What not to do in the Appalachian Mountains... You hear nothing, you see nothing, you calmly leave!

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

For a better full DETAILED explanation of Appalachian Folklore please watch this better video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSQf6ikitt_sMk Shorts only allows me 60 seconds. :( Shorts no longer allows "Clickable Links". You'll have to copy and paste for the super detailed video or see it on my main channel page.

[@cleoknight9204]

Lol well for what's it s worth to you and I realize your a learned person way younger than me so You sure ain't crazy by any stretch these things are true key don't panick and learn bad from good and Don't panick lol...news paper trick haven't heard that in 40 years but see it alot in the woods old houses etc. Keep up the work....BTWay spent a lot of time around a place called Glob N.C. and Linville Gorge fishing Awesome adventures there go hike n fish it.

[@justinnesbitt8404]

Truth I grew up in the Appalachians of West Virginia you hear stuff like that in the woods that's why it's always good to have a gun with you some type of weapon that's what us kids were taught that's what I taught my kids you don't go looking is what you find might not be what you want I've seen some pretty messed up things in that but let your mountains a lot of things I still have a hard time believing us all 20 and 30 years ago and my kids have seen some things but it still doesn't stop us from going fishing hunting hiking camping mountain kids that's why you saw was respect your elders that's how mountain people survive

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

@@cleoknight9204 I LOVE Linville Gorge! As a kid I always enjoyed the Linville Caverns and seeing the blind fish!

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

@@justinnesbitt8404 Yes Sir! You speak truth!

[@kb-zk1yg]

Y'all need to run out those rich folk invading your mountains

[@sorrenblitz805]

If the forest starts speaking your language or stops speaking altogether, you're being told to leave.

[@dolphinradio512]

I’ve had this happen a dozen times in the woods of hill country growing up, I stopped going out deep in the woods alone. The birds all go silent and squirrels hide 😬 I left calmly and acted unbothered after seeing why I was asked to leave. Lots of creatures here

[@Your_handle_should_be_atleast_]

@@dolphinradio512i dont get it why

[@dolphinradio512]

@@Your_handle_should_be_atleast_ I’ve seen a lot of weird creatures like big foot, mothmen, and few other cryptic animals. They’re not friendly. The birds go silent when they are near⚠️

[@a_angry_bunny]

​@@Your_handle_should_be_atleast_ I don't believe in supernatural creatures but there is a good reason why you should leave asap if the forest goes quiet. Animals either run or hide when there is danger nearby. So if the forest suddenly goes quiet there is a good chance a wild predator is nearby. If you see a bunch of birds flying away in the same direction followed by silence, there is a good chance that there is a forest fire in the direction they flew from.

[@atashgallagher5139]

​@razorglsvr7187 they don't want to give away their location. If you're in a place someone lives and they stop moving and stop talking and hide you should probably follow suit.

[@faceless6146]

A couple years ago (I was like 14) me and some friends decided to hike to the top of a mountain for cell service at around midnight. Miles from any other people. We’re all from West Virginia and have been told not to go into the woods at night. A massive snow storm had just passed. We made it to the top. Tried to start a fire but all the wood was obviously soaked. So we start getting mad at eachother bc we’re freezing and not getting service, we’re arguing for maybe 10 minutes when roughly 50 feet away from us in the tree line we hear a female voice scream followed by a calm “help me”. We said nothing and essentially threw ourselves down the mountain back to the house. We all slept in the same room that night and barely talked about it since. I have chills and tears in my eyes from even typing it and remembering. Stay out of the woods at night dude👍🏻

[@dkat8087]

This is terrifying to me because I KNOW I couldn't ignore somebody asking for help. I live a few hours west of the mountains but I don't want to be outside or have open curtains at night either. But I've lived in the foothills and walked all over the place at midnight (also walked around pretty late in downtown Nashville but that's a sightly different danger) so this actually surprises me.

[@xxsskyyxx]

Yall actually probably let somebody die lol

[@faceless6146]

@@xxsskyyxx haven’t found a body yet🤷‍♂️

[@tempest83]

​@@xxsskyyxxA woman screaming in the woods is usually a tell tell sign of a mountain lion. Google it and you'll hear what I'm talking about. The voice asking for help on the other hand may......... I have thoughts but maybe I've listened to too may stories about wendigos.

[@r.dennison5042]

@@faceless6146geez what do you think it was? A trap with real people? But how did they know other people (you and your friends) would be coming at that moment in time. Or do you think it was a ghost?

[@binkssake5123]

Growing up my grandmother would tell us to never whistle at nights or in the woods, never go to the river at noon alone and never answer your name if you hear it in the woods, especially if it’s a voice you know, I remember one time I was sick and stayed home from school, I was about 12yr old at the time, we lived in the country hillside and there’s this river about 15min always in a valley where we’d go all the time, I remember being home alone that day and hearing my grandmother calling me from down the valley where the river was, I thought she needed help to bring water from the river so I went following the voice, for nearly 30min I followed that voice all the way to the river and upstream to a waterfall, it felt like I was in a trance, the closer I got to the voice; the farther away the voice went, and when I got to the waterfall it was completely silent, no breeze, no birds, nothing! It felt like the trees were looking at me, I realized that I was standing in a position where the shadows of the trees weren’t reaching me and the sun was shining on me in that moment, but I felt a strong urge to leave that area and before the sun went over the trees, I started to make my way down steam and up the other side of the hill to where my house was, I remember reaching the the top of the hill and looking down in the valley at how dark it was and it just felt like something was watching me from within that darkness, when I made it back to the house I sat on the porch, and about a hour later my grandmother came from the market and I told her what happen and she said it was a “river mother” and that I was very lucky and to never go back to the river alone again. When I was younger she’d always lock all the doors and windows as soon as the sun wen downs, I remember hearing footsteps walking up to our house and the dogs going crazy, sometimes there’d be a bang on the door and sometimes you’d even hear a voice calling one of our names from outside but we’d just ignore whatever it was and that door would never open until the birds started to sing in the mornings, this video made me remember so much stuff about growing up in the country hillside.

[@binkssake5123]

I remember coming from the same river with my uncle and my cousin and as we were going through the woods I saw a shadow person and looked in its face, I remember just seeing darkness and like electricity moving through the darkness; there was no eyes or mouth or nose, just pitch black with sparks of electricity running through the darkness, I remember my uncle saying “don’t look at it” but I was stuck and couldn’t move, he came and grab me real quick while also holding my cousin, and he had a basket of crawfish that he trapped at the river, he left them where I was standing and when we finally made it back to the house he told us that he had probably trapped a river spirit’s child in his crawfish trap and that’s why it was following us, and it probably would’ve killed one of us if he didn’t leave the trap.

[@binkssake5123]

Fun fact that same river is the longest river in Jamaica and many slaves used it to run away from there plantations and many died in those same valleys, the waterfall was were the last indigenous people were seen entering and never seen again.

[@moonlittea6249]

@@binkssake5123if you got any more I need to hear them man 😅😅❤

[@binkssake5123]

@@moonlittea6249 there’s a spirit they call “rolling calf” in Jamaica, it’s said to be the spirit of a butcher or someone that slaughtered a lot of animals, they say at nights if you hear a chain pulling behind you as you walk then you’re being followed by a rolling calf, they say if you’re being followed by a rolling calf you should never let it catch up to you and never let it follow you home, I remember my uncle telling us stories of him being followed by a puppy he gave some food on the street and he didn’t think much of it until he was about 10min from the house he started to hear a chain pulling behind him, he said he glanced back at the puppy and it turned into a huge bull, he said he started to walk really fast to make distance between him and the bull who was still following him and as soon as he reached the intersection of the “dirt” road that lead to our house he stuck his knife into the ground and ran like crazy home, he explained to us that he tricked the spirit into staying where the knife was left, the crazy thing is several people from the community that morning said they encountered the rolling calf at the intersection standing over the knife waiting for my uncle to return for it, the next morning though my uncle took a bottle of rum and some food to where he left the knife as an offering, he said spirits are very tricky and it was pretending to be a puppy to gain access to our house, but I’ve also heard of spirits taking the form of cats, lizards, birds, frogs and even a crab, in fact I’ve seen the crab 🦀 myself, a big black mud crab just appeared in our house one day out of nowhere and my grandmother squeezed lime on it and I saw with my own eyes the crab fall apart revealing an empty hollowed out shell, I mean the crab was just a shell as if it died and rotted on the inside and this was a crab that was moving around fine just before my grandmother squeezed the lime on it, the moment the lime juice touched it the crab fell apart joint by joint leaving an empty shell, it was very weird.

[@travisvanalst4698]

“Yes I’ll take…things that never happened for 600, Alex.”

[@Hypatiaization]

Can I tell y’all a story of a personal experience I had in the western Canadian mountains? Ok well here it goes. My family had a chunk of land in the Cariboo Mountains on the Cariboo plateau in British Columbia. Lots of history in this area especially since the Gold Rush. It’s a beautiful place. One summer, my brother and I built a tree fort. We were so happy about this fort that we wanted to sleep in it. So we took all our stuff up there to sleep up there one night, even our cat joined us. It was a beautiful clear summer night with a full moon. Wind was calm too, all you could hear was the gentle rustling of the trees or the creaking of a tree. As we tucked I to our sleeping bags, my cat was laying there with me. My brother fell asleep quickly but so was awake, looking up at the stars and moon through the trees (no roof yet). As I lay there enjoying this moment, the wind started to pick up a bit, but it was still gentle and it was a warm breeze. But then my cat was startled by something and she sat up and looked a bit nervous. Then the strange thing happened. I could hear a long breathy sound like, “haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”…. The cat was freaked out and she took off back to the house. I waited a minute or so and I heard it again. “Haaaaaaaaaaaa”… then I heard something say my name. I was like what the hell?! I was frozen in my sleeping bag, I waited to see if I heard it again, I did. And then I heard it say my name and my brother’s name. 😰 I woke my brother and made him listen. He didn’t believe me at first, until he heard it too. I got a really strange feeling and my brother and I immediately jumped up, grabbed whatever rubber boots we could fund( I had his left boot on my left foot and my left boot on my right foot 😂) and we jumped out of the tree so damned fast and made a bee line towards the cabin. We were crying for dad to get the gun out! 😂😂😂😂Woke everyone up in the cabin and dad got up and got his 22. He went to check things out with the dogs but didn’t find anything. We all went back to bed, in the cabin. And we never slept in the fort again 😂

[@ChonkyCats]

😂

[@hereticsign]

i hope you still kept that useless cat around.

[@Mindy-i2i]

@@hereticsignnot so useless if it detected the threat first

[@jodibrown5257]

😂😂😂

[@stanholcomb]

​@@Mindy-i2i That cat was showing them the way to go.😂

[@Crow-xm3nm]

When the birds Chirp and then silence follows, it typically means there’s a predator in the area.

[@johnyang6969]

Toxic me would think I AM the predator and I am the danger.

[@mikeawesome9212]

​@@johnyang6969 Change your shit to JohnnyToxic.

[@trentsmith232]

@@johnyang6969 A guy gets spooked in the woods when the birds don’t talk and you think that of me? No. I AM the one who TALKS!

[@johnyang6969]

@@trentsmith232 TALK TALK

[@trentsmith232]

@@johnyang6969 who’s there?

[@AvalexLLC]

Yup! Same thing here in Detroit! Lol.

[@ryane3543]

Lmao

[@lucy2beme]

I'll take my chances in the Appalachian Mountains. I'll have a chance there.

[@1TalldrinkH2O]

They say those abandoned buildings are especially dangerous there.

[@angelwestbrook716]

Humans are the least of our worries.

[@samhosner2459]

I'm 53 years old I'm from Detroit I haven't lived there in over 20 years now but it used to be a beautiful place it was absolutely gorgeous full of Life full of trees now it's like a wasteland I still have some family there but it's not the same

[@Mr.SkinWalkrMan]

Imagine being lost and hurt in the woods screaming for help an someone hears you but they’re like Nope not today mr.skinwalker man😂

[@michellegulden1052]

I was thinking the same lol

[@cream.ofthecrop8872]

LMAOOOO

[@amberjordan6860]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m in tears at this comment.

[@babs2034]

THAT WOULD SUUUCK

[@charleneclay4942]

Right

[@tylersimpson4936]

Lived in the southern tip of WV (mcdowell) my whole life and recently went hiking. Went off trail for a little ways, and then stopped to rest. A cute squirrel came right down from a tree and then proceeded to stare at me and make a bunch of ruckus while stomping his front paws- I thought he was just being territorial. Then I realized the squirrel was looking behind me and I got this feeling I wasn’t alone and as soon as that happened everything fell dead silent , all the birds stopped making noise. I started to hear a voice hoot from the nearby trees, it sounded like a man trying to make ape noises. I then heard what sounded like something HUGE trudging through the leaves towards me but I didn’t see anything. I immediately assumed bigfoot and I did not calmly walk away I RAN so fast and far my throat bled a little from exhaustion. I stopped right at the woodline of the park where the trail started and there were police parked there and I didn’t want to come running out of the bushes looking like a lunatic so I paused and took a moment to breathe. When I walked out I noticed two boys that were the only others at the park(playing basketball at the tiny court) walking away from the woodline nearby and two cops left the cop car- one holding a rifle. I walked by and they ignored me and as I walked past the cop car they got to the woodline and fired a shot into the woods. A man living across the road in front of the park came out of his house after watching from his window and asked me WTH was going on. I told him my experience and that when I got back to the park cops were already there and I didn’t know why. I walked back home and never to this day found out what in the world that thing was I encountered, why the cops were at the park when I got back after running like crazy, or what they shot at as I was exiting the park. My guess is it was all tied together. And whether it was bigfoot or some feral local human, I can say for certain all the animals in the woods won’t drop dead silent like that for just another human being approaching………… Our mountains are likely home to more than we would like to admit exists.

