[@walter6629]

Someone visiting you right after they died is what it was, someone who held you in a special place in their heart came to say goodbye

[@NoSoup4U2]

Ball lightening I'm guessing. Very rare phenomena. Something very similar happened to myself and a coworker at a scale house at a quarry we worked at one night. Earlier in the night it had stormed, with thunder and lightening just north of us, but it rained heavily at the quarry. But at the end of the storm, a florescent glowing greenish blue "string" came in the window, humming like how powerlines do after a rainstorm, and it slowly moving from his window at the west side of the scale house, thru to my side, and then out the window on the east side. It wiggled across almost at eye level, like how a snake moves. It was only there for less then 10 seconds. I thought about reaching out and touching it but somehow my buddy sensed I was going to do it, and yelled, DON'T DO IT!! Him yelling at me scared the shit outta me, and before I had a chance to reconsider it, it was gone. Never saw anything like it before or since!! Very strange and kind of creepy. But neither of us were frightened by it. We talked about it for the rest of the shift, but decided we weren't going to say anything to anyone else b/c we figured they'd think we were smoking something crazy or worse!! lol I always remember that when I hear weird stories like yours Tommy. Strange, but true!!

[@__The_Real_V__]

I used to be stationed at 29. I’ve heard plenty about the Comm School barracks, some of which are haunted due to suicides and the like. Comm students are whole different breed. No idea why, but they’ve definitely put thru some crazies.

[@drdotter]

Aw, the Palms. One of the garden spots of the Corp, besides Barstow and Yuma.

[@MrArcher7]

If he is in the Bundeswehr, he is in the West German army. The army of the GDR was the NVA or Nationale Volksarmee. Given that his name is Adolph, this probably happened many years ago. I would venture that Adolph was born in the time of the third Reich, because this is not a contemporary German name. It's just not a name, Germans give their kids and since you have to get a name approved. Adolph is considered a historic name and not illegal, parents are discouraged from doing so. I believe it is this channel that shares a story of American soldiers stationed in Germany who had similar experiences.

[@TheKnellBelle]

You have to get names approved?

[@CoalCreekCroft]

Interesting side note. I'm a bit of a language/word fan. Nothing to distract from your valid comment but here's a Google quick response: " "The name Adolf has seen a slight resurgence in popularity in recent years, with 46 children named Adolf since 2013, compared to 13 between 2006 and 2013. However, the name's popularity has declined significantly since World War II due to its negative associations with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. After Hitler took power in 1933, the name briefly became more popular, but by 1942 it had become very unpopular, and by 1951 it was rarely used. Some people born before the war who were named Adolf chose to avoid the association, such as Adolf Dassler, the founder of Adidas, who went by the nickname "Adi". In modern Germany, many people with the name Adolf choose to use shortened versions, such as Adi or Dolf. While it's illegal to name a child "Adolf Hitler" in Germany, there's no official law against using the first name only."

[@Dominikuuu]

​@@TheKnellBelleYeah, its great.

[@tjallingdalheuvel126]

Some keep to the tradition. Adolph indeed mostly avoided as first name. But as most Hitlers have changed their name, yet I met a family that kept their ancestors last name. And rightfully so. Tje name is more than that one person.

[@Trollvolk]

I have a friend called Adolf. He is 30 or 32 now. The name is still in use, but understandable quiet rare...

[@brockmitchell3989]

The part about the creature under the bed reminded me of when I was in Navy boot camp in Great Lakes. I was really strong and skinny back then. I used to mess with the night watch by pulling myself up flat against the bottom of the upper bunk so that I could not be seen when the roving watch came by. He would flip out, saying we have a recruit missing. After he left, I would lower myself back down onto my lower bunk. He would come back and be like, "Where were you?" I would respond with, "What are you talking about, I haven't left my bunk all night." Then, because I could not sleep, I would repeat the prank every time the roving watch was coming by. I never did tell them what I did to mess with them. 😂 They never could figure it out either, which made it funnier. I may have also laced my bunkmates boots backward one morning when we only had 2 minutes to get dressed in the morning when the 1MC went off. When he woke up and found his bowties of his laces at the toe end of his boots, he freaked out. 😂 Yeah, I was a jerk back then. It was funny, though, at the time.

