mark was a college student living in Indiana his house was quiet and sat next to some woods during the day everything felt normal but at night the woods made the place feel strange behind his house under the patio there was a hot tub that's where everything happened it was Saturday night March 29th around 12:30 a.m spring break was ending and school was starting again soon mark had his three close friends over Kyle Kenan and Derek they were spending one last night hanging out they were in the garage playing pool blasting music and drinking everyone was
laughing and having fun it felt like a good night after a while Kyle said they should go in the hot tub it was cold outside so the warm water sounded even better everyone agreed they got changed into swim trunks grabbed their drinks and went into the hot tub the warm water felt good as they talked made jokes and didn't pay attention to the time then they heard something it was the sound of sticks breaking like footsteps coming from the woods it didn't sound like an animal it sounded like a person they all went quiet and
looked around kenan tried to calm everyone down and said it was probably nothing the others laughed but it was more to stop feeling nervous they turned the music up louder and tried to keep talking about 10 minutes later a man walked out of the woods he stepped into the light from the patio he was wearing a long black coat white sweatpants and a gaming headset his eyes were wide and his face didn't show any feeling everyone jumped they yelled at him and asked who he was and what he was doing the man raised his hands
and said his name was Seth he said he was 33 years old and he heard them laughing and wanted to join the guys just looked at each other confused mark told him to leave but he didn't listen instead Seth took off his coat then his shoes and then his pants he was now in only his underwear then he got into the hot tub no one knew what to say mark pulled out his phone and started recording not for fun but because the whole thing felt unreal this was the footage he captured what the [ __
] wait wait wait they started asking Seth questions like where he came from and if he knew anyone there he just kept saying he heard them laughing and wanted to hang out then he said something really disturbing he said he had molested a child that changed everything obviously the guys jumped out of the hot tub and started yelling at him to leave they pulled him out of the water seth didn't try to stop them he just stood there dripping wet and staring then he slowly walked back into the woods without saying anything the group ran
inside and locked all the doors some of them laughed nervously trying to shake it off but Mark and Kyle didn't feel okay they felt like it wasn't over about 15 minutes passed kyle said they should go back out to lock the hot tub mark said okay so they got flashlights and stepped outside that's when Mark saw something next to the hot tub it was a phone he picked it up and saw the screen light up whatever was on the lock screen made him drop the phone he didn't say what it was but it scared him
he said he thought Seth would come back so they ran inside and told the others everyone tried to stay calm then they heard a tapping sound on the window mark already knew who it was he opened the curtain and wouldn't you know it Seth was standing right there his face was pale his eyes were wide open and he had a creepy smile he didn't say anything he didn't move he just stared mark yelled for Kyle kyle ran in and called the police mark grabbed a bat and went to the front door he yelled for Seth
to leave and take his phone seth didn't answer instead he slowly walked around the side of the house mark followed a little bit and looked through the patio window seth was standing there again staring inside mark told him the cops were coming and that he needed to leave but Seth didn't move he just slowly raised his hand and waved once then he turned and walked back into the woods the police arrived a few minutes later the guys told them everything the officers searched the woods and found Seth standing alone just looking toward the house they
arrested him for trespassing and everyone thought it was over but Mark didn't feel that way a few days later he saw a post on Snapchat from a girl who lived nearby it was a video it showed another man not Seth trying to break into her house late at night that's what bothered Mark the most it meant Seth might not be the only one out there there could be more they could be connected and they might not be done a few years ago three high school friends named Beck Matthew and Tyler decided to explore a sewer
tunnel in their neighborhood it was winter and very cold outside the tunnel was at the edge of their neighborhood under a small creek next to some office buildings these buildings were empty and dark at night the boys had seen the tunnel before but never went inside of it it always looked creepy and they joked about it but deep down they were curious that night they finally decided to go in they brought sleds with them thinking it would help if someone asked what they were doing they knew they weren't allowed to be there but they wanted
to do something exciting just as they pulled into the parking lot a police car showed up a police officer got out and asked what they were doing there someone had apparently seen them on the security camera tyler quickly said that they were just going sledding the officer looked at them for a moment then told them to leave so they left but only for a little while after driving around for about 30 minutes they came back this time they parked farther away behind a building where no one could see them they walked down a hill behind