[@klevens5496]

Bro why didn’t you ask the cops about it??

[@tylersimpson4936]

Neurodivergent social issues mostly. Cops around here aren’t normally kind or sociable either. I wouldn’t go up to a police officer and talk to one unless I was literally in absolute dire life threatening danger and it was last resort. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I was in a panic and ran for my life and was full of anxiety when I finally got to the park and seen cops and heard them shoot the shotgun. All I could think about was getting home safely. I was also worried the police would somehow be suspicious of me. ‘Why were you running?’ ‘You heard and got scared of what? You on drugs buddy?’ I was already an emotional mess I didn’t want any cop triggering me more lol. I don’t know if they shot at a black bear(they usually shoot and kill them around here if they get into stuff which is sad) or if they were shooting at some unknown thing. Honestly if they were shooting at what I ran from, I wouldn’t want anything to do with the cops. Whatever I ran from probably could have ended me/made me missing real easy. But it let me go lol If cops were shooting at it then I’m against that 100% we need to keep peace with things like that. It let me go and so I would do the same for it, almost as a thanks. 😂

[@meghansullivan6812]

The squirrel was tryna help you 😭

[@zinhlekheswa5237]

Now I'm 😱

[@deniece0821]

McDowell Co? I know exactly where you're taking about! My family is from Welch! I was born and raised up here in Central Ohio but my dad's side is from Welch. (Mom's side is from about 30 minutes SE of Charleston.) My grandparents immigrated from Italy and settled in Welch. My grandmother said it reminded her of Italy. They bought a huge house on Court Street in town and it's been in the family for almost 100 years. 🥰

[@jeffengland9913]

Lived here in these mountains for many years. My family has been here since late 1600s. I have spent many nights sleeping on the ground in the middle of nowhere far from any other human. Yes there are places you come across that you know you shouldn't stay . You feel this in your soul. So I keep moving on. We don't know what went on in these places. But you can feel when you are not welcome.

[@Sherry-si4cx]

Wow

[@CaptainsDen]

Always trust your gut feelings.

[@cathywelch40]

WOW 😳 u Kno when u not welcome.

[@cynthialopez4485]

Yes..... That's true. But although they would not consider themselves witches, they do/did have witch doctors. Their practices are pagan and with witchcraft. Don't get me wrong, I love the American Indians, in fact I am a descendant. And I hate all the wrong that has been done to them. But I prefer to face the truth.

[@lucienberl]

Yes. Egyptians speak of having 265 senses. When your alone or not you start to notice some of them.

[@nfspaz716]

Used to go to my exs family cabin in the Allegheny mountains. I grew up in the woods and it never bothered me being alone or there in the dark. All the other adults would be wasted and I don't drink so I would be last one awake. Being the big strong man that I am decide to go for a hike in pitch black woods. Get about halfway up mountain and hear people whispering my name, shine spotlight around and see absolutely nothing but can still hear snickering and whispering and thought for sure somebody somehow woke out of their drunken slumber and beat me up there somehow and was fucking with me. I had NEVER been spooked the way I was that night. Get back to cabin quickly and everyone still inside sleeping so I sat on porch watching what was left of camp fire and listening... something out there knows my name and prowls around their property at night. I'm getting cold chills just recalling that night

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Thank you for sharing your experience! Here's a better video with a full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@ellie7917]

Had that happen to my friend, he said when he was little he swore someone said his name but nobody was around and he had those same feelings. Personally I think it’s demonic because what else could it be? No way it was some humans that just guessed your name correctly toying with you lol unless you had friends in that area too at the time

[@nfspaz716]

@Ellie7 nobody I know in that area except for everybody who was back at cabin passed out. Also, I'm always hearing voices regardless of where I'm at but this time it didn't seem even vaguely similar to the ones in my head

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

@@ellie7917 There's lots of Appalachian Folklore entities that could possibly explain this.

[@alyciamarie4163]

@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian welp now here I am about to learn about this… hahah

[@hollybland9928]

Loosely translated … I don’t need to be there . Rodger that 👌

[@Depplova81]

😂✔️

[@sharileighretsof4790]

10-4 👏🏻👋🏻✌🏻😂😂😂

[@billybadass9031]

Roger*

[@billybadass9031]

@@rupertwinslow8638 their*

[@LaSorciereFeuillue]

Gosh Holly me neither!

[@prestonjones1653]

No wonder people go missing. "If you hear the rescue party calling for you, no you didn't."😂

[@jojofraites5504]

🤣🤣 that’s a good one

[@vitg7043]

Lol

[@sssonora]

😂

[@_apex69]

😂

[@Haya12234]

Missing 411 debunked with this

[@defeatignorance8681]

I grew up stomping around the Appalachian mountains at 4,500ft. Spent tens-of-thousands of hours in the woods. I've seen things not of this world flying through the sky near the Brown Lights area, but other than that I've never experienced any of this. Never locked the doors, always kept the blinds open. I had no neighbors so I had no one to hide from. 1,600 acres of Boy Scout camp all to myself and I was all over it. Two lakes; COPE course; climbing walls; archery, rifle and shotgun range; a large cabin that was built in 1820 and tons of other things. Would ride four-wheelers through the pine thickets all night long and set by the lake in the middle of nowhere alone fishing all night. Damn, I miss it. The gravel road that went through the middle of camp was 3 miles long and I would walk it late at night every night. I love Appalachia, I don't fear it.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Here's a better video with a full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@ericaroland6786]

I’ve spent many nights camping on grag prong even a few nights at the Mortimer campground. Harper, Huntfish, Bard…ran my truck off BM beach road. NEVER seen the damn lights 😢 Even sat up on the overlook one night, nope. I won’t believe it till I see it.

[@johnnylego807]

And in all that time, you never had one weird thing happen to you? I guess some are more aware than others. And some just don’t care 😂😂. To be fair it ain’t till your out there alone and something weird happens that it really hits home. Some people it just don’t phase.

[@gailluo971]

You're lucky. One of those who seem to be immune to spooky stuff

[@user-lt1jd1ye3v]

I am not from Appalachia, I’m from Louisiana.. and I’m the same, when I lived on the farm I walked/sat outside in the woods often at night (in West Virginia near harpers ferry). The woods are peaceful at night, and I loved the fireflies in the meadow

[@MEAT_CANNON]

I lived in Fall River, KS as a child. They tend lure children in to spirit them away. Whatever they are... I don't want to find out. I heard something call my name from the wooded area at the edge of our property. I still get chills. It was a woman's voice. It tried to sound like my mom I think. But it was too airy. It sounded ethereal. It confused me because I knew no one was there. I ran back to the house and asked my mom if she called for me. She said no and I knew I made the right choice to go find my mother where I knew she would be instead of investigating the woods.

[@HereticzGuido]

Skinwalkers

[@tolgahansimsek7749]

🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@puffdaddy69]

Your mind is a powerful tool

[@attleheideann1469]

Bless You, @HateBang420--thank you for sharing your experience. I'm glad you were discerning about that Supernatural experience. The Supernatural Dimension is REAL! There's proven responses to experiences like this that halts the whole process: it's miraculous--it's the name of Yeshua Hamasheiach/Jesus, Messiah. His name has halted : "alien" abductions, made: "ghosts"/demons disappear. Always know that if someone or something brings the Spirit of Fear for you to experience: that the Spirit of Fear is NOT of God. But: God's name is known to stop Scary Supernatural experiences.

[@maryweisenbacher1034]

​@@attleheideann1469 Thank you! I'm glad you mentioned "aliens". Why do they respond to the holy name of Jesus? It's because they are actually the demons trying to deceive us- anything to cause us to lose faith in God.

[@ronniebrunson8283]

Evil spirits dwell in certain places more than others and they know you they know your name so your advice is absolutely correct have no communication or interest in it. that's when you need to be giving thanks and praising our heavenly father and thanking Jesus for protection

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Definitely! Anytime I've had weird experiences, I calmly leave while praying the entire time!!

[@macshaw9426]

that's right!! ✝️💞💓💖

[@lisastone2324]

Best advice one can EVER get on any subject! Thanks for the reality check, Ronnie. "For we are more than conquerers..through Christ Jesus."

[@shellrika]

God has given you the authority over them

[@goldenglowladore3842]

Amen, yes.

[@ToolinAround]

When I was 5, I got lost in the woods at my grandparents' house. I wasn't supposed to leave the yard, but I did, and I got lost. As I was sitting in the woods crying for my mom, 2 dirty barefoot men wearing animal skin pants approached me. They spoke in grunts and whistles and took me to the tree line by my grandfathers house. I ran to the house and told everybody what happened, Grandpa asked what they looked like. He immediately told Grandma to get some meat together. Grandma didn't hesitate. Grandpa put the roast in a box and set it at the treeline. The next morning, the box was on the front porch with a snake head in it and Grandpa said everything was ok now. Grandma kept it on the kitchen window sill above the sink until she died. She called them mountain men.

[@hansanichannel4828]

Was it real?

[@Matt-g6u3m]

Im generally a trusting person, so are you bullshitting me or is this something you'd swear on. Was this some kind of traumatic brain hallucinations.

[@PhaggyJames]

​@@Matt-g6u3mThere is quite a bit of evidence suggesting there are feral people in those mountains

[@stellawest]

​@Sick66-qu4uh nah, sounds like you're confusing dreams with reality. I get that sometimes and have weird memories as a child but no one ever remembers or knows what I'm talking about even though they were there. It was a dream. Your adult brain has turned it into a memory.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

No. There actually isn't. While some people may "look" feral to outsiders who don't know the hard life many have in Appalachia, they are NOT feral. 🤦‍♀️🙄 I'd LOVE to see whatever evidence you're speaking of though. Please provide links to reputable publications, videos from reputable organizations, etc.

[@sonnyboyrobinson8472]

This has to be one of the best comment sections I've ever read. It's like reading a book full of short scary campfire stories!

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Here's a better video with a full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@HopeisAnger]

Here's one for you. Me and a buddy were hunting, didn't get anything, made camp. Middle of the night we heard something moving in dark, and then this buck walks right up to our fire and sits down, staring out into the dark the whole night. Scared us silly. Dawn came the buck left, and we went home. Never went near that spot again.

[@latonyahuston9759]

Yes 😆 it really is I'm so interested

[@cheffroggy]

Seriously, I'm spooked. 😨

[@kriswinklmann6401]

Sonnyboy Robinson.... ......... Help help.. ....... Sonnyboy... ......... ....... Theres something I want to show you.. ........ Follow my voice my precious.... ....

[@gloriatetting8446]

Years ago, our brakes failed, coming down the mountain. In a VW bug. Used our shoes to stop. Rolled in the woods, we found a still. Surrounded by guys with shotguns. We explained the problem, and they fixed the brakes. Saw a child playing with a hatchet for a toy. Ate dinner and were escorted off the mountain by the moonshine guard. They gave us a couple of jars of moonshine. I've never been so scared in my life.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@ralphday4842]

Story time with aunt Gloria ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's an original !!

[@janellewalters4222]

My grandfather was a very prolific moonshiner where we live, and the majority of his "associates" would help someone who meant them no harm in any way they possibly could. Some of the nicest, and funniest old timers I knew growing up were really good and kind family men. They were just doing what they knew to provide for their kinfolk.

[@tmashadi]

You stopped your VW with your shoe? As in sticking your foot out of the car and dragging it on asphalt till that car stopped??? Are you big, green and muscular?

[@kyleiams1186]

Yeah Fred Flintstone is about right

[@alexandersimon6923]

Hiked the Appalachian Trail last year and one of the nights I spent in a shelter instead if my tent I had to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. It was probably around 2:30-3:00am, and the fog was so thick I couldn't see more than 5-10 feet in front of me. Anyway, I left the shelter and headed as best I could in a straight line into the woods, but quickly lost sight of the building, I stopped at a bush and did my business and swear, all of the sound except for what I was making, just vanished. My breathing and movement, the rustling of my coat, everything originating from me suddenly sounded amplified, deafeningly loud. I know about the "oz effect" or that sudden silence and ik it means that it's time to leave. So I finished up and turned back the way I came, and when I tell you my Nana, who is 75 and halfway across the country at that moment, spoke directly into my ear saying my whole first name which NO ONE uses, it scared the hell out of me. I was groggy and already creeped out by the situation, but when I heard her speak and could literally feel the breath against my ear, I can't tell you how much adrenaline started going through me. I stiffened up, did NOT look behind me, and walked that straight line back to the shelter. Didn't sleep the rest of the night. I called my Dad in the morning to thank him for all the stories he told myself and my siblings growing up, because while I COULD have imagined it, I know I didn't, and I don't want to know what might have happened if I didn't know how to react.

