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You won't be seeing in Sweet Home Alabama after these stories. Welcome back to unexplained

encounters. I'm your host, Darkness prevails. This week I've got some allegedly true

and scary stories set in the middle of nowhere. Plus some creepy stories from Alabama. Enjoy

and be sure to send me your scary stories at darkstories.org. I'm looking for more

not-deer encounters. If you have some work stories though, send those to us at eeriecast.com

slash submit. Because we might be starting a new podcast for scary workplace stories.

Now let's begin.

Dogman or Demons from Dogman 97. I live in the northeast of England and a small village

in the county of Durham. I am 24 years old and this encounter happened when I was 17.

I have had several encounters but I think this may be the best story to start with.

In the summer of 2015, me and my two friends, Jake and Ryan, decided to camp out in Castle

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