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Fear in the Forest: Volume 5
“I fear not the dark ... but what may lurk within it”
From the author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods and What Lurks Beyond , comes a new series focused exclusively on the creepy, scary, and dangerous things that lurk in the deep forests.
Ethan Hayes has been collecting firsthand encounters from people all over the world for years and in Fear in the Forest , he has saved some of his best stories for the pages ahead. From terrifying face to face encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch, to horrifying instances of being stalked by a Wendigo and Black Eyed Children; Ethan takes you on a bone chilling journey that will have you keeping the light on a night.
From the author of the bestselling series, Encounters in the Woods and What Lurks Beyond , comes a new series focused exclusively on the creepy, scary, and dangerous things that lurk in the deep forests.
Ethan Hayes has been collecting firsthand encounters from people all over the world for years and in Fear in the Forest , he has saved some of his best stories for the pages ahead. From terrifying face to face encounters with Bigfoot and Sasquatch, to horrifying instances of being stalked by a Wendigo and Black Eyed Children; Ethan takes you on a bone chilling journey that will have you keeping the light on a night.
132 pages, Paperback
Published May 25, 2023
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December 1, 2024
A lot of cryptid stories in this one which I love, even if the writing isn't always the best since they are submissions, not written by the author. Overall a solid collection of personal stories.
June 25, 2023
The first story involves a Bigfoot with the terrible smell. My own guess is that the smell involves the long hair of the Bigfoot which probably will have bits of feces in it and perhaps bits of things it's killed and eaten. Bigfoot is a wild animal no matter how much it may resemble vaguely a human being. It has some intelligence without any doubt but it's not at the level of average human intelligence, apparently
They can be nasty and vicious but can also be somewhat playful and helpful. They are extremely territorial and do have means of communication with each other.
The second story is about a UFO but its traits are not typical for UFOs. The author says that it has a 'roar of a propulsion system' which is extremely uncommon for UFO sightings. Another has the sound of 'a thousand trumpets and one looks like a 'green jellyfish.' There was also a warning to the observer that something terrible was coming. Again, very, very strange for a UFO sighting.
The next story involves a Mothman in Alaska and a Bigfoot.
Then there's fascinating part called Intellectual Cryptids. There's a human sitting on a boulder that gets pelted with small rocks thrown by a Bigfoot. (Another sign of its territoriality.) Two Bigfoot creatures bang his garbage cans together while looking right at him. The author set up cameras to capture them but the cameras malfunction which is something that happens a lot on Skinwalker Ranch where scientific instruments will sometimes fail when performing an observational experiment.
Then there's a story about a giant cat, one about a Dogman which captures a person and seems to be dragging him to a group of Dogman beings and then a story about a Wendigo.
That one is really, really neat. The woman involved had been chased by a stalker and the Wendigo chases the stalker away. He never returns.
Then there's a story about some cryptid that can replicate human voices, even ones that it never had any chance of hearing but can seem to duplicate the voice from a person's memories.
There's a story about the Jersey Devil (which also smells bad), a story about a werewolf and then a story about a Bigfoot that seems to rip trees from the ground. It's not the only story of that nature I've read but I have no idea why they would rip trees out of the ground and leave them lying around.
A good variety of stories and a sign that cryptids can sometimes actually help people.
They can be nasty and vicious but can also be somewhat playful and helpful. They are extremely territorial and do have means of communication with each other.
The second story is about a UFO but its traits are not typical for UFOs. The author says that it has a 'roar of a propulsion system' which is extremely uncommon for UFO sightings. Another has the sound of 'a thousand trumpets and one looks like a 'green jellyfish.' There was also a warning to the observer that something terrible was coming. Again, very, very strange for a UFO sighting.
The next story involves a Mothman in Alaska and a Bigfoot.
Then there's fascinating part called Intellectual Cryptids. There's a human sitting on a boulder that gets pelted with small rocks thrown by a Bigfoot. (Another sign of its territoriality.) Two Bigfoot creatures bang his garbage cans together while looking right at him. The author set up cameras to capture them but the cameras malfunction which is something that happens a lot on Skinwalker Ranch where scientific instruments will sometimes fail when performing an observational experiment.
Then there's a story about a giant cat, one about a Dogman which captures a person and seems to be dragging him to a group of Dogman beings and then a story about a Wendigo.
That one is really, really neat. The woman involved had been chased by a stalker and the Wendigo chases the stalker away. He never returns.
Then there's a story about some cryptid that can replicate human voices, even ones that it never had any chance of hearing but can seem to duplicate the voice from a person's memories.
There's a story about the Jersey Devil (which also smells bad), a story about a werewolf and then a story about a Bigfoot that seems to rip trees from the ground. It's not the only story of that nature I've read but I have no idea why they would rip trees out of the ground and leave them lying around.
A good variety of stories and a sign that cryptids can sometimes actually help people.
June 6, 2023
This is volume 5 in this excellent series. This edition features more cryptids and paranormal experiences, as well as people who didn't listen to their instincts and wish they had. There were several Windigo stories in this one, a memorable one was a social media influencer with bad judgement who was fortunate to have survived. Another was told by a therapist to take some time in nature. Lone cabins in the woods far from others is never a good idea. On to book 6!
July 16, 2023
Junk pure junk
When a book begins with an outright lie (1500 lb black. Bear) it takes real guts to keep on reading. Nothing that followed was any the less ridiculous than the brown bear sized blackie. This is the only book of the series I've read, it will stay that way.
When a book begins with an outright lie (1500 lb black. Bear) it takes real guts to keep on reading. Nothing that followed was any the less ridiculous than the brown bear sized blackie. This is the only book of the series I've read, it will stay that way.
July 17, 2023
Strange, but true.
The stories are almost beyond belief. I think the scariest ones are the dogman. I think I would never want to encounter one. Kudos to all who have braved the unimaginable and survived.
The stories are almost beyond belief. I think the scariest ones are the dogman. I think I would never want to encounter one. Kudos to all who have braved the unimaginable and survived.
April 2, 2025
Fun read!
Great stories
I've been reading his series and i'm really enjoying them. Some tales are quite extraordinary, but they are believable
Great stories
I've been reading his series and i'm really enjoying them. Some tales are quite extraordinary, but they are believable
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