[@grawakendream8980]

so nothing happened

[@johnwayne3904]

I've always wondered what would happen if a person gave into one of those voices. .

[@gksapmm8545]

@@johnwayne3904 the person who gives into those voices wouldn't be heard or seen of again. So, you can't find out.

[@user-lt1jd1ye3v]

What are the voices then? According to Appalachian folklore?

[@furrycircuitry2378]

Had the same thing happen to our group 2 days ago in went out hiking with the whole family and veered off the trail and once we where all in there we noticed no noise was being made at all it was surreal how silent it was save for our ruslting of clothes and breathing which were amplified as well, after that we decided to turn back and call it a day 😅😅😅😅

[@annierondon2139]

You also never go where it says, private property or no trespassing. You stop and immediately go back the way you came, quietly. The mountain people don’t mess around about their privacy and wanting to be left alone.

[@emilygrech3655]

I remember doing this as a kid. Hiking up on the back of a house or no trespassing sign always gave me a mini heart attack and the urge to run the opposite way. Mountain people are the most helpful people you'll meet, but they are also the most elusive

[@ezramiller8936]

Only do so if you already fear you're gonna die anyway. And even if you're lost, think twice.

[@annierondon2139]

@@emilygrech3655 that’s true. I have a bunch of relatives that’re mountain people are they’re kind and helpful. But I was talking about the ones that aren’t seen and the locals know to leave them alone.

[@jamescraigson5069]

yes this is how me and friends had guns pulled on us

[@annierondon2139]

@@jamescraigson5069 most people there are nice but there’s some that will send their dogs after you too. There was a place like that up the hill where I lived. They had fencing and no trespassing signs. I never even could see a house or what was in the property because of the trees. I tried climbing the fence once with my brother, and some Doberman’s came running over barking at us. We ran away. 😂

[@garethgilmour9021]

I live in Scotland and a few years ago me and some friends decided to go to a mountain bothy (hillwalking shelter, basically an old crofters cottage) for one of the guys birthday weekend. The bothy is located on the shore of a sea loch (Loch Long) and we did a spot of fishing and just chilling out, i don't drink or smoke but the rest of the lad's enjoyed that sort of thing but i wanted to be alert incase something happened to one of us. Loch Long is located in Argyll and Bute which is a massive county that boasts beautiful scenery and has stunning mountains and it's also part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs Park, it's truly stunning. The first night went great, no issues and none of the other lad's fell into the Loch or went missing i stayed awake and made sure that everyone was safely inside the bothy and i was sitting outside by the fire talking to a few hillwalkers who were also staying in the bothy. The next day we all got ourselves together for another day before going home the following day, across the Loch is a oil offloading facility and oil tankers come in, off load their cargo and it's then pumped over to the refinery in the east coast of Scotland so there's a constant humming noise of pumps running and probably electrical equipment running at high voltage. In the afternoon me and one of the hungover guys decided to walk up the side of the mountain back to the car which was a good 4 or 5 miles away parked up, there's a gravel road to the bothy but only the park rangers and emergency service vehicles are permitted to use it but at least there's a decent footing to the car. The other guy said "why don't we take a shortcut through the woods and hopefully get to the car quicker?" I was very hesitant about the idea but eventually decided to go for it but a good 30 minutes into this ridiculously idea after walking through marsh and deer dung plus the bloody midges bitting my body I'd had enough and told the other guy that I'm heading back to the bothy, so he angrily marched away trying to keep going. I was lost in the very dense forest and thought if i make my way back down to the shore and follow the shoreline in the opposite direction I'd get to the bothy easily. So now I'm on my own trying to get back through all of the horrible stuff I'd went through but i was getting disoriented and thought well i can hear the people out on their boats with their engines running, i can hear the oil depo,the birds the water hitting the rocks, the problem was i knew i was going downwards and everything i could hear was disappearing like i was heading further away and at the same time i felt a very strange presence which very quickly turned to absolute fear, i very quickly became petrified my heart was pounding and i was breathing quickly but i kept walking down and the sound of my feet crunching the dead sticks disappeared, I truly felt like i was in the presence of a witch or something similar it's the most profound thing ever to have experienced, i swear it felt like something pure dark was watching me from behind one of the trees and i knew it was follow me down to the water, as soon as i could see the shore by god i ran like the devil himself was chasing me, about 20ft from the rocks all the sounds came back, I jumped onto the rocks, slipped and banged my arse and back but when i turned around to look back at the forest i could hear the sound of the small twigs and sticks snapping as if something was running back up the forest away from me. It's an experience I'll never forget and hopefully doesn't happen again 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sylviarichardson2138]

Good lord! I was holding my breath till the lake right with you! 👀

[@garethgilmour9021]

@@sylviarichardson2138 it was truly terrifying, the following summer we went back and this time it was one of the other lads who didn't come to the bothy the previous year and he was still under the influence with alcohol and dope, for whatever reason he ventured down the same direction as me and the other guy did but he just wandered away from the bothy not saying a word so we all assumed that he's further up the proper gravel road. The further up we all went and we couldn't find him, I could hear a guy shouting but it was very difficult to hear word for word because of the forest, the next thing his wife phoned one of the guys that was on the road and she was really freaking out because he phoned her and told her he's up to his neck in a swap along the same route I'd went the year before, we had no option but to phone the emergency services and it very quickly became a search and rescue and within 30 odd minutes or so the coastguard found him. When we finally got back reunited with him his family drove the 50 odd miles from home, where asked why he went that way he said that he could hear myself and the other guys shouting on him "Greig..we're all over here buddy" and we all assured that it wasn't us and to this day he swears that's what he was hearing.

[@rmw090]

This story had my heart racing!

[@onlyony1976]

​@@garethgilmour9021 Perhaps it's time to find another bothy to camp at far away from whatever malevolent spirit or person leading lost travelers to their death... this experience sounds truly terrifying

[@4islandbeauty]

WOW that's truly a creepy story, gave me chills. I grew up on an island but our family is from the highlands where the area has very thick rainforests and natural rivers. We grew up with so many folklores and myths (Im sure were based on real events) that I took to heart similar to this ladies warnings. If we ever get lost in the woods don't respond or whistle it was possibly a demon or a spirit following you....Follow the river to find you way home...to this day no matter what part of the world I still follow the advise passed down

[@bearuehara6871]

Yes, don't whistle walking through the wood at night. Don't answer when someone calls for you. Don't talk about ghosts after dark. Ask for permission to enter the area. Pray before you go to sleep. Don't play hide and seek in the wood. They will take you. My grandparents and parents taught us that growing up and we lived near a forest.

[@mikemoscato2995]

​@@GORILLA_PIMP more like what!!!!!!!

[@peggyhall843]

Tell me more!! What's with whistling? I always do that. Not in deep woods- cause I'm listening then!! I would love to know more.. Thank You !!!🍻😆

[@skinnybigstuff1040]

Im in these woods 90% of the time..... in ohio i heard a full on chimpanzee a few nights one summer. No it wasnt a fox. I know fox make all kinds of scary sounds but this was straight up chimp sounds.

[@hungsolow7090]

@@skinnybigstuff1040 ...in all fairness it is ohio

[@ronaldmunoz2411]

If you're not supposed to acknowledge it, why would you ask permission?

[@scotsman9755]

We have the wee folk in Scotland. You might call them fairy people. I lived on a farm we were surrounded by an ancient forest. In the forest, there was a bog. i got my foot stuck in the bog and started to sink. I kid you not was going to drown slowly and nobody would have found me. I was screaming, and this little light flew over to me. I instantly heard it saying, "Don't worry, wee one." This voice was all around, then I see another 2 lights fly towards me. They all flew to my foot and made a strange humming noise. My foot cane free, and I was out. I was not scared. I said thank you and walked home. I went back the next day to give them some bread. The bog was dry, and the land had harded. On that very spot were flowers in the shape of a heart. They did not just save me. they somehow cured my ashma and gave me the gift of sight. I see wee folk all the time since that day. What most people don't know is that we all have at least 1 around us at most times. The only people I don't see them with are bad people, so I know to stay away from that kind of people.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

I'm of Scottish and Irish ancestry. Please teach me more! Thank you so much for sharing your story!!! ❤️

[@theheathen9415]

Amen sister I don’t know how many times I e heard my name and help followed after I walk away like I didn’t hear anything. I didn’t hear a a thing 😉 Harlan county here love

[@kabeljackson6673]

Go to the doctor.

[@scotsman9755]

@@kabeljackson6673 😁

[@Jk21053]

@@kabeljackson6673 hahah🤣😂🤣

[@punkyshrewster2736]

Same things Native children are taught... also, don't look out the window at night.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Exactly!

[@Christian-usa1]

As a Native American i can't agree more. Also all that playing hide and seek at night time is another big hell no in the Native American community. Moral of the story listen to the Natives we're from here our ancestors know what to teach us

[@Cherokee004]

@@Christian-usa1you look like your ancestors are from Asia. But yes, you’re 100% correct about aborigine culture 😊🤎🧬

[@Audogo-b2g]

What if I wanted some fresh air. You mean to tell me I can't step on the front porch at night?

[@Audogo-b2g]

I don't want to live like a prisoner in my own home. Why can't I look out the window?

[@MisterZalem]

native here: this also applies to the foot hills as well. also dont go off the trails either; those are the paths that didnt claim someone.

[@xxsskyyxx]

Well the foothills are part of the mountains so

[@seetasingh2032]

@@MisterZalem This so reminds me of RIP VAN WINKLE.

[@darianromero3532]

I'm not an animal expert (meaning I have no degrees in animal related fields as of yet, hopefully soon) however, I grew up studying animals and habitats a lot and naturally what comes with that is lots of folklore and legends behind certain areas and animals. Growing up on a farm, with a superstitious family, studying lots of animals and supernatural phenomena, one of the best things I learned: when the birds go silent, leave the area and get somewhere safe. Birds don't go silent for no reason. Whether it's supernatural or natural, I personally feel birds have a connection to both. So your best bet is to leave. Birds are always your friends in the woods.

[@ghostscript2044]

You should watch Mr Ballen-trust me

[@buttersnail127]

Birds, insects, bees, all the critters. Get out.

[@DJ-sv7xf]

For me it's frogs. If they hear you the frog chorus goes silent. You have to sit very still for about 5 minutes before they start up again. But birds do the same thing too.

[@jonathandaily3453]

Geez I never realized how many 🐈 there were

[@esnevip]

There is no supernatural mate.

[@rvt2239]

I've lived in the Appalachian Mtns my whole life and spent a lot of my teenage years wandering in the woods. I can confirm that things can get weird when the sun starts going down and even during the daytime. You just feel it, the woods go silent, then you start hearing twigs snapping nearby. There are spooky things out there.

[@Alloneword-cp2xw]

the mind is a powerful thing.

[@alecbaker13]

Yeah the mind can play tricks in the dark it’s human nature. Nothing to be afraid of except for bears and other people

[@ThankYouJesusTheChrist]

Did you ever hear of the girl who fell off a cliff near Franklin, NC, just over the Georgia border? It was 1997 and that girl is me! I was just telling my Uber driver about my experience yesterdy because he asked why i am in a wheelchair (no, it's not rude). I ended up telling him of the various miracles that contributed to my surviving that ordeal (i wasn't found for 54 hours). One thing that happened was, after i fell and woke up, i yelled for help but i had a punctured lung... 90% of my life force left me in that instant and Angels swooped down and said to me: You will be rescued. The rescue team will not be able to see you where you are now. They will be coming up the river. Thanks to a beloved Border Collie, i was found right next to the river, and there was clear evidence in the sand that my body had been dragged the 50 feet from where i landed under the cliff, to the river. I was in the middle of nowhere, hardly any humans even knew about the area where i was save for the white water rafting that zooms through there. To this day no one has any idea what or who dragged my body. Also during the night, i remember opening my eyes (i was in a deep crevace) and seeing a round, white light flying above the trees over me, and it beamed a message to my mind, not in words, but telling me, essentially 'we know where you are, darling. No worries'

[@_ShiAngel]

@@ThankYouJesusTheChristmay I ask your religion? Nothing personal, I just wanna make sure my beliefs are true. (Or what religion were those angels from? If u were able to see them?)

[@ThankYouJesusTheChrist]

@@_ShiAngel I follow Jesus. I met Him when i was on the other side. He's back, by the way.

[@cheffroggy]

If you hear someone ask if you know how to get to Bells Cannyon, you end up as a MrBallen story. 😨

[@01Wany]

😂😂

[@quill1260]

That's funny right there, I don't care who you are.

[@GrabEmByThePlushie]

Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?

[@southerngypsy1894]

Damn 😂👏🏼

[@cbr-BaMM]

for the win 🏆 🙌🏾

[@bdavidson3426]

Yep, you might should oughta do what she said. I was running a trap line at 13 years and I very clearly heard my name. All the birds and squirrels suddenly stopped singing and scurrying. I clicked my Marlin 22 to red and put my back against the tree and listened. After awhile the forest sounds didn't start back up and I could feel a whole different energy. I packed it up and boogied back to the house--pure D adrenaline. When you grow up in the woods the only thing that can sneak up on your is a mountain lion. I don't know what that was. I didn't even eat my buttermilk and cornbread that afternoon. Piedmont of South Cakalaki checking in.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Thank you for sharing! Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@tors10x42]

Tf are you talking about.