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

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[@30secondsflat]

Luke, so glad you're partnering with MrBallen, wanted to say congratulations and all the best!

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

❤

[@id2609]

Well, there goes my night's sleep in 3.12. am... Great work as always. Never knew something similar to skinwalker existed in German folklore.

[@truthseeker2321]

You never heard of werewolves?

[@id2609]

@truthseeker2321 heard about them, but not this 'Aufhoker'. And I thought werewolves were more of a myth and legend, not a crpytid thing like skinwalker.

[@zahgurim7838]

@@id2609 Aufhocker is not a skinwalker. Read my comment for more information. A Werwolf is a shape-shifter, but neither a skinwalker, too.

[@fraskf6765]

Yup im also not going to sleep. Do you live in the area where this shlt happened or are you just scared without a reason?

[@id2609]

@@fraskf6765 just scared shitless. Although my country did have some similar folklore.

[@jadegreen438]

One of the things that always makes me doubt the “It was just a dream answer,” Is the simple fact that we've all had nightmares that felt real but we kind of know when we're awake. Very early this morning for instance, I took my dog out to go to the bathroom and she took off chasing some stray mutt that had wandered onto our property In spite of it feeling somewhat dreamlike I knew for a fact I was awake. (My dog came safely back after chasing the mutt to the edge of our property by the way) Though I will say based on my one strange encounter, when you see something and you’re not quite sure what it is it can feel dreamlike. This happened when I was a kid, we were up at Mount Shasta staying in this house out in the woods. The house had a wrap around porch with windows and sliding glass doors all around. I was already somewhat on edge because of mountain lions and bears. So one night when me and my brother were sitting on the couch watching TV I glanced over at the dark sliding glass door and see what I can only describe as a Dog-like mouth full of glowing teeth and two glowing eyes staring at me, It almost looked like those deep sea photos of angler fish. Anyway just as I take a sharp in breath of fear it turns away and then boom the power goes out. And if that wasn’t creepy enough as everyone’s running around trying to get the power back on (We were off great with solar panels For context) I see down in the valley the lit up silhouette of a flying saucer or something, Even at the time I thought I was imagining it, Anyway What it looked like was a ring of lights around it and then one glowing light right at the top that looked like the sort of transparent cab that you see in movies, It was really weird. I probably would have just passed it off as me imagining things except for the fact that pretty much everyone else saw the UFO down in the valley.

[@charlottejay136]

Who was here before the Mr. Ballen announcement?! Congratulations!

[@TUKByV]

I learned about the Ballen announcement from these comments.

[@McPh1741]

I've been watching Wartime Stories since they spun off of Bedtime Stories. After Mr. Ballen acquired Bedtime Stories I assumed that Wartime Stories would be part of that. I wonder what took so long.

[@charlottejay136]

@@McPh1741 same, I started as soon as it branched off of bedtime stories and assumed this would happen. Very happy for the success of the channel.

[@wilfredodiaz3445]

😂😂😂 ME 😊

[@josesierraromero8316]

I also have a strange history related to me when i serve the military duties in my Army(Spain),it was 1992,in my company was a strange young boy ,he was very tall and reserved,he used to see and ear everybody,but seldom speak his own business,one day he and I were instructed by our sargeant to install a radio antenna during a maneuvers in dense forest area in the León province,he took the antenna and when we reach a very large tree with no branches or means of scale it,he says: "this tree is perfect,give me the antenna" I replied: you are kidding me,is imposible without a ladder or ropes.." He smiled at me in a strange way,took the antenna and CLIMB the tree..i gave no words to explain or describe it..he CLIMB the tree without apparent effort and in an eye blink..the tree was HIGH,too high to climb even with equipment,less the way he did,the descend was also creepy,like a more than normal "float" manner..he smiled at me,look around us as he seek for other persons,smiled me again in a way a find disturbing,and we return camp..never spoke him again.

