This file from September 1996 brings us to the secluded valleys of Gunpowder State Park, Maryland, where a group of teens discovered some places are best left unexplored - not once, but twice.

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The Thing in Gunpowder Valley | Cryptid Archives

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This short story was based on an encounter originally documented by the BFRO. Links to the original encounter, along with our other cryptid content can be found below.

What do you think about the dramatic shift in behavior between the first and second encounters? In the initial sighting, a single creature seemed almost indifferent to the witnesses, while the return visit revealed multiple beings displaying what appeared to be coordinated hunting behavior. If these were genuine encounters, could the teenagers' return have been interpreted as a challenge or territorial invasion? Or is there perhaps a more mundane explanation for why the second visit proved so much more threatening than the first?

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