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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2025 · 49 MIN

"The Long Road Home" from Otherworld

from Spooked · host KQED and Snap Studios

During a three-month trip across Mexico, a Scottish student named Simon and his friend were returning from a beach party when they accidentally ran over something with their car. They got out and realized it was some kind of large black creature. But as they walked closer and it began to stand up, they realized this creature was unlike anything they had ever seen before.The night only got stranger as they got back in the car and tried to drive back to the hotel along the long dirt road that was supposed to be a shortcut.This story contains explicit language, please take care while listening. This story comes to us from the Otherworld podcast, hosted by Jack Wagner! Otherworld features stories covering a wide range of topics including apparitions, near death experiences, missing time, UFOs, cryptids, clairvoyance and even some things that don’t quite have a name yet. If you love our show, we think you will like Otherworld too. You can listen to Otherworld wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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During a three-month trip across Mexico, a Scottish student named Simon and his friend were returning from a beach party when they accidentally ran over something with their car. They got out and realized it was some kind of large black creature. But as they walked closer and it began to stand up, they realized this creature was unlike anything they had ever seen before... The night only got stranger as they got back in the car and tried to drive back to the hotel along the long dirt road that was supposed to be a shortcut.

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