The Swaying Man of the Haunted House

• 🏠 A family moves into an old house in the Appalachian Mountains where the father experiences a fall through the floor and a lamp inexplicably flying across the room.
• 👻 The narrator and his younger brother are then repeatedly visited at night by a swaying, shadowy figure that breathes heavily and appears to watch them from the doorway and beside their bunk bed.
• 🌙 Despite the entity never touching them, the visits instill deep fear, and later experiences include hearing their names called when alone and toys disappearing.

Cryptid Encounter Near Mount Adams

• ⛰️ While operating a gravel roller deep in the mountains near Mount Adams, the narrator encounters an overpowering stench of decay.
• 🐾 Investigating the smell, he hears grunting and rocks falling from a cliffside, eventually spotting a large, ape-like creature with orange and brown fur, a muscular back, and a snout resembling a coyote or dog.
• 🌲 The narrator believes he saw a 'spelii' or Bigfoot, a creature known in local Native American folklore, and that it spared him, scurrying away after reaching the top of the cliff.

The Watcher in the Bedroom

• 🌲 A student walking home through the woods hears shuffling leaves, a voice saying 'come here,' and heavy footsteps and breathing, leading her to run home.
• 😨 That night, she wakes to a growl, the smell of rotting flesh, and a tall, pale, bony figure with black, glazed eyes and sharp yellow teeth smiling in her room, which vanishes when her parents check.
• ⚠️ The experience leads her to believe she was watched by a supernatural entity and vows never to take shortcuts through the woods again.

Paranormal Occurrences in an Apartment Complex

• 👻 While living in an apartment complex from 2012 to 2021, the narrator experiences several unsettling events, including creaking stairs and a feeling of being watched.
• 🌫️ One night, a white mist resembling a bald man with wrinkled skin and black, sad eyes appears in the corner of the room, paralyzing the narrator with fear before vanishing.
• 👂 Other occurrences include a male voice whispering in the ear, a grab on the shoulder, a photo frame falling, and doors slamming and locking, with the narrator's mother and sister later confirming they also saw the mysterious man.

The Crying Boy by the River

• 🏞️ While exploring a historic ghost town with her sister and brother-in-law, a 6-year-old narrator hears a child crying near a river.
• 🥶 She finds a boy who claims his friend drowned in the river while retrieving a ball, and upon hugging him, he feels like a cold, wet corpse despite appearing dry.
• 👻 The boy vanishes instantly, and years later, the narrator learns of a local legend about two boys who drowned in the river in the 1970s, confirming her encounter with a supernatural entity.