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

B Davidson, that was 100% just your imagination getting the better of you

[@jamesbolin7006]

Antioch Tennessee speaking up there also bobcats, timber wolves, fn black bears and scariest of all hermit's

[@rouninpanda6318]

Is this supposed to be Sasquatch or Skinwalkers, magic or aliens?

[@masterenos]

I grew up in the sticks of Illinois, My grandfather was a frontiersman men like his before him. I made a mistake Living in New Mexico, I forgot the teachings and should have known to get back to my truck. I didn't, the entire mountain went silent. Pin fall silent, no wind, birds bugs. perfectly still. Last thing I remember was looking at my watch, It was 7:32 PM. At exactly 2 minutes after sun set, I heard a distant whistle and then my name was called out. Something made me pause turning to walk back to my truck no more than 10 feet away. I don't recall passing out, getting knocked out, falling asleep, etc. but hours had passed. My cell phones battery was dead, my truck was on E (was just enough fuel left to get back to town). My jacket was miss buttoned, it was one button off from the bottom up, boots untied and my handgun was removed from it's holster, unloaded and taken apart. the ammo was lined up on the center console and the parts where laid out in the seat. I have not again set foot in the Bandolier Mountain range. This was also just outside the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Oh wow what a terrifying experience! Thank you for sharing! How did you get back to town? What do you think it was?

[@masterenos]

​@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian I limped the truck back down the mountain to town. Without question, It was a skin walker.

[@rhsktr1]

WOW!! 😳Very scary and sobering experience. 🤯 Glad you are ok.

[@GmonkeyJ777]

​@@masterenos why did you live you think?

[@randomguy-dy3uy]

So Stop doing acid out in the woods

[@bah-bah29hinks7]

My family is part Cherokee from these mountains. Only the strong survived. Listen to the locals like this lady. They know.

[@firstlastname7437]

I live in the north Georgia mountains near the Appalachian trail. Cougars are coming back into Georgia and they are here. I had one at dusk watch me get groceries out of the car from 15 feet away. We also have bobcat and bears. I am now in the house at dusk, locked in tight. The "black eyed children" are what scare me. I live by myself, I am 65, female, and I am not opening that door for anyone. I have guns and bear mace for unannounced, uninvited visitors that can bleed.

[@aqhasassy]

I’m in NE Ga, ditto!

[@grover2727]

Why did you people elect a Democrat ?

[@macshaw9426]

let them bleeeed👍😂😂

[@patriciastaton6182]

What do you mean the black-eyed children?

[@mikemotorbike4283]

Here's a video from a legitimate trance chaneller. informing about the Black Eyed Children. They are from a soulless dying dimension. Warning, this is definitely scary. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHuvkmauptakfZI long story short, don't ever make physical contact ie touch one.

[@jessetheskeptic601]

Damn, this has peaked my interest. Down the 🐇 hole we go..

[@brooklynzoo7189]

Me too

[@Ty91681]

Piqued is the correct word fyi.

[@saintouse]

Skinwalkers

[@Lex161Lexi]

@@Ty91681 thank you. As a Virgo ♍️ that thrives off being right, I will add this to my vocabulary bank lol, but really.

[@totenfurwotan4478]

Skinwalkers

[@SaintTrinianz]

Another thing that will unnecessarily terrify you is the sound of your neighbors shooting on a Sunday afternoon. Stay home, don't worry, and don't call the Sheriff. When neighbors practice shooting, this means you are safe!

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Haha! Yes! We heard people practicing basically everyday growing up! Lol 😂

[@neilgelinas9926]

I live in eastern CT. My neighbor soots about every other weekend. I choose not to waste so much ammo. We both know we will protect each other if need be.

[@brianpeterson6976]

@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian This one is funny for me too, northern WI here but we practice too. My grandfather said the same to me. Maybe it's just the woods. The thing is I wouldn't trade them for the world.

[@Any-Okra]

Yep, we hear gunshots around here and don't give is a seconds notice, it's as common as the birds singing

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

@@Any-Okra Yes Ma'am!

[@_DeLac]

I’ve sat in the woods in pitch black darkness and found peace, serenity and otherworldly beauty in the canopy of the Appalachian Mountains. However she is right

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Thank you for sharing!! I constantly try to tell people weird stuff doesn't happen 24/7. Some people never experience anything at all! I'm just sharing our Appalachian folklore, though I and everyone in my family has experienced weird stuff at least a couple of times in our lives. I LOVE being in the mountains. Camping, (primitive style is my favorite), hiking, picnics, etc. The inner joy and peace is undescribable. Sitting around a campfire way out in the mountains hearing nature's music is absolutely the best!! ❤️

[@prayingmantis6777]

I understand it's what you make it. Can I ask why you decided to sit in darkness? Can you give me any advice to find my answers? 🙏

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Solitude, peace, meditation, taking in nature and the beauty it entails. ❤️

[@prayingmantis6777]

​​@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian Funny you should say that... When ever me and my family decide on vacation time, we all give different answers. I grew up in a family that didn't have many resources. I was always happy to be camping in a tent when everyone around us had campers. Mother Nature has always made me feel at home.

[@christianweatherbroadcasting]

Repent and trust in Jesus. We all deserve Hell for our sins, such as lying lusting coveting and more. We can't save ourselves, but Jesus can save us. He died on the cross to save us for our sins and rose from the grave defeating death and Hell. You must put your faith in him only. He is the only way to Heaven. Repent and trust in Jesus. Romans 6:23 John 3:16❤❤😊❤

[@roxannesides3200]

Think of all the wars along the Appalachian mountains. All the battles and lost lives. And American Indians that lived here too. My relatives live in the PA part of Appalachia. I've seen bear, bobcats, and a mountain lion at age five. I heard a woman whisper my name one night from the woods when I was about 8. I was in the yard with my aunts white German shepherd. He started growling and showing his teeth starring into the woods and the homing pigeons were freaking out. I ran back to the house. There is something in the Appalachian mountains, a presence, some are more sensitive to it than others.

[@macshaw9426]

correct, some are def more sensitive

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

I think that plays a huge part for sure!

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

My area was completely filled with Native Americans before settlers came over. They're still tons in the area and also it's really close to the Cherokee Reservation.

[@snowfox275]

Good rule to follow no matter where you are, is to pray a hedge of protection around you and anyone that is with you. Ask the Lord for His holy protection and He will give it. The supernatural is actually more real than the natural.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

I agree! I did a better video. I try to explain calling upon God. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSQf6ikitt_sMk

[@OzAsbjorn]

I grew up in Appalachia and have also been all over the world. Nothing quite as majestic as the rolling hills and valleys of Appalachia. I grew up spending a lot of time in our woods. Been in those woods in the middle of the night too. Seen some wild things, but nothing supernatural. I've heard some things that I could not explain though. The wildest noise I had ever heard. Came from when I walked down towards our treeline around 2 to 3am one night. I walked outside to catch the beauty of the night. There was a full moon out and everything glowed to where you could see everything. So I walked down the yard to a tree and turned around to look at the moon and stars. Walked back up to the porch a few minutes later and was standing there at the rail looking around amongst the treeline I had walked from. Then came this loud aggressive wail. It was two loud, high pitch wails and then the tone gradually declined as the sound carried out. It came probably only a couple hundred yards into the treeline I had came from. It scared me like no other. From that point on, I didn't come off that porch at night. I've heard big cats wailing and it sounds kind of like a woman screaming. I've heard many different species of birds. But in all of my years I've never come close to hearing anything like that. Had to be some sort of mammal. It was just too loud to be a bird.

[@lizh1988]

Peacocks make a sound like "HALP, HALP!". It's just about hair raising. Kind of high, but LOUD. I don't know if it could be that, but there are probably some strange things out in the woods at night. 😱

[@kaylacarpenter272]

I had an experience just like this, middle of nowhere, one neighbor quarter mile away, corn/soy field on 3 sides. Harford Michigan.

[@OzAsbjorn]

@@lizh1988 it definitely was not a Peacock. It is hard to describe. But it wailed as if it had a thick diaphragm. It had a very loud pitch and aggressive pitch. It wailed and then the sound receded. As the sound was receding, it had a higher and lower pitch. Almost similar to chirping as the sound lowered. Not literally chirping, but a higher and lower pitch like a wave motion as the sound lowered. It done it twice. I stood in shock. It was definitely nothing have ever heard before and it scared me. I tried to rationalize the ordeal. Thinking maybe it was a big cat of some sort, or maybe a coyote noise I'm unfamiliar with. Even thought maybe someone had a pet monkey I didn't know about and it managed to get loose or something. Whatever it was, I highly doubt it was a bird. It sounded way too big for that. Creepy stuff.

[@OzAsbjorn]

@@kaylacarpenter272 I lived in Michigan by Rochester for a couple of years. I used to travel to Traverse City a lot too. Never been out that way in lower western Michigan. I made my way around the woods some in the UP. I loved it up there. It's amazing how there are bear, moose and things like that up there. But they are actually very challenging to find. It's hard telling, there could be some other animal out there that isn't much known about.

[@russellmanweller6694]

Could have been a fox. I know they live in NC but never seen one in the mountains. They make several types of noises, but if you have never heard one up close, and don't know what it is, then you would think it's Satan himself calling out. Truly terrifying sound. A recording doesn't do it justice at all, but look it up anyway.

[@tboutdoors444]

I live in East Tennessee about 30 minutes from Gatlinburg, I was in the woods hunting last year with my bow, it was pretty much fully dark and I was grabbing my buddies trail cam to see if we had any bucks in the area, when something started whistling. Like human whistling, melodic even. Needless to say I did not go investigate, I got my big ass out of there lmao

[@Ramo0781]

This shit is real. There is a good reason people are instinctively afraid of the dark. It self preservation.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@whitewolf9547]

@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian do you comment back or just post links? You’re acting like a bot

[@capnjackgallows3204]

Speak for yourself Ramo I love the dark

[@tripical]

Literally was riding with an acquaintance couple years back, got to a small clearing that we used as camp alot. People talked about hearing these things but we never took it seriously. When we were headed back from a small pond not far from it, some type of whistle began , not a normal whistle from someone , or from an actual whistle. Sounded mixed. Even though me and him were far out in the sticks, we'd had little bit to drank n I took half a xanax, and we were both armed, so we were almost ready to blast, and we were already on the way back , so as soon as we fired up out quads and started to drive off we kinda forgot about it. One night we were out kicking it same place, and it happens again. That fucking sound, and loader, I've never heard it like this before and really Made me uncomfortable, on the other hand my buddy was getting pissed off at the idea of someone fu king with us. At a point I was just done and ready to stop hearing it, but he was also in a different way, and of course wanted to go find it and I took his keys told em not while I'm here, and eventually we ripped outta there. Not long after less than a month , he went missing. They found his four wheeler a bit off trail away from where we would camp, not stuck, but just sitting there left in 3rd gear, the keys were still in it, plus most of the things he kept other than his firearm (s) he kept. The only thing they found was two different tracks of blood , traces of his DNA were found a bit over a half a mile away in one of the spots of blood, they still don't know where the other blood was from. Maybe a buck? A hog? Who knows. All I know is I don't think it was an accident and anytime I got out there I atkeast keep My little plr 16 ontop of my side arm. Love you tonio rest in piece 😔❤️

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

I am so sorry for your loss! Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@stevenhagman5095]

What was his name?

[@lancebro121]

That's scary af left in 3rd keys still in

[@aprayingatheist2378]

@@stevenhagman5095 he says it at the end

[@Chillin-fpv]

What's his full name?

[@stinkyfinger420lol]

📝 don't go to the Appalachian mountains. I live in CT and had some very eerie experiences here myself. This summer I was out fishing with a few of my buddies. We look across the river and see what we thought was a person walking along the water line and then they disappeared. Fast forward about 20ish minutes that same "person" was just becoming visible on the path we were on. I've never gotten the fuck out of a place as quickly as that. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and the voice in my head kept telling me to leave and leave now.

[@miafrench7169]

Every inch of CT is haunted.

[@ginathegreat2907]

You need to go to Devils Hopyard 🤣

[@stinkyfinger420lol]

@@ginathegreat2907 I've been there a few times with my friends. There were 10-15 of us hiking and chilling.

[@stinkyfinger420lol]

@TriedAndTrue-0607 it was probably a crackhead following us hoping we dropped our stuff so they could take it. I was more worried about there being more of them ahead of us on the trail and they cracked us with a log or something and tried to take advantage of us and do weird butt stuff. 😂😂

[@ginathegreat2907]

@@stinkyfinger420lol I remember my brother telling me about Mauds grave ... isn't that by the hopyard?

