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Tasmania, just after dusk, 20 kilometers of dirt road through pine plantation with your kid in the back seat.

Something big moves at the tree line, and then the smell hits the car like roadkill and wet dog all at once.

You check the mirror, and whatever it is, is through the trees, keeping pace. Welcome back to Alone in the Woods.

I'm Darkness Prevails, and tonight's episode stays in Australia, where the bush feels less like

scenery and more like an ominous presence. We open with a normal drive out of the Tasmanian backroads,

turns into something unforgettable.

From there, we'll hit the Western Australian outback for a road encounter with something far too big to be a goanna.

Take a Queensland shortcut, where a hairy man waits at the lowest point, and ride the Nullerbor with a truckie's son who experiences what he describes as the most terrifying experience of his life.

Have a story of your own?

Send it to darkstories.org or eeriecast.com slash outdoor.

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Now, throw another log on the fire because the night is still young.

It followed us from One Great Dream.

I know how the title sounds.

Insane, right?

But just hear me out and make your own opinions based on what truly happened.

About two years ago, I was picking up my son from my in-law's house. It was a Friday evening,

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