The Stranger in the Forest

• 🌲 A young hunter in rural Croatia encounters a mysterious man in the woods who claims to know his deceased father and reveals intimate family details.
• 💔 The encounter is followed by a brutal home invasion and the murder of the hunter's grandmother, leading him to question if the stranger's presence was a warning or a distraction.
• ❓ The hunter grapples with the possibility that the stranger, who bore a striking resemblance to his father, may have been a supernatural protector or a tragic coincidence.

The Bauk's Pursuit

• 🍻 A man in Bulgaria, heavily intoxicated after missing his son's birthday, is stalked by a creature resembling a large, distorted dog with glowing eyes and sharp teeth.
• 😨 The creature, identified as a "Bauk" from local folklore, attempts to herd him into the forest, only relenting when he reaches his home.
• ⚠️ The experience leads him to change his life, reducing his drinking and becoming more present for his family, while acknowledging the reality of the folklore.

The Thing by the Creek

• 👶 An 8-year-old boy in Serbia hears a baby's cry near a creek and is lured by a creature that imitates his voice, possessing yellow eyes and a terrifying, inhuman scream.
• 🏃‍♂️ The boy flees, pursued by the creature which appears in different locations, until the sound of church bells causes it to retreat.
• 🧂 The boy's grandfather uses salt and holy oil to protect their home, and the boy never goes to the creek alone again, still feeling the need for protective measures as an adult.

The Touch of the Likho

• 🏡 An architect renovating her great aunt's house in Slovakia receives a smooth, oval stone with an eye symbol from an elderly woman, who soon after passes away.
• misfortune, including a crashed laptop, a contractor backing out, and a leaking washing machine, all while the stone inexplicably moves around her house.
• 🧿 Research suggests the stone is a "Likho," a Slavic attachment of bad luck that can be transferred, leading her to place it in a box, finding that while the bad luck lessens, it hasn't entirely disappeared.

The Dorm's Live-In Ghost

• 🏥 A medical student in an old Eastern European university dorm, originally a hospital, experiences increasingly unsettling events, including cold spots and apparitions.
• 👩‍⚕️ She and other residents discover the building's history includes a dedicated nurse, Katarina, who died of typhus in 1919 and is believed to still haunt the third floor.
• 🤝 Despite the fear, the student develops a strange sense of calm during her encounters, viewing the ghost not as a threat but as a fellow dedicated worker, eventually transferring rooms due to the persistent cold.