What was supposed to be a standard weekend getaway in New South Wales turned into a 20-year nightmare. After passing a bizarre omen on a midnight road, a group of mates decided to explore an unlocked cave in the Deua National Park.

They thought they knew the bush. They thought they were safe. But three seconds of torchlight changed one of them forever.

If you like atmospheric, local Australian horror that lingers long after the audio stops, plug in your headphones and dive into Episode 12.

Have you ever experienced something unexplainable in the Australian bush? Let us know in the comments below

"We thought the cold was our biggest problem in the Tasmanian wilderness. We were wrong."

Deep in the remote, limestone karst country of the Tarkine, three hikers stumbled upon a bottomless sinkhole. That night, the knocking started. Not from the woods, but from underneath the earth.

If you love slow-burn, atmospheric horror that makes you question the shadows outside your window, plug in your headphones and listen to this haunting audio story.

What do you think was circling their camp? Let us know in the comments.

Deep in the Northern Territory, a young bloke heads out pig hunting alone. His dogs know something he doesn't.

They always do.

The Never Never is an Australian channel built around the stories people bring back from the places most of us never go — accounts passed down, written in, or pulled from the edges of the map where things get harder to explain.

Some are told exactly as they happened. Some have been shaped in the telling, the way all good yarns are around a camp fire and a bush pub.

Something came up alongside me on the Nullarbor. No headlights. No engine noise. Just… there. Keeping pace. Then it moved over the top of the cab.

I lost four hours I can't explain...

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-The Never Never is an Australian channel built around the stories people bring back from the places most of us never go — accounts passed down, written in, or pulled from the edges of the map where things get harder to explain.

Some are told exactly as they happened. Some have been shaped in the telling, the way all good yarns are around a camp fire and a bush pub.

A couple of Grey Nomads — what we call retired caravanners in Australia — should have booked ahead. Taking a back road to find somewhere quiet for the night, they find more than they bargained for and a night they won't forget.

--The Never Never is an Australian channel built around the stories people bring back from the places most of us never go — accounts passed down, written in, or pulled from the edges of the map where things get harder to explain.

Some are told exactly as they happened. Some have been shaped in the telling, the way all good yarns are around a camp fire and a bush pub.

If something here felt familiar, or you have a story of your own, drop it in the comments. We read everything

Working Nightshift on a Mine in the Desert can be decent money. But, sometimes, when you mess with country, it messes back.

Stories from the Australian Outback. Real accounts, Old myths, and everything in between.

We're a small channel and genuinely grateful you're here. If this one gets under your skin — like and subscribe so you don't miss the next episode.

A seasoned freight driver pulls over in the Pilliga scrub at 3am. What he hears next has kept him off the shoulder ever since...

The Never Never is an Australian channel built around the stories people bring back from the places most of us never go — accounts passed down, written in, or pulled from the edges of the map where things get harder to explain.

Some are told exactly as they happened. Some have been shaped in the telling, the way all good yarns are around a camp fire and a bush pub.

A field ecologist. Cape York wilderness. Five dingoes. Two hours from his car. No weapon. He didn't know he was being herded until it was too late.

--The Never Never is an Australian channel built around the stories people bring back from the places most of us never go — accounts passed down, written in, or pulled from the edges of the map where things get harder to explain.

Some are told exactly as they happened. Some have been shaped in the telling, the way all good yarns are around a camp fire and a bush pub.

A Sydney family's dream move to an isolated rainforest block in Far North Queensland quickly devolves into a suffocating, paranoid nightmare. The ancient, towering jungle is not only watching them, but it's learning how to sound exactly like them. When the wind dies and the trees begin to shift in the dead of night, they realise something is waiting in the pitch-black vines, using familiar voices to lure them into the dark.

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McKillops Bridge Road earns its place in Australia's top 3 scariest drives on a good day. Trust me — I've done it. My 4WD's seat leather still has the marks from where my arsehole was clinging on.

I can't imagine doing it at night. Alone. And being followed.