[@gothic_oma]

My husband has a dear friend of several decades who is Native American. While tipsy, he recently confided in my husband that SWs are aliens. So when I got to the part in this story where the people of the white forest in Germany said they are from the stars, I lost my $hit! Lol. 😮

[@audreysimeon1111]

Raiders of the Lost Ark didn't star Sean Connery, he was in the third instalment the Last Crusade.😘

[@sdp9214]

The real paranormal event was predicting his presence in an Indy movie. Spooky!

[@skyden24195]

Yeah, I thought that story (The Night Stag) was going to be a "time-slip" type of scenario when Connery was mentioned to be in "Raiders." 🤔😄

[@TheGuyInTheCheapSeats]

A lot of weird things going on that night.

[@lazarnisevic4150]

Once again, top 10 channels on KZbin

[@tinkywinky4449]

Once* again Make another edit.

[@desertstar223]

​And yet, you immediately understood what was meant. Why is proper spelling in the You Tube comments section so important to you? What do you want to prove? That you don't have a life?​@@tinkywinky4449

[@lazarnisevic4150]

@@tinkywinky4449 ❤️

[@TUKByV]

​@@tinkywinky4449Wunse*. Uhginn*.

[@Danny-rg4ii]

Same Same

[@andrewhall7176]

The German accents here sometimes sound like they come straight out of " 'Allo 'Allo!".

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

Was going to say I really heard lieutenant Gruber

[@Ma660t5andw1ch]

Not many people younger than 40 remember that it’s part of the Paris accords. When Germany surrendered at the end of WW2 part of the terms was from that day forward all German military must be portrayed comedically.

[@andrewhall7176]

@@Ma660t5andw1ch I really like this comment.😂

[@andrewhall7176]

@@ComradeCommissarYuri 'Itla!

[@johangrostkerck6046]

I thought it couldn't be that bad but then the accents started. Yes, it sounds exactly as in Allo Allo xD

[@JackieOdonnel]

Super stoked you’ve teamed up with John! You two are, hands down, my two favorite story narrators. Congrats!! Also, this episode gave me goosebumps because I used to live in Germany and I had heard about something similar.

[@Ashley.Michell22]

The under the bed Spider-Man would have gotten knocked the heck out 😂😂

[@zecowboycoyote4145]

I’d love to see a Werewolf/Dogmen Encounters from Soldiers

[@paulwee1924dus]

It where all nazi experiments gone wrong those monsters.

[@highstoner4207]

Watch the movie dog soldiers 😊

[@billybunter3753]

@@zecowboycoyote4145 I'll make up a story for you if you like? Because it will be as true as any other story you'll hear! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@jackbower8671]

Same

[@neinsager3236]

​@@billybunter3753have you heard the story of Matt Emch? It's stunning.

[@johannahidalgo7738]

3:31 😂😂😂😂😂😂why the hell do I find it so funny when I hear you or the narrator doing a “German accent speaking in English!)”😂😂😂😂😂

[@raidredemption3327]

Hidalgo...one hell of a movie I remembered after seeing your name ❤

[@laurenthidalgo4127]

AYE FELLOW HIDALGO!

[@johannahidalgo7738]

@@laurenthidalgo4127 hi!!!👍❤️

[@johannahidalgo7738]

@@laurenthidalgo4127 yooo, cousin!!!❤️❤️❤️👍

[@GlurglePop]

Congratulations on your partnership with Ballen Studios my friend. I hope it is a successful endeavor, you deserve it for all the good you’ve brought us over the years.

[@Kaffeplata]

It is Ballen. He is just using a voice changer thingy. The way he is talking is telling enough

[@GlurglePop]

@@Kaffeplata except Luke (this channels narrator) has appeared on camera numerous times.

[@rodmondh]

Mr Ballen just started his new video off saying: Wartime stories is his favorite KZbin channel! I really hope this helps soar your channel to the top my friend cause you deserve it!

[@VincentNajger1]

19:50 That slow reveal had me rewinding several times, coz I suddenly spotted it and only saw it when it was fully revealed, just as intended I assume lol. That was perfection. Props to the illustrator and editor and whoever did the sound timing....coz it all timed together perfectly.

