People living and working in remote areas often encounter things far creepier than just silence. These are real-life stories of unsettling encounters, from faces at the window to gruesome discoveries deep in the woods.

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IN THIS EPISODE: People who live and work in remote areas know that sometimes too much quiet can make your mind race. However, some experiences stick with people long after they occur because of the degree of creepiness. On Reddit, plenty of people who live in rural areas or make their livelihood there, share their scary stories for the rest of us to freak out over. We know that often strange people linger around woods, parks, and other desolate areas. And we have all heard plenty of the kind of creepy stories that backpackers experience. However, in this episode, the stories are more than a little unpleasant, because the people who suffered them weren't just out and about anywhere; they were at their homes, or doing their jobs. Imagine living in the woods, and looking up from your bathtub to see a face looking back at you. Or imagine you are working as a forest ranger and come across a thumb nailed to a tree. Tonight I will share some of the terrifying real-life stories, stories that are the stuff of nightmares.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:39.734 = Show Open
00:02:35.745 = Living In Remote Places
00:22:27.629 = Park Ranger Scares
00:41:42.409 = Backpacker Terrors
01:02:18.415 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Terrors of People Living In Remote Areas” by Matthew Lavelle: http://bit.ly/2Y5j1r2
“Park Ranger Scares” by Rosa Pasquarella: http://bit.ly/2xNbZZ6
“Horrifying Backpacker Stories” by Jen Lennon: http://bit.ly/2LXcfNs
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Originally aired: July, 2021
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ForestHorrorStories
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