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It Stood Watching Us… and Only I Knew | Into the Paranormal

Real Ghost Stories Online

Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

Natural Sciences, Science, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, we dig into the haunting tale of a childhood memory that never faded. A boy moves to a new town, eager to make friends and explore the landscape behind his home. What begins as a simple adventure to a hidden riverbed quickly devolves into something far darker—and far more real—than anything he could have imagined.  

As shadows lengthen and an unseen presence stirs, a chilling figure emerges. Faceless. Motionless. Watching. The story, recounted in a deeply personal letter, challenges the boundary between perception and reality, and raises a terrifying question: why was he the only one who saw it?

Transcript

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1:06.5

Real ghost stories from real people. This is Into the Paranormal with Tony Bruske.

1:10.9

It was supposed to be just another day. A new town, a new backyard, and a curious kid eager to explore the woods beyond his home.

1:16.9

But what he found down there, hidden in the thick brush along a swollen riverbed,

1:22.2

wasn't something you'd expect to find in daylight, or any time for that matter.

1:27.1

He was nine years old, too young to understand

1:30.0

what fear really was, until it stood across from him, silent and still, black from head to toe.

1:37.7

Watching. What you're about to hear is a firsthand account. There are no embellishments, no retellings passed down over years of faded memory.

1:47.6

This is one voice, one letter, and a single moment that's haunted someone well into adulthood,

1:54.7

a presence no one else saw, a presence that didn't move, didn't speak, but never looked away.

2:02.8

So what do we do with that kind of memory?

2:06.4

A hallucination? A figment of youthful imagination?

2:10.8

Or did something truly step out from the shadows that day?

2:16.1

Drawn to someone who could see what others couldn't?

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