the buildings they could see their breath in the cold crisp air they stood in front of the tunnel noting how big round and completely dark inside it was they turned on their flashlights and walked in turn off your light everybody dude this is Oh look at the date dude 1919 199 oh my god dude how did we even find this oh my god inside the tunnel the ground was dry it was quiet except for the sound of water dripping deeper in the walls had graffiti all over them most of it looked old but one thing
caught their eye a date was spray painted in large red numbers 61919 the paint looks newer than the rest like it was done recently that made them feel uneasy their flashlights weren't very strong and didn't shine very far still they kept walking and acting tough but deep down they were nervous the farther they went the colder it got the temperature was dropping fast even though they were underground they could still see their breath the walls looked like they had ice on them big icicles hung down from the ceiling some were huge and sharp keep it
slow keep it slow oh I see a light down there i think I saw moving wait what was that hello keep going keep going bro Dude these icicles can like impale you dude look how Suddenly a loud cracking sound echoing from further down the tunnel sends the group fleeing in fear the sound resembled something heavy hitting stone it wasn't any of them the sound came from deeper inside the tunnel too far to see they tripped slid and bumped into each other as they rushed to get out when they got outside they were shaking and breathing
hard that's when Beck noticed his phone was missing he had dropped it while they were running tyler and Matthew told him to forget about it they didn't want to go back in but Beck didn't listen he grabbed his flashlight and started walking toward the tunnel again the others followed but they didn't want to the tunnel felt different this time it felt even darker the air felt heavy and strange like something was wrong their flashlights didn't work as well and the silence was even worse than before it felt like something was watching them i I feel
like my pocket got like a little emptier over here like somewhere over here go over here this way dude that's where we [ __ ] heard the noise [ __ ] dude do I have to go back there you're going first bro yeah we're not leading the way yeah somebody else lead the way please no it's your phone at some point off camera Beck found his phone afterwards the group continued deeper into the tunnel investigating that's when they heard a sound that rock it was It must have hit like here or something a loud scream
came from deeper in the tunnel it didn't sound like a person it didn't sound like an animal either it was something else it was low and high at the same time like more than one voice screaming together it echoed off the walls and felt like it was getting closer they didn't wait they turned and ran as fast as they could this time no one talked no one looked back they just ran they got to the car jumped in and drove away without stopping the car ride back was mostly silent the three friends thought it was
over when they all got home and they were ready to move on with their lives but late that night Beck's doorbell rang twice this was at some off hour in the night when Beck's dad went to answer the door and nobody was there this of course begs the question where the boys followed home that night or was it simply a very unfortunately timed ding-dong ditch that remains a mystery the night left more questions than answers for the three friends but they all heard the noises and of course got it on video perhaps it was something
they weren't meant to stumble upon in April of 2022 a man named Connor took a construction job far from home as part of a 3-month accommodation program the pay was decent and he needed every dollar he wasn't in the best place financially and the bonus of working alongside his longtime friend Jim made the opportunity more appealing they figured it would be a nice change of pace extra cash time away from home and some peace from the chaos of everyday life the job itself wasn't bad a few weeks in Ryan had adjusted well to the routine
but the area they were stationed in was remote deep in rural countryside there were long winding roads with barely any signs of life it wasn't unusual to go miles without seeing a single home ryan had always loved the outdoors and he saw this isolation as a chance to unplug most of his co-workers blew their weekends drinking but Ryan had different plans he wanted solitude he wanted quiet so when Friday rolled around he packed his gear and prepared for a weekend of hiking and camping deep within the woods a narrow trail head just 5 minutes from
his temporary accommodation became his entry point within 20 minutes he was deep in the forest the only sound was the wind and the crunch of his boots he smoked a couple joints as he made his way further in letting the stress just melt away the isolation was comforting for him well at first around 700 p.m the sun began to sink behind the treetops shadows stretched long across the trail ryan knew it was time to find a place to settle that's when he noticed something unusual there was a scent in the air burning firewood and a
