In the darkest hours of night, when the veil between worlds grows thin, people across the globe report seeing him.

A tall, dark figure wearing an old-fashioned fedora, standing perfectly still in doorways and at the foot of beds.

He doesn't speak, doesn't move, doesn't threaten. he simply watches. But those who've encountered the

Hatman share one chilling observation. His appearances often precede tragedy, as if he's patiently

waiting for something or someone. Welcome to Freaky Folklore, where ancient legends lurk in the shadows and modern nightmares come out to play.

Today we venture into the realm of the mysterious Hatman.

A dark Sentinel reported across cultures and continents, standing impossibly still in doorways and dim corridors. This

fedora-wearing figure appears to those on the edge of tragedy, a silent harbinger whose very

presence whispers of impending doom. Some say he's death's watchman. Others claim he's something

far more ancient. But all agree.

When the Hatman appears, Fate's dark hand is about to move.

This show is part of the Eriecast Podcast Network.

Find more terrifying tales at Eeriecast.com, such as Destination Terror.

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The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead as Kara wheeled the medication cart down the empty corridor

of St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital. Her watch read 2.47 a.m. The dead hour, as the night shift nurses

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