Welcome to “Paranormal Nightshift,” the podcast that delves into the mysterious and eerie world that comes alive when the sun goes down. Join us as we explore the supernatural and unexplainable, where listeners’ submitted stories take center stage.
In this episode, we embark on a thrilling journey through the realms of cryptozoology. From Bigfoot to the Loch Ness Monster, we question the existence of these legendary creatures. Are they forgotten ancient beings, evolved hybrids, or even extraterrestrial entities? Stories of sightings and encounters with these creatures have spread from Florida to California, from Skunk Apes to Yetis, captivating people’s imaginations.
JD’s gripping account of a terrifying encounter with a monstrous creature in the Appalachian Mountains will send shivers down your spine. As he hikes alone in bear season, he experiences a night of sheer horror as something colossal and fearsome attacks his campsite. His loyal companion, Max, becomes a hero in the face of danger, ultimately saving JD’s life.
Join us as we contemplate whether Bigfoot is a friendly, elusive being or a violent force to be reckoned with. Can these mythical creatures truly exist in our world? Share your thoughts in the comments and don’t forget to tune in for more spine-chilling tales on “Paranormal Nightshift.” Subscribe now and don’t miss a single episode of unexplained mysteries and eerie encounters.
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Sun’s going down and you’re
clocking in.
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Here’s some things that only
night shift will understand.
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Welcome to paranormal night
shift.
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You’re home to all things that
go bump in the night.
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You have a paranormal story that
nobody believes.
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Send it in because this is where
advanced submitted stories get
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told.
I can’t wait to tell this one.
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It covers a topic that I
absolutely love, so let’s jump
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right in it.
Cryptozoology.
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Bigfoot.
The Loch Ness Monster.
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The Jersey Double.
The Dover Demon.
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What are they, and why have so
many people for years reported
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to be able to see them?
One or two sightings and one or
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two locations you could easily
write off.
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But stories come in all across
the nation about this guy.
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Right here from Florida to
California, from Skunk Apes to
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Yetis, everybody has a Bigfoot
story.
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Are they an ancient race that
evolution forgot?
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Are they a hybrid race that
evolutions evolved on?
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Or can we go as far and say that
they’re not from this planet at
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all?
JD writes in I’m an avid hunter.
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I have been my entire life.
I grew up playing in the woods
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of North Carolina.
Appalachian Mountains to be
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exact.
Most people take vacations to
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relax.
Not me.
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I’m taking vacations to hike
through the Appalachian Trail.
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I’ve been saving up for three
months and I couldn’t wait to do
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this trip.
You should never hike alone, and
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I didn’t plan on it.
But my girlfriend rolled her
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ankle the week before we were
supposed to leave and she was
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adamant that I should do this
because we had talked about it
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forever.
So even though rather
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reluctantly, it was just me and
my dog Max.
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We took off early for the trail
that morning and had a wonderful
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day of hiking, beautiful
weather.
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You couldn’t ask for anything
more.
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It was bear season, so I took
the proper precautions.
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I hung my food up in the tree
and it was time for a little
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R&R.
Must have been a little after
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midnight.
Max is waking me up and he’s not
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waking me up growling like
there’s something out of the
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tent.
He’s waking me up whimpering
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like he’s frightened.
What’s all right, boy?
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What’s wrong?
But as soon as I was getting him
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calm down, the loudest bang I
ever heard came from outside.
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The tent shook the ground.
It sounded like a whole tree had
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just been uprooted and thrown
and on for what seemed like
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hours.
I was so afraid.
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But do I get out of the tent to
go see what’s going on?
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Or do I stay in the safety of
the cloth canvas tent all night
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long?
The pounding and the knocking
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continued until finally it was
sunrise.
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It was quiet for the first time
in hours.
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Reluctantly, I opened the tent
because even if I wanted to get
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out of there, I still couldn’t
stay in my tent, Eat out of my
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tent, and I saw the absolute
carnage that was our campsite.
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12, maybe 13 trees completely
uprooted and stacked on top of
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each other.
We’re perfectly stacked, as if
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some sort of logging company
came in throughout the night and
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cut them down.
But they weren’t cut down, they
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were just lifted out, roots and
all.
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Max cut something sent I I
started to smell it too.
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It was like 1000 skunks all
sprayed at the same time.
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And then I saw it.
And then I saw it.
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He was huge.
If he was 9 feet tall, he was 12
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feet tall.
He was as wide as anything I’d
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ever seen.
He stood on 2 legs and had long
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arms and ape like features but a
face.
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He did not look like anything
I’ve ever seen before.
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He let out this primeval growl
and started charging at me.
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I had had Max since he was a
puppy and it was his job to
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protect me, and that’s what he
did that day.
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I’d never seen him like that,
but whatever generational canine
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that was still in him was still
there.
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Max fought for not only his
life, but for mine.
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Max bit and clawed at the beast,
but the beast was so huge.
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Max he never stood a chance, but
he fought long enough for me to
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get back into the tent and get
my firearm.
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I unloaded on the Beast, but it
didn’t do anything.
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It just threw Max to me like he
was scraps and walked off with
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my tent and everything.
I carried Max on my shoulders
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and walked all the way back to
the car, always looking behind
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me in case the beats came back.
I have no idea why it chose to
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attack us.
I hear several stories about
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Bigfoot being a very friendly
creature, but whatever we did
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made it very mad.
I knew nobody would believe this
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story, but I had Max’s body in
the back of my truck and I had
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to bury him and show my
respects.
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My girlfriend and I held a
ceremony for him in our
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backyard, buried him.
He was a hero dog.
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He saved my life.
I still go hiking quite often,
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but ever since then I learned my
lesson.
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Don’t spend the night somewhere
you don’t know and never hike
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alone.
JDI absolutely love that story.
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We’re sending you a paranormal
night shift sticker and a a
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Bigfoot sticker.
Do you believe in Bigfoot?
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Tell me in the comments, is he a
friendly creature?
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Is he a violent creature?
Where is he, like the rest of
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us, and just wants to be left
alone?