[@EIRE1980]

In the Army I trained in the mountains and swamps in Georgia. At night we would set up constantine wire and flares. We would do 2 up 2 down in groups of two. I rarely did my 2 down the first 5 days. During day and night some places would give me really bad feelings like I shouldn't be there but we'd keep moving and I would forget about it. Until night time when its pitch black and on my 2 ups I could swear it felt like we were surrounded. And of course you hear shit moving around which didn't help but im talking about a real sense of being watched and it felt like something was just passed the wire waiting. Even in combat I never felt so freaked out and uneasy in my life. I think because I knew what the enemy looked like and I was doing my job. But anticipation and not knowing was a motherfucker, excuse my language. Im 42 now and I might sound a bit crazy but that story is completely true on everything holy.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

You don't sound crazy at all! I believe you! Here's more: Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@bellami2304]

My husband trained in the same conditions in GA. One afternoon he went running alone. When he got back, he was in so much trouble. Nobody told him why. They just told him you don't EVER go anywhere alone in these woods, ever. He thought maybe animals? Hunters? When he asked about that they told him those things are the least of your worries.

[@kennyward4674]

I believe you mean 'concertina' wire.😊

[@yourwitchbesti]

Same thing here in Pennsylvania. I was also taught that if you know that it’s day time, like 12:30 and all of a sudden it starts to get dark and cold that means you aren’t invited and that’s your cue to leave silently and calmly like you didn’t even notice.

[@just_me2797]

I have lived in the mountain region just outside of Glacier Park in Northwest Montana for nearly 50 years. We do not have folklore like that. However being a person that goes into the mountains alone day and night regularly I can tell you that we have many more senses than most understand. If your senses are going off like alarm bells you NEVER continue where you were going. Ease back and go elsewhere, but be fully alert and ready for anything. I have experienced things that I cannot explain and I have experienced things that most would not believe.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Here's a better video with a full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@latonyahuston9759]

Me too I tried my family and friends believe I started doing drugs..do you know how depressed n scared I became I know it changed me to an very paranoid person.

[@just_me2797]

@@latonyahuston9759 For me it has been the opposite. I became more comfortable being alone in the mountains. I feel safer knowing that I have a bit of an early warning system. Of course I have still had some terrifying moments though. Some explainable and others not so much. Especially being that the grizzly bear population as well as other predators is very dense here.

[@lonayork591]

I lived in Missoula, and black eyed people populate the whole valley. Not all of them, but they don't hide.

[@tashaminor]

@@lonayork591 racist

[@Bradygoat6390]

" for we do not fight against flesh, but against darkness and principalities " . Pray for your enemies as much as you do for your allies. I pray this message may bless you in Lord Jesus Christ's name, Amen 🙏

[@phillipkirby502]

Amen.

[@greentquoisedevil3897]

Amen. Bless you!

[@chrisbranch231]

My hands down favorite scripture

[@Bradygoat6390]

Amen , thank you all for the well wishes, prayers and blessings. Glory to God 😇 🙌 🙏

[@Bradygoat6390]

@@anthonygrey321 That's awesome, I'm glad I could help. I pray that Lord Yeshua may break any binds or demonic strongholds that the enemy may be trying to put on you. And may the fire of God burn the evil around us as we tell Satan to stand behind us and ask Lord Jesus Christ to lead us down the narrow path that leads to eternal life with him , God and The Holy Spirit, and not the wide road of destruction which leads to Hell. I pray this may bless you and your family and friends in Jesus name , Amen 🙏

[@damon2772nomad]

I've always been wary when everything falls silent. If there's absolutely no noise that's when I feel like I am in danger. Key yourself into nature...birds and squirrels and other animals are your best informer of your immediate surroundings. They like to stay safe.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Yes! Everything goes silent and eerie. Better explanation: Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@damon2772nomad]

@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian awesome. Thank you. I like learning about different areas. I grew up on the Snake River in Hells Canyon. Same place as Chief Joseph. There's quite a bit of wilderness here and there's places that I've been in that are hair raising for reasons beyond my understanding. As an avid outdoorsman I didn't believe in Bigfoot for 33 years. I'm in my 40s now. I became way more aware of my surroundings at 33. When the woods go silent I know 2 things, predators make it go silent and things I can't explain make it go silent. Both I can do without. 😅

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

@@damon2772nomad Did something happen to make you more aware? Like maybe this? Here's all about Bigfoot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpyTo5SrgqmiprM

[@damon2772nomad]

@@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian I saw it. It took 2 year's for me to actually come to terms with what I saw and actually refer to it as "Bigfoot". I talked with alot of the old loggers and forestry worker's after what I saw. Some of the ranchers and hunter's as well. I was surprised by some of the answers from people that I would never suspect would even talk about it. I get it though, when someone tells me that I am a liar and crazy it makes you angry. After a bit you get over the sensitivity and realize that you were the same way for 33 year's. Calling these people crazy and out of touch with reality. I mean I made the outdoors my life for about 10 year's before I accidentally saw it.

[@brandonrandall3861]

Blue Jay's make noise when people are around. I listen.

[@serpentsaurus7969]

Bottom line is, no matter where you might be, if you're on your own and something calls your name you need to remember the golden rule: don't. Don't go looking, don't call back, don't panic, and don't keep going where you're going. Remain as calm as possible and leave the area quickly and safely. If you're lost and that happens, well... remember that the land you crossed to get there you've already passed through once. The devil you know, etc.

[@alecbaker13]

I think i’ll just let off a couple warning shots instead and keep on my way. Wish me luck if it happens

[@Sandra-1wiq]

What do you mean by the land you crossed to get there you’ve already passed through knce

[@serpentsaurus7969]

@@Sandra-1wiq You survived the path behind you, so you know it's safer than going forward :3

[@Sandra-1wiq]

@@serpentsaurus7969 Oh okay thank you ☺️, also what did you mean by (the devil you know) sorry lol I have a lot of questions, I’m just pretty curious.

[@_ShiAngel]

⁠@@Sandra-1wiqpretty sure they implied that devil is in the forest, better to not elaborate on that to not anger/call them.

[@reenie85churchin]

WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH N GOT LOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I PRAYED THEN TOLD THE ANCESTORS THERE THAT WE NEEDED SAFE PASSAGE N THAT WE WEREN'T BEING DISRESPECTFUL JUST TRYNA GET HOME. I ASKED THEM TO GIVE US SAFE PASSAGE IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I APOLOGIZED FOR THE DISRUPTION...AS QUICK AS MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM, I PRAYED AGAIN N THEY BEGAN TO GET EXTRA BRIGHT...WE MADE IT OUT PEACABLY THANKS BE TO JESUS🙌🏾🩸🙌🏾

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Amen! I always pray when anything weird happens. He truly protects us! 🙏

[@christineanderson9589]

Do you realize how messed up it is to pray to ghosts, in the Name of Jesus? Pray directly TO Jesus. Ancestors are not God.

[@toastiesburned9929]

Wtf are you talking about. This went from weird to "do not recommend" quickly

[@mujahidalmasih854]

So are u pagan or Christian? I'm so confused. U think dead strangers are more powerful than the living God?

[@reenie85churchin]

@@mujahidalmasih854 I'M NOT SAYING THAT N EVERY ONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THE CREATION IS NEVER GREATER THAN THE SOVEREIGN GOD OF ALL CREATION! WHAT I'M SAYING IS I BELIEVE IN LAWS THAT GOD SET IN PLACE N U CAN'T CROSS LINES N BOUNDARIES WITHOUT OUT SHOWING RESPECT. WHEN ARCHANGEL MICHAEL CONTENDED WITH SATAN FOR THE BODY OF MOSES, MICHAEL DIDN'T DISRESPECT SATAN NOR DID HE WORSHIP HIM HE SIMPLY SAID, SATAN THE LORD REBUKE YOU! PPL THAT KNOW THEIR SPIRITUAL RANKING OR AT LEAST HAVE SOME IDEA UNDERSTAND N MOVE DIFFERENTLY....💁🏾‍♀️ N YES I BELONG TO YAHUAH BY THE SHED BLOOD OF YAHSHUA HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON 🙏🏾 SHALOM

[@manuelvillafane6962]

Be safe.. always learn the law of the land anywhere a adventure may take you.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Yes exactly!

[@pugorilla8848]

Nah, I live not far from those mountains and was gonna go (alone because no one else wants to) but if there's some creepy dude in there imma consider playing VR instead

[@blackhawktim1259]

12GUAGE, 12GUAGE, 12GUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marcychan168]

that is the best advice I've ever heard 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 - people get hurt for not being careful in unfamiliar places. God bless and be Alert all y'all.

[@len8134]

How about trusting our Lord Jesus Christ to protect you? Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

[@foxtail803]

In Australia 🇦🇺. Us islanders and aboriginal people who live in the bush do the same thing. You in before dark. You don't walk out of the light and you NEVER WHISTLE

[@Cherokee004]

In Islam, we don’t whistle either, no ringing bells 🔔 walking in high heels or certain scented perfumes attracts certain entities.

[@yasmeenmichelle5661]

@@Cherokee004i grew up Muslim as well but i don’t remember hearing about this. but why?

[@Cherokee004]

@@yasmeenmichelle5661 not sure. It’s in the Hadith habibi

[@TimeToGetAGoodLife]

I don't know how to whistle so I'm good on that end. Lol.

[@Cherokee004]

@@TimeToGetAGoodLife 😂😂😂

[@This_Old_Man_68]

I live in Appalachia and I don't close my curtains day or night. I only lock my doors when I leave my home, sometimes. I don't hear strange things in the woods at night. Same things are in the woods at night as in the day. This is silly. The mountains aren't scary or dangerous.

[@2natree854]

Here in New Zealand, I'm from the rural parts Far North. If in the bush, and you see a white Tui(they are usually a darkish blue, with a white wattle) ignore it's song, and don't follow it anywhere into the bush. You will never return! If you hear whistling or singing, particularly in our native tongue. Call on the Name of The Lord, and calmly walk out.

[@foxchow400]

What's a wattle, and do you just mean God? Like Jesus? Or is it something else?

[@2natree854]

@@foxchow400 A wattle is the white feather on it's throat! And Jesus is the only God we Maori acknowledge now.

[@rossix1851]

Yeah, it’s interesting how the only one to help when out of body, supernatural or demon type encounters happen, even in nasty dreams - is the name of Jesus.

[@foxchow400]

@@2natree854 ah, ok, thx for the clarification

[@GmonkeyJ777]

​@@rossix1851 yup, everyone wants to act brave and get real disrespectful until they need His help.

[@renegade8558]

Hiking 50 miles thru national forest when I was young and dumb .. one day 20 miles was required.. started walking in the dark and finished in the dark... so tired put sleeping bag on the ground and ate freezed dried chili .. fell asleep on top of sleeping bag .. woke up with something heavy on my chest.. two beady eyes inches from my face .. I screamed and the raccoon ran off .. rolled over and went back to sleep

[@stephenhogue5567]

I hope you had a gun!

[@foxchow400]

HAHAHAHA

[@kellyking5269]

😂😂😂😂

[@God-Love-Freedom]

😂😂😂

[@rhubarbmontana1054]

😆

[@gamershadow8]

even if it isn't something supernatural..strangers can be even worse than whatever creature is out there especially if you're unarmed

[@karenvickers9172]

I grew up n the country too,,right next to a new Appalachian Highway & EVERY time I heard MY name,,it was ALWAYS…”Karen Marlene,,get n here & do these dishes!!!” ARRRR!!! 😂😂😂

[@-CyberFrame]

Lmao!

[@blackgorillaarmy9204]

😂😂😂😂

[@wildernesssurvivalandthriv7953]

Don’t talk at night, don’t whistle, don’t mock them and don’t test them, I’ve seen them forest demons I’ve been stalked once by them, you stay calm and get out of there, but if you have to cross evil ground tell them your just passing through, cause you ain’t gonna hide from them they already know your there and you ain’t gonna outrun them, tell them your passing through. There’s one spot where I trap each year that’s wicked ground, and I tell them everytime that I’m only there for a visit to collect my catch, you never stay out in those parts after dark beyond the light of the campfire though. Fire drives them away. People mock the bony folk, but those who’ve had them punch your car window when your crossing there territory at night or who have had them follow you and stalk you while your tapping maple trees you know there out there

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@Tyler.254]

Don't blink, don't sleep, don't even think because it will get you killed out here in deez woods right here buck.

[@abab-ml1ym]

So u drive drunk and blame broken windows while driving on spirits??... Ps are the Appalachian people mostly mountian inbreds?...cause that could be a cause...

[@wildernesssurvivalandthriv7953]

@@abab-ml1ym I’m fully sober and will be for the rest of my life, and no most aren’t inbred. I’m actually from the ozark mountains, southern Missouri/ northern Arkansas, and a lot of the mountain folk here still live on the land they’ve held for 4 generations. It might be easy for someone to say those rude things if they haven’t experienced true wilderness and have lived there lives within the consistency of the suburbs/city, but there’s things out there that can’t be explained. I hunt, trap beavers bobcats and coyotes, I go jugging for turtles and catfish, and hunt mushrooms and dig goldenseal root for cash, I spent my life in the wilderness and there’s incredible things out there, and whatever Is out there doesn’t like being seen, I’ve only had 2 experiences and that’s cause I crossed onto there turf.

[@Av3rag3jo3zzz]

I'm just waiting on that one guy to go out to the Appalachian mountains and do everything you say not to do.

[@aprilrenee_1]

And if you hear a baby crying or a woman screaming, you didn't hear that either. That's something I was told growing up.

[@Chrisbreezy1979]

People say that because that’s what a bobcat sounds like!

[@darrinstanfill6846]

Ya…panthers

[@real_lish1]

They say panthers, I say La Llorona.