[@icygaming20]

I think the real horror of the first story is being named "Adolf" in Germany in the 80s or 90s lmao

[@Shaw7373]

Even decades after the war, many Germans still believed in nazism.

[@ameya1]

Bruh 😂

[@Dr_Larken]

It is more common than you think! It’s a name! Kind of like how Vladimir is a name or Joe!

[@thoorwulfn9z383]

go cry about it

[@pliktley1]

Thought about that too

[@p.k.5455]

Congrats on joining Ballen studios! You are one of the most deserving i personally can think of...God Bless and thank you!!!

[@marxtheenigma873]

Aufhoker sounds like what you might say if one attacks you

[@truthseeker2321]

LMFAO!

[@ChrisZimmerman-gy6lo]

Exactly what I was going to say!

[@forrestgumball]

Kek

[@Armageddonsteellegionioneri]

That's what my brother said

[@SebastianSkadisson]

The Aufhocker has countless depictions in classic German art. The most famous painting is probably "Alptraum" (The Nightmare) by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli. And almost all depictions show the Aufhocker as a kobold or small devil creature. Not saying you are wrong in comparing it with native American Skin walkers or Wendigos, rather it's just another facette and form of probably the same mythological creature thought to be able to shape shift and befalling mostly wrongdoers or strays.

[@aleisterlavey9716]

Is that the painting with the ghostly horsehead ?

[@desertparanormal2791]

Grew up going between San Diego and 29 Palms. Paternal grandpa was a Marije for 33 years and maternal grandpa was Army for 23 years. We used to go through Joshua Tree National Monument all the time and that place is insane. My mom is half German too, so this whole thing is amazingly interesting to me!!

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

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[@CoalCreekCroft]

Move out, BY MYSELF, to an extremely-remote farm somewhere in SE Montana; one other cattle ranch three miles away. Steep dark canyons on both sides, loaded with wildlife incl bears and mountain lions. Three coyote packs and possible wolf sightings. I know! I'll watch another Wartime Stories!

[@yuh8_yp597]

this channel cured my insomnia

[@STRAKAZulu]

You can't sleep at all now.😉

[@fieldadmiralspartanryseb-8293]

Me too. His voice puts me down

[@truthseeker2321]

​@@STRAKAZuluLol!

[@YuNherd]

i play their playlist in repeat for me to sleep, pick the smoke pit

[@CoryCody-v7u]

Don’t know why, but I use it to go to sleep as well. Can’t understand why it calms my mind.

[@jagdeepkaul1261]

Mr Ballen told me to check this guy out, this Wartime Stories so i'm new here!!!! hello from the UK!!!

[@urwhytefrightisurproblem8018]

Man Mr Ballen is right, your story telling is amazing. I guess I'll be binging these for weeks. Adding your podcast too. Thank you for the relaxing entertainment that you supply all of us

[@dakotawaalkens7303]

Brother, I love that you and Mr.Ballen have collaborated. Vets helping Vets is such a gift! I got fellow Vets like that in my own tribe.

[@adirondacker007]

What the youngsters on jobsites call me sounds kinda like "Aufhocker"... They say things like, "Here comes that aufhocker" and "You better hope the aufhocker doesn't catch you doing that."

[@fraskf6765]

😂

[@aoifeprice912]

Pmsl

[@jasonhoward8284]

Wartime Stories and then Mrballin has a story today from Wartime Stories. I’m all in

[@grimtea1715]

Mr.Ballen just mentioned your channel! Keep up the work bro!

[@ste2442]

This channel is now part of Ballen studios

[@ApolloCreəd]

I approve of this man’s storytelling ability and that voice. The voice makes a huge difference

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

❤

[@388ironskull]

Why does the German Drill Sergeant look JUST like Sgt. Slaughter 😂

[@zawa322]

YES! The head nod before "story format" was spot on.

[@susanholtsclaw958]

thats what i was thinking too

[@windowshasyou5561]

"We must ask what a creation would get from prowling a military base and slashing their generators.." If they feed on fear and energy, thats exactly what they are going to get from such an act.

