Terror in Appalachia

Have a terrifying, paranormal, or unexplained story of your own? Reach out to Dreadful, Inc. at [email protected] or message me on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTokLogan was born and raised in Appalachia and spent much of his life exploring the woods of West Virginia. For years, he thought many of the frightening rules and legends surrounding the Appalachian wilderness were little more than internet folklore. Then something happened to him on a remote trail that changed the way he looked at those woods forever.While riding a four-wheeler home alone after dark, Logan says a basketball-sized rock suddenly flew out of the brush at head level, passing so close that he felt the air move across his face. Seconds later, he heard a deep, powerful grunt coming from the darkness. As he tried to escape, his ATV began running out of fuel, and something large started crashing through the woods behind him.Years later, Logan and several friends went camping in another secluded area of Appalachia. After the sun went down, they began hearing what sounded like invisible footsteps moving through the creek toward their campsite. Then something raced around them in the darkness. Voices began speaking from somewhere in the woods, eventually becoming clear enough for all four of them to hear the same warning:“You need to leave.”As they prepared to escape, Logan says they discovered a towering black figure leaning casually against their four-wheeler. It had no visible face, no eyes, and appeared darker than the night surrounding it. All four witnesses say they saw the figure before it suddenly disappeared toward nearby train tunnels.But the strangest part of the story came years later, when a family member revealed that he believed he had encountered the same mysterious “man in the hat” after suffering a serious accident in those same woods.In this episode of Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Dead Air, Logan shares two terrifying Appalachian encounters that he says have stayed with him for nearly two decades.If you enjoy true scary stories, Appalachian folklore, paranormal encounters, shadow people, Bigfoot stories, cryptid sightings, unexplained phenomena, and real-life horror interviews, subscribe to Dreadful, Inc. for more Dead Air.