Shadows gather at the edges of quiet forests and lonely backroads where people report encounters with figures that seem neither fully human nor animal. They speak of upright wolves, phantom predators and beings that watch with knowing eyes before slipping back into the dark as though they were never there at all. On the episode we follow these chilling accounts, explore the patterns within them and ask what kind of world exists just beyond the firelight.

In the Plus+ extension the wilderness gives way to a different kind of unknown. We explore the strange and compelling world of channelling, where messages arrive through unconscious writing and unseen hands seem to guide the pen. Some believe these communications offer comfort or guidance but others warn they are unpredictable forces that do not always come in kindness. Once you open the door you cannot always choose who steps through.

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