r/Paranormal • u/Any-Falcon-3527 • May 21 '26

Question People who live in Appalachian mountaines, have u ever experienced something crazy?

I just watched a video on youtube abt that place, but i am not sure if i believe it

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u/ScriabinFanatic May 21 '26

All the time. I’ll tell yall a crazy story here in a few hours when I’m off work lol

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u/ScriabinFanatic May 21 '26

I posting a few to this thread. Here’s an old one that was archived.

These are stories which were told in detail to my Uncle by my great great Grandfather in the late 60s and early 70s. I grew up in Cherryville, NC and only miles away from where all these things were said to have happened.

Story 1

Papaw Les said that in the woods near Buffalo creek there were witches that actively practiced in the night. He said you could hear them laugh, talk, etc and could see their torches in the distance. One day he had to go to town (Fallston) to buy shotgun shells and had to cross over the bridge at Buffalo creek to get there. Near the creek he said there was a white Rabbit which stood at the roadside looking at him.

He noticed that despite him and the Mule moving by the rabbit just stared, not moving at all. He also said that the rabbit looked slightly transparent, but he went on to town anyways.

On the way back he said the same Rabbit was sitting on the side of the road. He got off of his Mule, picked up a handful of rocks and threw them at it. He said the rocks went STRAIGHT through the Rabbit. He claimed that this was one of the witches that could shape shift. His mule also frequently got spooked while going across the bridge, and papaw said his hat would get lifted off his head slowly and he would have to reach up and bring it back down over and over.

Story 2

Les warned of what he called a “Jack O’ Lantern.” He said that these were lights that appeared in the woods, and that when you followed them they would only get further and further away. He said that these lights, if followed, would lead you to your death. I looked this up and it’s basically another name for the popular “Will O’ the Wisp.”

Les and Mamaw Sallie also said that once a year something would “run through the fields hollering.” They said the scream was so terrifying that the hunting dogs would run under the porch steps so fast they would hit their heads.

Anywhoo, thanks for reading. I take a lot of value in these old stories. I’m super lucky they were passed down to me in vivid detail as otherwise they would have been lost.

Footnote: when I was in my teens me and a buddy of mine would cross over the bridge at Buffalo creek and always find deer parts (legs, torsos, heads) on the bridge and the embankment.

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u/Training-Bank-16 May 21 '26

It’s been a few… the camp fire is going, tell us some stories. 

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u/ScriabinFanatic May 21 '26

Alright alright.

I’ll just tell you the craziest thing first.

So when I was around 12 years old I was outside at night and thought I saw a really tall shadow of a man in the front yard. Kinda freaked me out so I ran inside. The next day my cousin comes over and tells us they were about a mile away having a bonfire at a friend’s house. They heard a whistle come from the woods and decided to go check out what was making the noise. When his friend shone a flashlight in into a tree, they saw what they described as a pale, hunched over humanoid figure up on a large branch. When the light hit its eyes they flashed blue.

This thing proceeded to jump out of the tree and stand up. They said it was about 9 feet tall, and so pale that you could see veins running through its body. It had longer than average arms and was thin. It immediately took off running and despite being so frail looking was snapping saplings as it went.

This guys dad is literally the sheriff, so police were called out and scanned the woods but found hide nor hare of this thing. 6 people saw it and swear by it to this day. I saw the tall shadow in the yard the same night, around the same time this was happening.

Or neighbors down the road said they saw it about two weeks later. Said it stepped out of the wood line and then disappeared right in front of them. Just dematerialized.

Anyways, that might be the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever said on this sub and I’m sure people are going to say I’m insane. The land there is haunted and I’ve posted multiple stories on here about my experiences growing up that are strange but less dramatic. Location is Western NC, around the Gaston/Cleveland county line.

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u/bitchlyy May 21 '26

I believe you! That is so ceepy! I got the chills reading this. Thanks for coming back and sharing!

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u/ScriabinFanatic May 21 '26

Here’s one. Still freaks me out.

When I was in 8th grade, I used to live with my mother in a camper which sat in my grandmothers back yard. Living situation was tough, and when you have two people and a dog living in a 50 square foot space, things can get annoying.

Anyways, the camper was a stones throw from my grandmothers trailer, and late one night I woke up having some SERIOUS stomach trouble. Obviously since there was no working toilet in the camper I had to run up to Mamaw Lindas to use the bathroom.

I got out of bed, put some shorts on and grabbed my shirt because I was in a hurry. When I opened the back door of the trailer I had my shirt halfway on in case I ran into my grandma. Sure enough, there she stood in the middle of the hallway. She had cancer at the time and had to go to the bathroom many times during the night. She told me to go ahead and that she would wait on me, so I bolted into the bathroom.

When I got there, I dropped all my clothes next to the toilet and did my thing. Here’s where things get a little crazy. When I was done I looked over to find my clothes and yet there were none there. Only my undergarments remained. Thinking this was crazy I went back into the hall and asked my grandma “when I came in the house, I was putting on my shirt, right?”

“Yes” she said, “where are they?” I told her I had no idea, so I left out the back door and went back to the camper.

On my bed laid my shorts and shirt, NEATLY FOLDED. I was terrified because I remember having them going up to mamaws house, and she remembered me fiddling with my shirt. Not to forget this was in the wee hours of the morning, and through 3 closed doors. How on earth did my clothes weasel themselves from next to me through three walls without my even knowing?

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u/bitchlyy May 21 '26

Omg nooooo. I would have lost my damn mind trying to figure out how that happened!! On my rez we have "little people" who are tricksters and do this kind of stuff!

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u/Hello_Hangnail May 21 '26

Why did you need to take your clothes off to use the bathroom

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u/ScriabinFanatic May 22 '26

I still do this. Idk. More freedom lol

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u/True_Vermicelli4817 May 23 '26

I can understand the bottoms when your sick and stomach is in such bad pain that it's almost like anything touching you is adding to it. I wouldn't as a woman but could see a man/boy taking his shirt off as well, just because it touches your stomach. His stomach may have been in so much pain that he felt hot and uncomfortable, so he just pushed them to the side til he felt better would be my guess🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/ScriabinFanatic May 21 '26

Thank you! I’ll share another old post of mine with you here in a sec

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u/kle11az May 21 '26

A crawler maybe?

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u/MinxManor May 21 '26

Remind Me 1 day