I can't get enough of these monsters, and they can't get enough of you.

Sightings of monsters are so creepy.

Like some of you, I'd love to randomly encounter a ferocious abomination in the middle

of the woods while trying to enjoy a hike.

But I can't say I'd make it out alive in that encounter.

So grab your backpacks and your yodeling boots, we're going on that hike, and we're bound

to see the most horrifying monsters this strange world has to offer.

Enjoy these allegedly real sightings and stories of mysterious creatures from hikers.

If you have a creepy experience that you'd like to share with the world, you can share it

with us at darknessprevails.org.

The Counts Bird Cage from the Woodsman, location, Poland.

I worked a small time park maintenance and upkeep job a few years back for a local park.

It was no Yellowstone, but I grew up there hiking the hills and exploring the forests.

When I got offered a job working there, I took it without a second thought, even though

it didn't really pay well.

Just my way of giving back to the park.

I have more than a few stories for my time there, trekking about with a shovel and saw

for whole days at a time.

But my favorite tale comes from a coworker of mine, who I knew as Michael.

Michael had a particular nickname among my fellow crewmen.

The Count.

This was, as far as I could tell, in reference to his angular European face in dark black

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