[@Keep-on-ok]

Wild cats can make those sounds.

[@susanazinger2525]

Black Panthers .

[@MrRickb75645]

I learned this when I was in North Carolina . My ex wifes mother was from the mountains there . She wouldn't speak much about being raised there . But when she did , it was weird to hear crap like this . And she wasn't kidding. She hated those mountains. When she turned 16, she ran away and married the first man she ran into . I swear to you that is what she said . She said fortunately , she later fell in love with the guy. And they had 3 kids. When her dad died she wouldn't go back even then. I always wondered just what the hell was so bad there.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

It's really not bad. It's a wonderful place. We just pray and follow the lessons if something weird happens. Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@fruitloops3718]

Sometimes you just have to leave.

[@christianross2567]

This is unlike any of the other stories I've read here, and I doubt anyone will ever see this but I'm going to put it here anyway for posterity. I didn't grow up in the mountains per se, but both sides are from, so I spent a major portion of every summer there. There's an old lumber town in WV where the mill burnt down and they've since converted it to a state park and they rent the houses out. They used to have a reunion every summer for people who used to live there and their familes so we'd go every summer. It's a quaint little town in the middle of literal no where, with big old white houses, white picket fences, beautiful hardwood oak floars, and boardwalks that connect all the houses. When there is no reunion going on or people staying there in the winter to ski, it's a complete ghost town. Maybe 10 permanent residents in the whole town. Each year fewer and fewer people came, and the size of their groups grew smaller to boot. Some of the people passed or weren't healthy enough to make the trip, their kids and grandkids lost interest in the tradition, slowly it began to fade out. Knowing it might be our last time together, no more cake walks, no more dinner in the town church with everyone, no more dances at the fire house. We decided to stay a few extra days after the event ended one year. There was no one, I mean NO ONE. We had the entire town to ourselves. One night, I had stayed up especially late and everyone else had turned in. This was the first year they had put TV's in the houses. A very large radio observatory is nearby so there were no radio stations, no cell towers, no internet, so being able to watch TV was kind of a big deal. While I was watching TV I thought I heard someone on the back porch. This didn't strike me as particularly alarming because it connects to a boardwalk that someone could be walking on, I had supposed. This would have been weird though for sure as it was almost 2 in the morning. I got up to look out the back window and didn't see anything. Some time passed and I heard it again, this time it sounded as if they had knocked on the back door, or were jiggling the handle. I got up again and walked over and looked outback, looked out the windows. Nothing. I chalked it up to wind or wildlife. I told myself it wouldn't be unreasonable for a racoon or possum or something to be trying to get into the trash. Maybe a drunk had mistook our house for theirs as they all look pretty much exactly the same and there might still be a family or two staying somewhere in the town. I decided to head to bed. I was staying in the first room at the top of the stairs, sharing a room with my mother, in two seperate twin beds (I'd of been about 14 or so). My grandparents stayed in the next room, and my mother's friend in a room adjacent them, and the bathroom was the last room. As I laid there in bed, I began to feel... anxious, unsettled. It was as if there was a sudden pressure drop, followed by a deafening silence. Suddenly, I heard footsteps in the downstairs kitchen. Slow, heavy footsteps. Intensely focusing on the origin of the noise so as to make absolutely sure I was hearing someone downstairs and not someone upstairs getting up to use the bathroom, I stared at the crack under the door. There was a night light on in the hall. I tried to wake my mother, a notoriously light sleeper her entire life by reaching over and shaking her and whisper-yelling: "Mom! Wake up! Someone is in the house! Mom! GET UP. GET THE F*** UP! Someone is downstairs!" She mumbled something incoherrant -- "Mmml mmm lll No", it sounded like, and just immediately went straight back into a deep sleep. To my horror, I heard the distinct sound of it taking a step onto the stairs. They sounded different, they sort of squeaked. Then another. And another. It was coming upstairs. My eyes were wide open, as far as they'd go and I just stared in utter disbelief at the light coming from under the crack of the door, frozen. I knew I was alone. My mother wasn't actually there, nobody else sleeping in the house was ACTUALLY... there. It was as if I had been transported into another realm, where it was just me and what ever was walking up the steps. I was paralyzed. I couldn't scream, I couldn't blink, just pure, raw, terror. I felt a tear roll down my right cheek, realized I had stopped breathing at some point, and saw a shadow move three quarters across the bottom of the door from left to right and stop. Followed by the other, one quarter of the way. The light coming under the door shined onto the floor and tapered outwards, forming a shape kind of like a trapazoid. The two shadows also tapered outward the farther they got from the door, sitting between 3 beams of light. Something was standing on the other side of that door. I woke up the next day and was, strikingly calm. I didn't even mention it to anyone, it was like it never happened. It was like I was in a trance. The most horrifying thing that had ever occured in my life was my most recent memory, and there was zero sense of urgency to leave, I didn't feel compelled to warn anyone else, nothing. I knew it was real, I didn't second guess that it was a dream for a second, but I just... didn't care? My grandparents were mad someone had left the bathroom sink running on full and blamed me. It was only some time later that I remembered all this and I asked my mother if she had any recollection. She said she did remember me franticly trying to get her up, and feeling a sense of dread, but she COULD NOT wake up. She said it was like the most tired she had ever been in her life and she didn't even care about what ever was going on because it felt so good to just go back to sleep. I cannot stress enough how strange this is as all of my youth, I was rarely allowed to have sleepovers because my friend and I whispering would wake her up 2 rooms down. Apperently something happend to her friend that absolutely terrified her that same night and she was so freaked out by it, they don't even talk anymore so I don't have anyway to corroborate anything with her. Honestly, I don't want to know. All doors and windows were locked, and I have never sleep walked before or since. To this day(22 years later), when ever I think about it my eyes immediately begin to water, tears run down both cheeks, my entire body covers in goosebumps, I feel a lump in my throat and a sinking feeling in my chest. I begin to shake and shiver and feel a coldness in my bones that, I can't even begin to describe. I feel a shame or almost, a guilt. When I think about it, there is a detachment from reality, from time. It's not uncommon for me to "snap out of it", and what seemed like minutes were actually hours. I just can't shake the feeling that something horrible happened to me in those mountains that I don't understand. I can't talk about it. I can't tell anyone or they would just think I was nuts. I just try not to think about it, but like clock work, I seem to see something that triggers it about once a year, like this video.

[@ImPlague]

Went on a church trip for the youth when I was 15. Me and 3 friends were split from the group as we all were established as being mature enough to make our own decisions etc. We decided to go walking through the woods towards dusk we could hear a river off in the distance. I wanted to see it badly I always loved the chance of coming across something marvelous and mighty in beauty and not knowing kept me curious of what we would find. I went ahead of my friends by maybe 300 feet. When I came up to the stream I dove into the water without hesitation, it was the middle of fall and the water was cold as hell. We were at least a 1 1/4 mile away from the cabin. What I saw was a girl no older than 11 face down in the steam. I grabbed her and a branch sticking out from a log londged into the center of the current. Because of this log the current was very strong underneath the water and it was hard to keep ahold of the algae laid limb at this point I didn't know if the girl was alive or not. Eventually I screamed out for help I felt a hald reach down from the side of the banks and help pull me up. I drug the girl up after I was securely on the side of the bank. At that moment I fell back shivering cold and soaking wet. My friends then came up all together, I was confused I asked who helped me up? I then remembered the girl and turned around to find she was no longer there. I knew she was on the bank I just knew it I didn't let go I would've never. Then I realized it. There was never a girl, there was no one here to help me get out of the river. According to my friends, I took off running towards the stream like a mad-man but in my head it never happened like that. I temporarily started to show signs of psychosis and was admitted into 3 different mental health facilities within KY, it took 10 years and several mental health professionals to convince me it was a figment of my imagination. I may not be crazy, but I know what I felt that day.

[@latonyahuston9759]

Damn that's creepy 😳

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

I don’t believe any of these stories, but your story just gave me chills

[@abab-ml1ym]

No more mushrooms and acid for u.....

[@nikaymonay]

Your not crazy a bad sprit probably led you to jump in the water but God let a guardian Angel or something to save you. God bless you.

[@wolfbones666]

I believe you.

[@Davido50]

Know the Lord our God Yeshua 🙏 an never be bothered by bad forces. God bless all reading this!

[@ericluchinski]

Lmao yeah a fairy tale character will save you

[@GT-Tezzy]

​@@ericluchinskican you prove its a fairy tale character?

[@funtimes237]

​@@ericluchinskione fairy tale battling against another...... i think that evens it out 😉

[@GmonkeyJ777]

Best comment section of ALL TIME. It's been like two days of reading these little comment scary shorts. I'm beyond intrigued.

[@amyburton6640]

I was born and raised here in the Tennessee Appalachian Mountains. I'm 55yrs old and I still live here today. Throughout all of my childhood I never remember one time when my parents or Grandparents shut and locked all of the doors and all the windows. Not once ! In the winter time everything was closed because of the weather, not because we were scared of something. In the Summer time all the window's would be left open and fan's were put in some of them. That was our "airconditioner." We didn't lock the doors because times were different then, people were different then. And, when it got dark outside we didn't have to immediately go in the house. We would stay outside and catch lightning-bugs, play hide-n-seek, sit on the front porch and sing gospel songs.... Heck, we had a good time ! Mom would have to make us come in ! We were all over them hills. In the woods, swinging on grape vines, playing in the creek, skipping rocks across the pond. You name it ! Best times of our lives. Never felt safer, happier, or more loved than way back then. As for all these stories about not playing in the woods, or not whistling, or answering if your name was called.., this is the first time I'm hearing about all of that. Maybe my naiveté has kept me safe all these yrs ? 😄 Nevertheless, interesting to read about. God bless.

[@s.missizhippiew.1117]

I don’t like the woods at all … I don’t even know why but it just scares me to death to even think about it… my friend built a house on 8 acres of land filled with trees and bushes all around and one night she asked me if I could come over and spend the night because her husband was going on an overnight business trip… I really didn’t want to go but she begged me bc she didn’t want to be alone out there In the country (woods)….well i laid down on the bed and within 10 minutes we heard something terrible… it scared both of us to death… but we were afraid to even think about going to check it out…so we both just laid there whispering about what it could have been… we didn’t have any idea what it was but we both knew it was something BIG…neither one of us slept the entire night…. The next morning when it became daylight we decided that we better leave there and get to my house in the city and get some rest…..she’s still afraid to go outside of her home after dark ….. she has to go shopping and get home before dark so she can comfortably get inside the house with less fears…. I don’t understand why they won’t just move bc she is so afraid out there…. We get together now at lunch time rather than evening mealtimes bc she’s not able to come home in the darkness without freaking out about getting out of her car after dark 😮…. I’ve told her a million times… “move!!”….. but her husband loves it there so he won’t leave…..Lordy bee! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️I don’t even know what to say 😢🤷‍♀️

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

​@@amyburton6640 if you pay attention, the places with the worst spooky stories have the worst natural dangers. It only makes sense. Its annoying to me that people spread nonsense in an attempt to scare or impress others , but its also pretty funny too because when questioned they cant provide any evidence at all, usually just "you beyter hope you never run into it/them"

[@iti7201]

Me too… been here a minute. All those 411 stories ,you have to know that everything isn’t what we think it is.

[@CatherineMaiorana]

That's also indigenous teaching as well. When two cultures teach about the same things. You know it's solid and true ❤

[@molleycharles9313]

I grew up deep in the woods in the Appalachian mountains. And still do today just not as deep in the woods as I did as a kid. Honestly other than mountain lions the scariest thing to hear in the woods is a bob cat screeching like a young girl. It’s terrifying

[@michaeljarvis5489]

Foxes. Foxes make some freaky sounds at night. I go out in the woods at night a lot, barred owls, barn owls and foxes especially will make you jump out of your skin for a second when you're not ready at the moment. And I have seen a mountain lion wh were the TWRA was denying they existed. Crossed the road right in front of me and a friend , squatted down low and slunk off the road as soon as the lights hit it, no doubt what it was. Didn't bother reporting it, I didn't feel like listening to some "authority" tell me what a bobcat is. I've heard whistles, but never any speech, name calling. Had some creepy incidents while out there on my own and when I used to cruise trails on an atv in a small group. Not seen any of the lights, but I don't doubt they are there. The thing we call sasquatch, I don't doubt that either, too much "smoke" to have no "fire". Not that kind of smoke either, weed doesn't cause hallucinations anyway, even it it was that kind of smoke. Not waiting on mountain lion denying know it alls to declare that sasquatch or Sabe, or whatever it is is a thing.

[@deanhenson3600]

you should hear otters mating in the swamp at night

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@RTSBOWL]

When it gets quite in the woods, there's something that out ranks you out there with you

[@rasheedescobar4203]

Is it weird that this comforts me?

[@travisvanalst4698]

Or, ya know, it’s dusk and the critters are all settling down for the night.

[@Dummy765]

​@@rasheedescobar4203no shit

[@prettyprincess8187]

​@@travisvanalst4698 doesn't matter what time it is, the forest is never silent unless something is wrong.