light layer of smoke drifted between the trees at first it seemed normal maybe another camper maybe a local but then he caught something just barely in the corner of his vision the faint orange glow of fire flickering through the trees curious and confident Ryan left the trail and headed towards the source he wasn't scared he trained in combat sports during his teens and stayed in good shape still something about this felt off to him as he moved closer he began to see strange metallic glints shopping carts dozens of them they were tied to trees with
rope hanging from the branches some mangled and suspended in bizarre positions like a twisted jungle gym of rusted steel it didn't look like a campsite it looked like a ritual site like something meant to be seen and feared ryan pulled out his phone and started snapping photos he had to prove this to his friends someday because no one would believe it otherwise then something even stranger caught his eye hung directly above the fire was a charred old-fashioned duck ornament sitting in the duck's back was a scorched baby doll the thing was melted its limbs warped
from heat ryan took a photo of that too but the longer he stared the more disturbed he felt his chest began to tighten the fire was roaring clearly tended to recently there were water bottles scattered around someone had been there or currently was there maybe still watching he thought about turning around thought about heading straight back to the trail head but something made him keep walking he tried to convince himself it was nothing just some weird loner maybe drunk probably harmless still he checked over his shoulder more than once 20 minutes passed and he put
real distance between himself and that eerie camp but daylight was fading fast and he needed firewood before it got too dark he veered off the trail again this time to gather supplies he wasn't worried he had emergency wood in his pack but not enough to last the entire night he needed more after about an hour of preparation Ryan had set up his tent and built a small fire it was around 9:00 p.m when he prepped a steak and potato meal in foil and nestled it in the glowing embers he smoked another joint to dole the
anxiety and for a while everything seemed okay again with his meal finished and the fire crackling Ryan settled in for the night he turned on a pre-downloaded playlist of true crime podcasts listening to cold case files as the forest around him darkened there was no signal out there no distractions just fire light and static filled voices recounting unsolved murders at some point he drifted off to sleep but it didn't last he woke up suddenly the air inside his tent felt colder the fire outside had dimmed he checked his phone 4:00 a.m he didn't know what
had woken him up until he heard it whistling a slow eerie tune carried through the trees surrounding his camp he froze his body wouldn't move it was like something inside him had shut down he lay motionless listening as the sound crept closer then the whistling stopped what followed was worse soft footsteps fast light and quiet circling his tent he couldn't see them but he could hear them crunching twigs and shifting leaves his heart pounded in his throat then without thinking his body finally snapped into motion he jumped up threw on his boots and burst out
of the tent what made it worse what twisted the fear into something primal was that the footsteps had come from the direction he had entered the trail the way back to safety was now blocked he had no choice but to run deeper into the forest he sprinted as fast as he could crashing through brush and low branches but behind him he could hear more footsteps multiple and they weren't in sync the sounds overlapped too fast and scattered to just be one person there were two of them maybe more for five straight minutes he ran until
his lungs burned and his legs begged for rest he found a dense cluster of trees and dove into the underbrush burying himself in leaves and tangled roots he didn't move he barely breathed the footsteps faded distant now but he didn't dare come out he waited still and silent in the dark eventually he knew he had to move he crawled through the forest with branches cutting into his arms and legs every step was slow and careful when the trees finally began to thin he broke into one final sprint he recognized the trail head the way out
and he ran without stopping no one followed him after that the forest was quiet but the damage was done he got back to his accommodation and immediately reported the incident to the police they took his statement and promised to investigate but he never heard anything back to this day Ryan believes the people who chased him were the same ones who built that bizarre shrine of carts and dolls what they were doing out there and what they wanted he doesn't know but it was more than just a creepy encounter to him it felt ritualistic cultlike he
finished his contract and returned home but the memory never left him he still remembers the sound of the footsteps the whistling and the feeling of helplessness if there's anything to learn from this story it would be to trust your instincts if you find something that doesn't feel right you should leave ryan almost didn't and he knows he might not have lived to tell the story if he had stayed this video was me experimenting with a slightly different style if any of you have personal scary experiences that include photos or videos and you'd like to submit
them email them to me and I'll try to make this style of video a new series also if you haven't already click the bell icon and turn on all notifications because apparently only 15% of you have done so and that would really help out the
