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

There are stories that linger in the back of your mind long after you've heard them.

They settle into the cracks of your consciousness, whispering questions you can't quite answer.

Tonight, we bring you one such tale, a story of a shadow that

walks not in the light, but in the corners of a young girl's life, following her from home to home,

state to state, growing closer, darker, and more personal as the years go by. Our protagonist

remembers the first time she saw him,

a man-shaped void with no face, no features,

nothing but an impenetrable blackness

that felt as though it could swallow the world whole.

She was just a child, innocent and unsuspecting,

when she first heard her name cold from the dark.

That was when the shadow entered her life life and it stayed with her ever since.

Changing, watching, and perhaps feeling.

This story isn't just about fleeting glimpses or bumps in the night.

It's about the bond, yes, bond, that forms between a person and the unknown.

It's about fear, calm, anger, and an unexplainable connection.

What does it mean when the darkness feels familiar?

When it feels safe?

Let's get to the letter.

They write, Dear Tony, I don't know if anyone else has ever experienced something like

this, but I hope by sharing, someone might help me make sense of it, or at least not feel so alone.

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