Unexplained Encounters
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(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to...
Location:
United States
Description:
(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to supernatural events disrupting peoples' lives, prepare to explore the unexplained. These stories might sound bizarre, but it's up to you to decide which to believe. Submit your story to Unexplained Encounters at darkstories.org
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.eeriecast.com/
Episodes
Something in the Mountains TOOK My Baby
4/22/2026
Two sisters on a rainy road trip in the mountains stop for just a moment, and they soon find the baby in the back seat has been taken, but not by human hands... Listen to more of my scary stories on Tales from the Break Room https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:03:47
Moving to the Middle of Nowhere was the WORST MISTAKE I'VE EVER MADE
4/15/2026
When a family moves to a cheap piece of land in rural Texas, they find something that has been waiting for them for a very long time... Hear more of my scary story narrations on my other show, Tales from the Break Room! https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:00:56:48
If You See THIS on the Appalachian Trail RUN
4/8/2026
Two best friends take on the Appalachian Trail on a multi-day hike together. But they will soon have a third member to their party. Something that loves to smile and follows them for days. For more scary stories, follow my other podcast Tales from the Break Room here: https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:00:58:52
I Found What Killed All the Cows on my Uncle's Ranch
4/1/2026
Three stories this week featuring a near death encounter with an alleged werewolf in the Ozarks as well as a vile attack on a ranch. Catch more scary story narrations by me on my other show, Tales from the Break Room - https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:03:30
The Ultimate Wendigo Compilation
3/25/2026
Several hours of wendigo stories, sightings, and encounters to keep you a little less hungry for more (for now). For more scary story narrations from me, listen to my other podcast Tales from the Break Room - https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:06:09:21
Something in New Mexico is HUNTING PEOPLE
3/18/2026
College students discover the most disturbing creature in the New Mexico desert, but soon it finds its way to their campsite... Hear more of my narrations on my other show, Tales from the Break Room: https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:01:43
It Wears Human Skin
3/11/2026
A national park ranger reveals some extremely disturbing events surrounding what appear to be hyper realistic but fake human bodies. Listen to more of my narrations over at https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:00:58:10
DON'T RESPOND if the Lake Calls Your Name
3/4/2026
When a couple moves to a quiet lake at a rural home, they at first believe it to be their dream come true. But something lives in the water. Something that has its dark eyes set on one of them. For more scary narrations from me, go to https://youtube.com/darknessprevails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:02:34
577 | The Ozark Mountains Have Rules - Obey Them or DIE
2/25/2026
One man's grandparents had a very specific set of rules every night at their place in the Missouri Ozarks. What happens when the rules are ignored? Something is hungry, and it's been waiting for just this moment. Listen to more stories from this podcast at https://youtube.com/darknessprevails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:12:09
576 | If You Listen to This in the Appalachian Mountains, You Will Regret It (COMPILATION)
2/18/2026
Almost 5 hours of terrifying Appalachian Trail and Appalachian Mountains horror stories to keep you awake almost all night. Get more scary stories on my other show, Tales from the Break Room: https://pod.link/1621075170 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:04:50:24
575 | If It Rains While You're Hiking in Olympic National Park, EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY
2/11/2026
A group of friends go hiking in the famously rainy Olympic National Park. Instead of a good time, they stumble upon a living horror straight from indigenous legend. It changes their lives forever. Subscribe on youtube https://youtube.com/darknessprevails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:01:48
574 | It Wakes Up Every 17 Years (DON'T GO NEAR THE TREELINE)
2/4/2026
When Brood IV of the cicadas awoke in Missouri in the summer of 1998, something awoke with them. And it changed the lives of 5 friends forever. Listen to me on night watchers to get to know me: https://www.youtube.com/@nightwatcherspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:07:45
573 | What Happens When a Skinwalker Breaks into a Zoo
1/28/2026
Two Zookeepers experience the most disturbing night of their lives as something that is neither human nor animal arrives one stormy night. Catch me on my other podcasts: https://eeriecast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:00:58:56
Why Wildlife Control Won't Enter the San Rafael Swell
1/21/2026
A former predator control officer is hired by two desperate ranch owners because something is killing their cattle. And it seems *very* good at killing in particular. Find more of my narrations: https://www.eeriecast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:01:31
Something in the Appalachian Mountains TOOK My Brother
1/14/2026
A man visits his brother in the Appalachian Mountains to go hunting and catch up. But they soon discover they are not alone out there - And whatever is stalking them wants in the house. Join me on the night watchers podcast: https://pod.link/1824012256 Hear more scary narrations from me on my Tales from the Break Room podcast: https://pod.link/1621075170 Music by LXZURAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:02:05
When the Woods Go Silent, You Have 10 Minutes Left
1/7/2026
A forest worker recalls the most harrowing and disturbing encounters of his life with regret and trauma. Because he learned a rule, and why the woods sometimes go very, very silent. Please rate and review us to help us reach new scary story enjoyers like you. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:05:08
The Absolute SCARIEST Stories of 2025
12/31/2025
Happy New Year everyone! Stay safe out there, and stay creepy <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:04:45:33
DON'T Drive Through the California Desert After Dark
12/24/2025
A group of teenagers enjoying a not-so-legal driving excursion in the California desert encounters something that should not exist - And should NOT be so hungry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:00:57:46
The Police Covered Up Wendigo Killings in Wisconsin
12/17/2025
In an undisclosed year during a Wisconsin Winter, a family is eaten alive by a strange creature after being stranded in a blizzard. But as evidence is revealed, the situation is even more disturbing than first expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:01:56
Why You Should NEVER Whistle in the Woods
12/10/2025
A man and his grandfather go for a hunt near a peculiar cave in the woods near their Minnesota cabin. Little do they know, their lives may change forever, or end very soon. Story Music by LAZURAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Duración:01:00:16