[@Malisa77]

❤ 🙏 ❤Thank you and Thank you, *Mr.Ballen* for letting me know about this channel! 🙌 It's great. Blessings

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

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[@jacksmith9676]

The "Aufhocker" somewhat reminds me of the "Black Shuck" from English (Anglo-Saxon) folklore, especially the glowing/bright eyes

[@HokiePitcher22]

back in the days of "dont ask dont tell," if u identified as a cat u kept it to yourself...ur platoon mate would never consider just going for it and start crawling upside down from bed to bed in the dark 😂😂

[@t.j.s.2913]

Congratulations on joining Ballen Studios for the podcast. Heard it on the most recent KZbin video from Mr Ballen. Good job. You also got a nice shoutout on the most recent episode from The Lore Lodge. I’m glad to have found your channel a while back. Keep enjoying what you do, I’m enjoying listening.

[@jaysartori9032]

Every story there is some hint of truth in it, like a phrase take it like a pinch of salt.

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

❤

[@blume0121]

As a german, i was suprised to get german stories. Very nice. I love your videos

[@IonOtter]

"Waking up suddenly and screaming, 'Aye-aye, sir!'" This made me laugh, because yep! It happened to me, too. We even had someone call out cadence, and another night, someone shouted, "PORT WATCH SECTION, FOR-WARD!" And some joker on the other side of the bay calls out, "Starboard watch section, stand fast!"

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

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[@18996doug]

my uncle was based in west Germany with the British army. no mention of shapeshifters but plenty of odd noises around his barracks that was used by the German army in ww2 and on the training grounds.

[@danielmiller2886]

Bore cleaner or CLP in the eye? That scares me worse than any monster!

[@JohnnyDay-hr1fj]

Plot twist the monster under the bed switched out the bottles.

[@amyjennthg123]

Aufhocker is spelled with a ck, just fyi! But as a Swiss person, I love that you’re covering Germanic stories as well! Thank you for posting! I’m ten minutes in and very much enjoying it ❤

[@johnmurray1529]

I know this channel is for spooky stories, but that "aye aye sir" had me rolling. I can imagine some recruit screaming it in his sleep. Went to Parris Island in 05. I remember being so exhausted I wouldn't make it through singing the Hymn after lights. Keep up the good work, brother!

[@jamiewhichelo9983]

i remember, during our cbrn training, middle of the night, we had someone scream 'gas, gas, gas" in their sleep. some ppl slept light and put gasmasks on until they figured out what had happened. people were pissed.

[@johnmurray1529]

@jamiewhichelo9983 it's amazing how well the training works. You wonder if, in the heat of the moment, you'll react appropriately. Then you something happens and it all kicks in.

[@orinmcnair]

I have a story from my dad, he was a combat engineer int the time between the GWOT and the cold war its a short story but nonetheless I do not have a ton of details but here is his story: he was in a firefight, they had started taking some small arms fire and were getting out of there he got hurt losing part of his thumb as they were loading up into the vehicle he was having issues getting in someone puts their hand on his back and shoves him into the vehicle when he is in the two guys with him hop in and boogy out on the way back the conversation more or less goes like this: "thanks" "for what?" "helping me in the vehicle" "we were pulling security we didn't help you with shit" he does not know what happened but he did tell me part of him thought it might have been his dad who died when he was 13 was the one who helped him out. sorry I could not give you more detail but I hope this story is something you tell I love listening to your stories so does my SO they were the one who introduced me to your channel and this was part of the reason I asked him about this story

[@migzydrift]

Sean Connery, was in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”(1989) 19:37

[@drewroosevelt6506]

It’s a Mandoobla effect. Norman Mandoobla became President of West Pakistan in the 1970s but some people insist he died in a hotel fire in 1969. Supposedly they cut from footage of the moon landing to cover the death of Mandoobla. Sounds absurd, right?! Now each time some foolish clown misremembers a detail they cry “Mandoobla effect!” I, personally, think some people are full of it.

[@scythe-venom426]

Super stoked youre working with Mr Ballen! Congratulations! Cant wait to hear your new material!

[@akabutu7565]

Can you imagine being deployed to a strange hostel place as a soldier and all the anxiety and stress that comes with it. Now add in the local superstition surrounding the culture plus a paranormal element to these stories, no wonder soldiers come home unnerved 😕

[@CoalCreekCroft]

PS: "Damaged? Vy Vot?" Love it.

