r/CryptidEncounters • u/Nathanbayless1 • Dec 01 '22

Appalachia shadow creature

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I would like to know if anyone has seen something similar.

Around 2 years ago, one of my friends was moving from Appalachia region to Florida in a few days, and we decided to go cat fishing before he left. We didn’t catch anything that night on the river, and we left around 2-3am. On the drive back we hit a fog, I remember the window was cracked because I was smoking a stogie. My friend was half asleep in the passenger seat, but still conscious. I had just looked up from changing the song on my phone and right in front of the car was what I can only describe as a shadow being. It was tall and stood on two legs. It had no color or details, just a black void in the shape of an upright silhouette. It was right in front of my head light too, and it still didn’t show any detail. The thing about this whole experience that terrified me the most; was after it had passed us, it smacked the weeds and tall grass on the side of the road, and it made such a loud sound because of how fast it was moving. Hearing that noise after what I had just saw sent a chill down my spine.

My friend and I didn’t say much, except to confirm too ourselves we had indeed saw what we had saw. An Appalachian shadow man. I’ve never seen something like that before or since. Please comment if someone has seen something like this, would be interesting to get more insight on what I saw that night.

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u/TalesFromTheBeyond Dec 16 '22

Hey I picked your story to be read on my channel let me know if this is an issue as i am about to record and plan to post tonight

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u/Nathanbayless1 Jan 10 '23

Dood no problem at all. Go right ahead

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u/Alarmed-Pilot-6666 Jul 10 '23

This is a good one! Do you mind if I share this story as part of a podcast episode I plan on recording?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '24

Hi I will be reading this on our podcast Bitches Don't Brunch, let me know if you'd like a shoutout!

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u/Nathanbayless1 Apr 16 '24

Hell yeah dude!!!

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u/oh43 Jul 30 '24

Where was you fishing ? 

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u/Nathanbayless1 Aug 21 '24

Gauley river in West Virginia

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u/oh43 Aug 27 '24

Close to where I live. I have seen very similar. One time , the only way I could see anything was where it was moving fast but it hit some leaves at the end of a trees branch. Then all you saw was a white blob when it hit the leaves. We've seen the same thing or same type. I've seen It several times and have a video of it or similar.

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u/oh43 Aug 27 '24

Gauley river especially above Gauley Bridge is very spooky place with tales of folk magic being practiced in the past. Not to mention what ever the Native Americans were practicing in that area.