The sheer variety of strange and unidentified creatures that people on the internet report encountering

is pretty astonishing, especially since many of these sightings can't be so easily explained

away as the individual merely having mistaken their own shadow for the bogeyman.

From reported encounters with long-limbed, faceless creatures to being pursued by giant fur-covered humanoids with 14-inch feet,

let's check out some horrifying run-ins with unknown predators that are sure to send chills down your spine.

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You're listening.

You're listening to be amazed.

Back in 2017, an anonymous Reddit user, who will call Adam, shared an experience he had back when he was 11 years old,

living in a small southern Oklahoma neighborhood surrounded by woodland.

One summer's day in the 90s, a friend from Adams class came over with his eight-year-old

brother. The boys spent the day having fun exploring the woods, but as they returned in the

afternoon down a quiet, overgrown trail, a distinctive feeling crept over them. They were being

watched, and then Adam spotted it, a figure standing around 100 feet into the trees, facing them,

perfectly still. It was partially obscured by branches, but the insidiousness of its appearance

was unmistakable. It stood around seven feet

tall with white, powdery skin, long, dangling arms, and, most unnerving of all, no distinguishable

facial features. It certainly didn't look human, nor like any animal Adam had ever seen.

The boys immediately sprinted out into an adjoining field, but the

creature kept up with them within the adjacent tree line. It moved effortlessly through the foliage

as if its feet barely touched the ground. It was only when they crossed into another field near

Adam's neighborhood that the figure suddenly vanished, but their problems

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