[@HhfhgJdjxjdu]

The pistol grip 12 gauge on my hip: 😊😎

[@user-fl1gq4oc8u]

I've had that happen-someone or something whispered my name. I said "whatever" or something. It said my name again. And then I said "you don't scare me, shut up." Then it hollard my name!!!! Man I flipped the dining room lights out and RAN to my grandma's room and jumped in her bed. What was it? I have no clue. But scared me to ☠️ death. 🥶

[@rexredmonwalkingintheword9892]

I'm not scared easily but no lie while reading your comment I got some Goosebumps

[@wambamthankumam]

I had a similar experience, but it wasn't quite as malicious. It was almost a positive experience. I was probably 9 or 10 years old, and one night I had a horrible nightmare. I woke up just sobbing and shaking and then I heard this voice that seemed like it was coming from everywhere whisper my name. I froze solid in fear and went quiet. After a minute I whispered "Who's there" and again it said my name, but even quieter this time and then it gently shushed me almost like it was trying to comfort me. I was still scared, but at the same time i felt oddly at peace. I'm not sure who or what it might have been, but I think it was trying to help me.

[@annab13]

Don't respond to it because you'll feed its power. Don't acknowledge it and if it gets out of control say generally, "you are not welcome here" and "get out" and always imagine white bright light around you to protect you. Fill yourself with love and courage. It sounds weird but it works.

[@willybones3890]

Grandpa hiding under the dining table...lol

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@hera7884]

If you’re in the woods at night and the crickets suddenly stop, Run.

[@gmamose9152]

I swear this story was true...happened to me in 1987 or 88. My ex and I were still married, went up into the Smokey Mountains camping with friends. One afternoon with nothing else to do, we hopped into one vehicle and just went driving around. I don't know where we were, lost in Tennessee, but we'd stop, get out, check out clutter shops, then go. One we went into was so crusty and filthy with garbage all over, and we all got split up. I went to the far side of this "shop" (former house), and in the furthest bedroom in back with only a few old pieces of furniture in it, something was watching me with so much disdain and contempt, it was so frightening. But something was there, I could feel it. We all left, and I couldn't tell you where that house was located, but I know what was lurking there was real. I've never told this story to many people

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Wow thank you so much for sharing your story! May I ask where you are from? I also made a video with more details: Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@LadyAngela678]

💩

[@salladpatron3395]

Listen to tom macdonalds horror story about meeting a shadow person in person in an underground medical facility hidden under a town. I think its called ghost stories. But he also has an album called ghoststories 👻

[@Lenape_Lady]

I’m in Pa along the Delaware River and the Appalachian Trail. I’ve always camped and hiked. I camped out near the trail one night and was awoken by taps on the right side of my tent. Something small is repeatedly being thrown into the side. I was curious and I shouldn’t have, but I stuck my head out to see a growing pile of acorns on the side. Something was throwing acorn after acorn horizontally at my tent. They weren’t coming down, like falling from a tree. And there were no Oak trees anywhere even close to my camp. So something was sitting off in the dark brush and just pelting my tent with acorns. I just put my head down and went back to sleep. Didn’t see nothing, don’t no nothing. Period.

[@trumanmiller94]

Its was a squirrel. They throw rocks too

[@rollmops3113]

@@trumanmiller94 why though?

[@beautifulaspen6583]

Roll Mops squirrels are territorial. Some of them extremely so and don't like you being in there. They will definitely let you know by pelting your tent or car with whatever they've got.

[@rollmops3113]

@@beautifulaspen6583 ah, I get it! Thanks for sharing the info, i didn't know that, here in Australia we don't have them! Possums are probably the most similar kind of animal we have.

[@ela_4782]

Recently I tried to take my life…Trust me I’m working on my mental health now..but if you don’t believe me, that’s ok! I know what I saw was real and this is why I grew up always being told to stay away from alcohol, don’t whistle at night, never go into the trees alone…never open the door if you hear a knock with nobody standing there.. long story short I drank to the point to black out because I was planning on taking my life but I couldn’t bring myself to do it while I was sober because I don’t want to die..I want to live! I was told to never go into the woods, but I did because I didn’t care anymore..I remember tripped over this tree and I fell into a pit. I blacked out again. Came to being carried by something with fur, I remember looking up and I was at least 10 feet in the air, whatever was carrying me had a buffalo face and goat legs. Whatever was taking me to my death had chains wrapped around his shoulders and breathed smoke. I remembered feeling comforted and I held on…then I heard my dad. “Eleighsha!” At least 100 times…I was thrown and first thing I remember coming to was 6 police cars, two fire trucks and random people trying to find me. Apparently they heard my cries and it went silent for two hours… I learned the next day a man who lived down the road from us shot himself in the head and the cops couldn’t do anything but there’s a drinking spirit here. Idk who will read this but don’t drink, spiritual warfare is real and there’s always something trying to take us away… fuck

[@melaesther2527]

Hope you are alive and you feel better. God bless you and God save you, dear

[@douglascasey3486]

I spent my entire young life in the woods of the Appalachian Mountains. I have heard my name spoken. But the greatest thing that happened to my brother and myself was meeting the Prophet Elijah who told us everything that would come true in our adult lives. The visitation began with my brother and myself, then another ten witness were drown in to form a congregation. My youngest brother was also among the congregation. It was also the same geological location that I received the Revelation of Jesus Christ some years later by audible voice. Before I even knew the gospel of John and Genius began with the words, " In the beginning". The voice said, In the beginning was the word, the word was with God, and the word was God, and the word was made flesh and dwelled among us ". From that moment on I knew Jesus is the Almighty God manifested in the flesh. True story!

[@imnotbenavery9220]

I told my dad I saw Jesus when I was 4 or 5. I vividly remember doing it for attention since he was a huge bible thumper. Second time didn’t yield same results and that was my last “sighting”. Might want to revisit that memory

[@capnjackgallows3204]

Oh for fuck sake , cut the fairytale horseshit.

[@jdefabs2112]

Me & my wife many years back were hiking in the Monongahela forest. About a mile in everything went silent, we walked for about 3 miles before we heard birds again. Never saw anything, it was really creepy at the very least. I'm 100% sure we were being stalked but what ever it was stayed at least 50 yards off and never closed in, we just heard an occasional twig snap.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@agentsjk9632]

It was them tall hairy guys, they either didn't trust you and were keeping an eye on you or they were protecting you from something else. Dead people means more people in the area. They don't need that kind of attention.

[@Dripping-Liquidity]

It is unreal to be seeing this. In July of 2019 I went to Snow Lake Washington at dusk. Summer in the pnw the sun stays up until 8:30-10 depending on the month. This was my first visit there and we hiked 3.5 miles going over a small mountain and then descending to get to the lake. When I got there with my buddy he went to the side where the other hikers were at and I started exploring around the edge of the lake, Towards the other side. This side was further down the trail and goes into deeper wilderness for at least 15-20 air miles north before there’s another highway. As I was exploring this side I noticed someone’s fishing pole but nobody in sight or nearby. Was a bit odd, suddenly I heard what sounded like my best friend (was not on the hike with me) call me by my middle name (it is a Japanese name). I was confused and I yelled back my friend’s name. Not even 2 secs passed and it was even louder, coming from a direction where I saw no trails. I tried to get closer, but I immediately remembered I wasn’t familiar with the area and I started walking away. I heard it one last time but was quieter than the second time. I found my bud and said we had to go because it was getting dark. We got out of there just fine but hiked the final 2 miles in pitch darkness. I never told any of my friends in person about it but there was just something off about it. I’ve gone there twice more at noon after that with no issues. I found a while later when I started looking into missing 411, that a 37 year old man named brandon nepon went missing near the exact area where I heard the voice. He took his dog with him and no trace of him was ever found. He went missing september 2020. Could be coincidence but it strikes me so odd that no trace of him was found.

[@CamBoone]

Nonsense, you can leave your windows open at night… I did for years in a house on an extremely remote hilltop. If everything goes quiet though, shut it down and stay inside. No matter what.

[@johnnylego807]

How would you notice it goin silent if your asleep tho? Unless something wakes ya. And when it gets quiet I am the same way.

[@CamBoone]

@@johnnylego807 well ya just pray that you don’t sleepwalk and go outside if it happens when you’re asleep

[@johnnylego807]

@@CamBoone Amen to that! 🤣🤣

[@genesetliff3990]

When I was 12 years old I was in the Boy Scouts. I was getting the Order Of Arrow. One of the things I had to do to complete the task of getting it. I was taking into the woods and left by myself. I had to sleep in the woods by myself at 12 with no tent. It was by far the scariest thing I had to do. I heard everything and I could hear my name being called all night long. It was probably the counselors messing with me, but that didn't make it any less scary. Day time could not get there fast enough. As soon as the sun came up I ran that mile back to the main camp. I received the award but I'm not sure if it was worth it. I'm a Eagle Scout and I'm proud of that but I don't want to spend the night in the woods by myself again.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@minjabear7524]

Holyshmokes, they had you A MILE out alone?? F* that.

[@genesetliff3990]

@MinjaBear, yeah it was crazy and a different time. 1985. I'm pretty sure there were adults watching over me to make sure I didn't hurt myself, probably the same adults scaring me. The only thing I was allowed to take was a compass, book of matches a sleeping bag and a jug of water. Afterwards I said the same thing f**k this. Somehow I did it, I made it thru the night.

[@swthny68]

Heard all the same from my most beautiful mother, God rest her soul. My Yupik Eskimo mother used to tell us this same thing, except it was never to respond to anything outside, especially if you hear someone calling you from outside. Never respond to whistles either. Gosh, I miss my momma. 💚

[@jonanderson5137]

A lot of the old taboos are just weird.

[@melaesther2527]

I'm sorry for your loss, darling. I hope she's in peaceful place now.

[@reidnorthrup2688]

I find this intriguing. About a month ago in November, I was hiking by myself in SC mountains to a waterfall. About 1.5 miles in I clearly heard my first name from what I thought sounded like my mother’s voice. She died about 15 years ago. I looked behind me to see who it was and no one was there. I stayed still and just heard a few birds and a rushing stream far below me. The voice was very calm. But it did creep me out. I doubted whether I really heard something. I’m sure I did. Today I was watching a KZbin video from a AP through hiker. Before this guy and his friend left they stayed at his place in the woods. He told his friend to close his curtains but didn’t explain why. The rest of the video was just hiking stuff. Later on I started seeing these videos all giving the same warnings. Lived near the mountains for ten years now and never heard these things. Definitely creeping me out.

[@lawofliberty3517]

This hits DEEP. I love Appalachia. I have welling in my eyes thinking back. I'm a 40yr old man. Needless to say, always carry a big stick. I trimmed trees for power and phone up and down ETn. in the early 2000s. Trotting through the woods and you hear unusual noises, just pretend you don't hear them and remain vigilant. Seriously.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@lawofliberty3517]

@Eternal haziness maybe your brain is hazy and you have squirrel syndrome...........The ability to ignore things is important, ya. Can you?

[@Mckinley-mick]

​​​​​@Eternal haziness I think they mean something along the lines of: keep at the task at hand, don't get too curious and try to seek out the origin of the sounds. Much like a siren for men at sea I suppose. You know the seriousness of those eerie creepy sounds, they always conclude with danger and death. You just buckle down and try to keep a level head, not raising suspicion or attention of anyone or anything that may be out there. Thus, being vigilant by staying hyper-aware of the situation while also feeling it out as you carefully let the moment pass. A delicate dance of letting your primal senses guide you to staying alive, that deep gut feeling that takes over.

[@Winter.aka.Winnie]

I grew up in the woods of Maine.. not super close to the Appalachian trail but still.. the woods of Maine. My mom's bf at the time brought us out on a 4wheeler we were being dragged in an enclosed sled he made, we got stuck in some mud.. he left us to walk a half mile back to the house to get a wench. 5 minutes after he left we heard a very unfamiliar voice say "you ok kids" I instantly got chills and knew something was wrong.. we had no neighbors there was no way it was by mom or her bf. I told my baby brother to close his eyes and not respond. We heard some sticks crack. We were 11 and 6 at the time it was terrifying.

[@shadowprovesunshine]

Does your bro remember hearing it too? That's a good spooky family story to retell at a reunion

[@loochie2514]

Whaaaat 😥 that’s creepy

[@md61211]

And then what?

[@Winter.aka.Winnie]

@@md61211 I think it swallowed my soul.. maybe that's what's wrong with me. 🎩💀⚰️

[@Winter.aka.Winnie]

@@shadowprovesunshine Yes he said I laid on top of him and squished him lol I do remember having an overwhelming reaction.. froze but forced myself to snap out it enough to try protecting my brother. We also heard extremely loud weird screams. I slid off my chair and dropped under the table. My mom and her friend froze.. my mom said it was probably just a rabbit but I knew how a rabbit sounded this was not it. Washington county Maine is scary.. the woods and the people!!

[@denvermason2467]

Goofy giggling and banjo music are also a big red flag.

[@alanblackwood8830]

🤣😅😂

[@michaelmarable6113]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@poisondaddy]

Broooooo!!! I used to drive cars north for people in Florida and this one time I got two flat tires on a brand new BMW near the Appalachian mountains around 12am. I got out to check around and all of the sudden I heard banjo music playing distant but not that far. It was scary as hell because it was in the middle of nowhere plus the car had only 1 spair tire so I couldn't do much but wait. That was the longest and scariest nights of my life. I remeneber running back to the car and locking everything up. I stayed in the back seat covered with a sweater and small blanket until the next morning. Banjo music at 12am in the middle of no where is a major red flag alert. That's some chainsaw massacre crap right there.

