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The Navajo are a tribe native to the Americas and famous to those like us who find the world

of horror fascinating because Navajo mythology is just so scary. This week's episode of

Darkness prevails features horror stories from or about the Navajo, as well as allegedly

real encounters with legendary creatures. Plus more assorted terrifying tales. Enjoy and

be sure to send me your scary stories at darkstories.org so I can narrate them in a future

episode. Also, check out my other show, Freaky Folk Lore, hosted by Carmen Carian on Spotify

or iTunes, featuring your favorite mythical creatures. And if you ever just want to

chill and watch me play some scary games, search for Brintindo on YouTube. Now, let's begin.

Skinwalker in tuba city from Anonymous. This is my true skinwalker story. At the time

of this experience I had no knowledge nor had I ever heard of a skinwalker. I was 19

years old at the time and lived in Phoenix, Arizona with my parents while attending community

college. My sister-in-law had asked me to go with her to tuba city, Arizona, to visit

with her mother and pick up some papers. Her mother was a schoolteacher there on the Navajo

Reservation. We would be staying there overnight. Her mother lived in one of those small government

houses on the reservation. There were about three or four houses near her on a small paved

street. Except for a few buildings near there, it was pretty desolate. My niece and nephew

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