[@nuntervonmeimgrundstuck6004]

Hey Ansbach local here, the Wolf man of Ansbach is a wide spread myth here, glad you picked it up ❤️

[@duphasdan]

The most telling and mysterious part is the result of that blood sample.

[@Mr.Hassan.M70]

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[@pbibbles]

I'm so glad that John reached out to you to join the Ballen Studios family! Once I saw he brought on Bedtime Stories, I knew he had to find out about your channel and be all about it. Your continued success is much deserved!

[@Grayson2099]

Skin Walkers are well known in Mexican folklore, though, we call them *“Nagual” (singular) or “Naguales” (plural).* The Mexican folklore is frightfully similar to the American version, though, they are taken much more seriously in rural communities and heavily wooded areas. It’s very interesting, how these stories share very specific details, even though they have been told in many different countries across the world.

[@Wonderwhoopin]

😂😂😂 as a former marine he legit nailed the boot camp experience. Our weird guy was the scribe and couldn’t match with his left arm moving with his left leg etc quarter decked so much because of him!😂😂😂

[@TyphooonWave]

Nice story and I hope that I wouldn't have to deal with any shapeshifters when I enlist.

[@Rogue-7.62]

The German soldiers bewildered accent you used in the beginning of the story about the slashed equipment being beyond repair, had me dead. Certainly it would convert to a thorough WTF moment for a like soldier from the US Military.

[@BartG87-]

I spent 2 years in Germany , in the Army . From '89 to '91 . If you're not familiar with the military , we use the term , "going to the field" . Basically , it's more or less like camping ? Sometimes we would stay out for 30 days ! We always had someone on watch . Usually posted up 50-100 yards away from camp . I heard some stories ! It get's weird in those woods at night .

[@DoctorPhobos]

I was in Germany in '88 and '89 with the US Air Force doing weather support for the Army (3d ID). We used "going to the field" in the same manner. We never did guard duty since we were holding a continuous weather watch. That didn't stop Armt NCOs and Officers trying to get us to stand watch.

[@BartG87-]

@@DoctorPhobos i can only imagine ? Lol I was the lowest ranked in my squad , which meant i "worked" nights . Slept through the day and did my guard duty during the day . One of my buddies , that was on night guard duty , seen a whole company of armed soldiers sneeking through the woods . Now mind you , our M16's held only blanks ! But , he had called it in on the radio , to HQ . First time ever , we were given live ammo so , we were locked and loaded . I never seen anything but , several guys (and women) seen them ! We sent up flares and lit up about a 10 acre area and there was NOBODY THERE !? When we got back , my buddy was questioned all the way up to Brigade level . About 2 weeks after , i had to ask him about it ! We were switch operators so , we all had a Top Secret security clearence . When i asked him , he took a swig of his beer and said , "you know i can't truly answer what you're asking . But i will tell you this , i believe in ghosts now" ! Were you at Rhein-Main AF Base ? I was stationed in Darmstadt at the time !

[@DoctorPhobos]

@BartG87- I was stationed at Giebelstadt AAF near Würzburg. Rhein-Main was our servicing CBPO, so we occasionally had reason to go there... even if we had to make one up! Giebelstadt was an interesting place, not just historically. It was once a top secret base personally opened by Hitler, who had the town and base removed from all maps (it took five different maps, even in 1987, to find one that had it shown!). It lasted near the end of WWII until someone realized that the "sheep" used to camouflage the grass runway didn't move. Then, the US bombed the trap out of it. We were finding unexploded ordinance still when I was there. Also, there is links to the Peasant's War in the 1300s, and more. I have had a few... interesting experiences in the area as well.

[@Thirdeye-mj1sm]

A Christian, a vet, and someone who likes cryptids? I think I found my favorite channel

[@spatialdistortion223]

Raiders of the Lost Ark didn't have Sean Connery in it...

[@RD24LFG]

Congrats on becoming a part of Ballen Studios. Your hard work has paid off! God bless and thank you for the excellent entertainment.