[@boosted.]

Sure got a pretty mouth.

[@unoefxz]

Omg I am howling... Lmfao

[@flatcat6676]

I've seen lights moving through the deep woods at night up in the mountains. The Appalachians are a different kind of place. Sometimes it seems like you're in a world that's shaded out of our normal reality...

[@hazeldavis3176]

When I was a wee one, I saw the green lights. It stays with you to be sure!

[@moisesr7840]

I wasn't born yet but my sisters told me this story when they went to the woods with my parents and uncles. They say they were told "if kids invite you to play don't listen, don't look around and keep walking". One of my sister looked back and saw a large group of naked kids playing with rocks and inviting her to play, they were luring here off the group without anyone knowing. Luckily my uncle noticed it and grabbed her back to the group. This happened in Southern Mexico.

[@ceebee5848]

Your story reminded me: I grew up listening to stories about black-eyed children and they scared the crap out of me. My great aunts and uncles (from the North Carolina mountains) swore they were real. To this day as an adult, nothing terrifies me more than a creepy-acting kid lol.

[@PepeTheJonkler]

Sounds like those claimed by La Llarona

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

​@@ceebee5848 they ARE real. Don't answer the door at 230 am neither. Don't listen to their cries or screams. If they know your birth name ignore it. They will do whatever it takes sometimes, they get desperate and will come right up to your door, some might walk right on in if they can.

[@lorasamario5969]

​@@WillBlindYouWithLight OMG THAT is scary AF.

[@Bourbon_Bound]

@@WillBlindYouWithLight Who is real? Why not answer your door at that time?

[@ultraultra6726]

nobody ever realizes that they are connected to the creatures described in this comment section, far before going into the woods. when you take the time to go outside and connect with nature and yourself on a deeper level, these things can manifest. but the are always with you. it's too common for people to fear things that they perceive as separate or foreign. but in the end, EVERYTHING is CONNECTION. Set your vibrational frequency to be free of fear. And if you encounter something unfamiliar in the woods, or anywhere else, treat it with the dignity and respect that it deserves.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Exactly! If anything weird happens, we just calmly leave that area while praying the entire time. We aren't afraid to live or go out in the mountains. We love our mountains. Here's a better video: Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@ashleymurphy9585]

Beautifully said!!!!

[@cannorworkus4546]

Yea hippie.

[@briangank7887]

Try connecting with a 5’ timber rattler? Bet you dont vibrate the same!

[@ultraultra6726]

@@briangank7887 i agree... very different vibrations. But i think we can still create a harmonious existence as long as we respect each other's unique vibes, and give each other the appropriate amount of space.

[@jackace209]

My dad and elders told everybody: If you guys are to go to the mountains hunting or whatever: Always pay respect to the mountain spirits. Before you eat: Call them to come and eat with you guys by leaving their portion far away from your camp site and tell them that you're here to have fun while asking them for protection while you guys are there... Also, whenever you guys pack up and leave the area: Always call EVERYBODY, by name, to come home, this is not a place to stay and rest, it's just a place to have fun, let's go home...

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@AkWar9]

Who everybody? The people that came with you or something else? 😂

[@jackace209]

@AK The crew... You and I went camping and rented an Air BnB. On our last day after packing everything and getting ready to head out: (Call yourself in third person) Cha and Alex, let's go home, it's time to go home. This is not a place to stay and rest, it's only a place to have fun. Cha and Alex, let's go home.

[@tors10x42]

Another ridiculous and ignorant story. Stop giving us a bad name, or maybe we really are that dumb in the mountains.

[@kingofgotham417]

Yeah sure did your elders ever explain that they would have to call to the Mountain Spirits back then before they genocide of the other Indian tribes that's about like a thousand years of internal Indian Warfare with other tribes

[@DanielE-dk1ws]

And when you are in the Smokies and start feeling dizzy, you'll know that there are secret underground Military bases that they don't want you near. When you receive 30 inches of rain in an hour and you are forced off of your own land, they want all the Lithium and Quartz.

[@smickitoad]

I'm start ignoring everybody and when they ask why... I'm say I'm practicing for my Appalachian vacation 😆 🤣.

[@brandonrandall3861]

I seen enuf wrong turn movies to stay out of those places

[@KissMyBiscuits]

Good idea! 😂

[@md61211]

Genius!! Also funny

[@sarzbeth]

Yes...same in the mountains of Washington. We heard our names all the time. Silence means predator in the area. We'd always go inside. At night, I'd often see faces similar to giant owls in the window if I'd forget to shut the curtains. They were not owls. There are things out there we don't understand.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

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[@gdelgado4950]

Sasquatch 😂

[@sarzbeth]

@@gdelgado4950 I wish!

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

​@@gdelgado4950demons, evil exists

[@Sandra-1wiq]

Jinn

[@sandraw.squatchinmountainm9630]

This is 💯 accurate. I live in the Appalachian mountains also and she is telling the truth. I do not fool around after dark and even in daylight I don't try my luck too often. There's some stuff out there that nobody wants to believe.💯🙏🔥

[@natethegreat6801]

Yeah Pagans.

[@God-Love-Freedom]

Like what?

[@melodienaber3238]

I believe it

[@sandraw.squatchinmountainm9630]

@Eternal haziness there's plenty of photos but even when people have pictures nonbelievers don't believe what they're seeing.

[@sandraw.squatchinmountainm9630]

@Eternal haziness there are people that still don't believe it aliens even after our own government admitted they exist and have forever.

[@ChrisDomino82]

Here in S.E Alabama I live in the country. Imma tell you now there is some creepy sh!t going on here. At night we DO NOT GO OUTSIDE! We have bars on our doors and windows and at night our curtains stay closed. All the time we hear our trashcan lid slam close and when we go to check our security/motion light will be activated every single time. One night I opened the front door to smoke a cigarette and as soon as i opened the door my wife and I heard a LOUD scream/howl/owl sound all mixed together i cant even explain it. I Instantly shut the door then told myself no and opened it back up and we listened until it stopped. The end sounded like a dog mixed with an owl coo or something...I was born and raised here and I know all the wildlife. The sound we heard that night I honestly have never heard! My wifes eyes were huge and asked what the hell was that and i told her i had no idea! I also have pics of a huge foot print we found in our garden. I put my foot next to it for a size comparison and it dwarfed my foot and I wear a 12.5 mens boot. You can see toes and all in the Pic plain as day. I swear on my mama something comes around here almost every night to the point when the sun goes down, we are locked in until morning...The sound is what always gets me though. Ill never forget it. Sounded like a old woman screaming mixed with a howl and at the end like a dog whimper/owl coo. I don't even know any other way to begin to explain it. Shit chilled me to my core and I'm a big tough guy in my own mind at least. This sound instantly made me.close the door soon as I opened it. I did have the courage enough to automatically open it back up just to hear it to see what the hell it was but I honestly do not know.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

If you know, you know! So many people who've never experienced stuff, or don't want to admit it or talk about it, can be so hateful. I've had more than my fair share of experiences and I believe you 100%! Have you set up any sort of cameras, even a cellphone camera to see if you can ever catch anything on video? I had a terrifying experience while camping out in the middle of Panthertown, NC once. It was my scariest paranormal experience. I put a video up with my story here on my channel. It's one of my long-form videos if you're interested. The sounds I heard...I tried to describe them in the video. The entire situation was entirely my stupidity for not following the lessons that our ancestors taught us though. I can't figure out how to link the video to this comment for some reason but it's there!

[@ChrisDomino82]

@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian yeah I told my wife I want to get cameras put outside. I know what all the wildlife here sounds like. Foxes, coyotes, bobcats stuff like that. This was not any if those. It was super loud like it was just on the other side of the road in the trees. Was almost like I interrupted it or startled it when I opened the door. It sounded off the second the door opened. Was long and drawn out.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

@@ChrisDomino82 You should! Even if you have an old cellphone that you could set up on the inside of a window sill until you could set up some cameras! Or even ring cameras! I'd be setting up an old cellphone in the meantime! On another note, I'm on my cellphone at the moment and I was able to copy the link to the video I made where I described my terrifying experience out in the Appalachian Mountains when we were camping. We went WAY out there. While I was born and raised and live in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, I knew better than to do what I did, and I wasn't familiar with this area AT ALL! If you're interested here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYirl2hmp82Notk

[@shelleydawnballard]

I heard a strange howl like that. It started out like a whoop from a monkey that increased in volume to a roar like from a wild cat, then as the sound tapered off, it sounded like a man laughing. I've been a country girl my whole life and I've never heard anything close to that sound. I was told by a wildlife expert it could have been an ocelot. They have very strange vocals. I've played videos of ocelots, and it is not what I heard.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

Sounds like a Sasquatch to me.

[@Georgeanne17]

I was in the Appalachia several years ago when I looked up and saw an owl turn it’s head and look straight at me, for some reason that memory is seered in my mind. It was very quiet, I knew to go away and leave the woods. It was not a normal owl encounter. It was very clear to not go further. I’ve encountered spirits before but I was not in the mood. People don’t realize there a lot of things that happened in the past and spirits do wander.

[@_ShiAngel]

It was probably a demon (ars goetia) or a jihn (islamic mythical creature)

[@BloodAniron]

In my culture, the owl is believed to be a harbinger of death

[@yesher12]

"If you ever go back to Wooley swamp well you better not go at night cause there's things in them woods to make strong man die from fright." ~ Charlie Daniel's may he rest in peace.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Here's a better video...Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@cosmicHalArizona]

Yup boogie beast

[@TheeLeodraco420]

Almost heaven... West Virginia...

[@zacharyseabolt1487]

From Union County, GA. Listen to this woman... Its passed down from older generations, but it's not to be dismissed. Stay safe while hiking or living in the area.

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Yes Sir! Here's a better video...Full DETAILED explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vVkouPpbepopI

[@calicocritterscrafts886]

I did this once. Was walking in the woods in CO on a mountainside and all of the sudden everything stopped. No birds, no animals rustling the leaves on the floor, nothing. I turned my butt right back around and high tailed it home. Something scared them into silence and I wasn’t sticking around to find out. Got made fun of when I got back but jokes on them cuz I came back alive lol

[@everythingdude4265]

I live in the Appalachian mountains and i will say our woods have some of the roughest terrain you will be traveling up and down slopes and hills and over creeks and giant ditches valleys etc there’s a lot of beauty too this land and there’s a lot to learn from this land there’s definitely supernatural activity in some parts but there’s a lot of bloodshed on this land spanning thousands of years from Native American tribes fighting over territory etc I can find arrowheads just about everywhere in the woods around here but if you treat her right she will treat you even better I love Appalachia from her mountain tops too her valleys and rivers that run a course like a path made by Mother Nature herself ❤️

[@draggy6544]

I was born in big mountain country u could be in a valley surrounded by mountains and that valley would be taller than any mountain in the eastern us

[@everythingdude4265]

@@draggy6544a real measurement of height would be base too peak not sea level altitude witch one are you talking about? Appalachia for the most part is sea level for the most part but the base of some mountains too the peaks here are pretty big but nonetheless there’s definitely bigger mountains out there!

[@TeresaParrish-y7k]

Hope everyone has a nice evening 😊

[@sunnysideup2663]

Mawmaw always said to make sure you are in the house before dark, lock the doors, close the curtains and never never go back outside till sun up. She said that the woods had monsters that would get you. This was in Hiawassee GA.

[@littledancingfawn]

Yep, monsters =sasquatch. I'm close to your Mawmaw in Blairsville.

[@DOK_USA]

​@@littledancingfawn I'm in SE Ohio at the foothills and we have sasquatch here!

[@scottfrommichigan7402]

@@DOK_USA I’m in Michigan and we have Gretchen Whitler’s up here!😳😳

[@darlajenkins4635]

Scott from Michigan What's a Gretchen Whitler?!

[@michaeljarvis5489]

​@@darlajenkins4635 Whitmer

[@fawnNheadlights]

So, I lived right on the boundary of Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. Or I should say, at this time I was simply at my mother-in-law's house. Her house was on a mountain peak with their land bordering the park. At night, it would be pitch black other than any stars/moon and her house lights...the one neighbor's light maybe dimly lit. I was taking her dogs outside to use the bathroom one night. I called them in and as I turned around to head inside, I heard the sound of a train. I used to hangout on train tracks when I was younger (I was a stupid teenager... don't recommend it), and I know what they sound like as you're right there with a passing train. It sounded just like that. The only tracks nearby, are reminents of tracks from the days of the lead mine industry in the area that is mostly covered over or taken apart. Just thought that I'd share an Appalachian noise that you should ignore 😂

[@MyNameBeeKayy]

Soooooo...... The mountains are haunted? Cus I'm from Detroit (I saw a comparison comment 🤣) and Detroit is mostly not haunted. Mainly just a lil dangerous with unpredictable weather. I'm guessing there's a lot a disappearances there.

[@sharonmckenzie6807]

I heard these creatures can make train noises.

[@GmonkeyJ777]

​@@sharonmckenzie6807 what creatures?

[@sharonmckenzie6807]

@@GmonkeyJ777 Fo I have to tell you.