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An eyewitness contacted me after finding a cryptid canine report that I posted from Michaux State Forest, PA. The location, Dead Woman Hollow, is well-known for its creepiness!I received the following account:"Hi, Lon. I recently found your post about the Dogman encounter in Dead Woman Hollow. I thought that I would contact you about the creepy experience I had there.It happened about 8 years ago in Michaux State Forest in South Central Pennsylvania. It was a charming fall day and I stopped at a little roadside pull-off for a hike, which turned out to be Dead Woman Hollow (a snowmobile trail that intersects with the Appalachian Trail, I think?) I set off walking and I was so relaxed and really enjoying the hike until I turned around and started back.As I was walking back I got this awful feeling that I was being watched and even pursued. At one point I felt what seemed to be a handful of smallish rocks hit the back of my leg and I turned around expecting to see a couple of dudes being funny, teasing the lady (me) alone on the trail, but there was no one there. I brushed it off but the feeling of being watched increased until it was all I could do not to break into a run.I made it back to my car fine but the feeling I experienced on Dead Woman's Hollow really shook me. Of course, I later Googled 'Dead Woman's Hollow' and found out about the horrible murder/shooting that happened there in the 80s. I honestly wondered if I had been picking up on that incident somehow (I'm not psychic or anything at all though). Over the years though I have to admit I've wondered about Sasquatch as rock-throwing and feelings of being watched are associated with sightings. Anyway, Dead Woman's Hollow can get creeeeeepy!" MThe post that this witness referred to:"Hello, Lon. I just came across your site and listened to the Arcane episode about the need for people to submit info for your investigations. Let me start by saying I have no desire to experience any anomaly but for whatever reason, seem to draw them, much to my dismay. This is the 1st time I have spoken to anyone outside of my family. Here is my encounter:Place: Michaux State Forest PA / Cumberland County in Dead Woman HollowTime: Last weekend of August 2015My husband and I began sitting around a fire pit at my sister’s cabin shortly before dusk. There was no one else present the entire time. As always, we were both armed. We also had a spotlight and were about 20 ft from the front door of the cabin. We both have been avid outdoor people all our lives with many, many hours hunting various wildlife, trapping, fishing, camping, canoeing, and hiking.My husband began playing around yelling weird sounds to get a reaction out of me because I was nervous for the first time out of all the times I had been there for some reason. To our surprise, something answered him from, I want to say, within 100 yards of the woods, with the same sounds he made. He stopped and we sat silently looking and listening for what it was. No more joking around.The yells, probably 5 in total, came closer over a few hours until the last one heard was clearly within 40 yards of us. It was with that I decided to go inside. I had been shining the spotlight intermittently throughout the evening into the woods and thought I would do so one last time as we both walked towards the cabin.That’s when I saw something for the first time...yellow eyes. It did not look away or blink but remained staring back at me from the area where the last yell came from. I tried to see its body but everything else was dark around it. When I said “I see eye shine!” to my husband, the eyes moved several feet sideways, staring at me the whole time, then disappeared completely. I have spotlighted deer and various animals and this was not the same. They were at least twice the size of a deer’s eyes and there was no indication it had turned its head or walked away, but instead gave the impression of stepping behind something.Once inside the cabin, we retired for the night with the bed having been positioned directly under a window that was left open for ventilation. My husband slept undisturbed throughout the night. I, however, heard what sounded like wood chops 6 different times. I clearly heard a loud “crack” close by, also.The next morning, I walked to the area of the last vocalization/eye shine down a path. I found the biggest tree in the area about 5 ft off the path. It was too big to put my arms around. I noticed a clear line from the tree to the path of disturbed leaves as if something walked to the tree and then returned the same way. None of the other leaves around were disturbed except the line continuing across the path in the opposite direction into thick cover. I also found a freshly broken tree limb, approx. 10" diameter and about 4' long, lying in the path, all of this within 10 sq ft. It appeared to have come from a live tree nearby and had been broken off several feet above my head.I had every intention of investigating the scene even more but frankly, lost my wit (which is not like me) and returned to the fire pit to tidy up. I knew all this was abnormal and didn't feel right. That’s when the most frightening thing happened.My attention was brought back to the big tree by really loud sounds of something BIG moving FAST towards me from the cover where the line of disturbed leaves was. I saw the foliage moving closer as I ran inside the cabin. I am sure I couldn’t have been but a second or two away from seeing it burst out into plain view, which is exactly what I did not want!So what I would like to know is, what mimics people's voices, has large eyes that shine yellow at night, hides behind big trees, makes wood chopping sounds, breaks big limbs off of live trees, and charges at people in broad daylight?Thank you for your time and consideration of this email. I hope you find it helpful information somehow." DANOTE: So where do I start? Well, this area has the Appalachian Trail traversing through it and there was a murder near there - Dead Woman Hollow - Rebecca Wight, but it actually got its name from the fact that a woman whose identity is no longer known was bitten by a snake and died there. After she was found the natives referred to this area and the road as the Dead Woman Hollow. There was also a crime/horror movie (fiction) made about the location - Dead Woman's Hollow (2013)Anyway, the witnesses most likely had a run-in with a Bigfoot, which has been reported throughout Michaux State Forest. But then again, I'm not going to discount the fact that bi-pedal canines have been seen in Cumberland County, and Michaux State Forest would be an excellent habitat for them. Yellow eyes are indicative of canine and/or feline. Lon**********DJINN & CURIOUS MIDDLE EASTERN TALES | LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (MODERN & HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? 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As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.This blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A family is stunned to learn that their father was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. Then a woman, unknown to the man's daughter, suddenly appears and prays with her.I received the following account:"This occurred in the parking lot of an emergency service clinic in Madison, Wisconsin. My father had been living with lymphoma for five years but started exhibiting stroke-like symptoms one day in April (nice weather plays a part in all this). I don't remember who in my family called me at work, but I was 45-50 minutes away.When I arrived at the clinic, no one was with my dad; not my mom, not any medical personnel. My father was in a pleasant, but befuddled mood, able to chat but not clear on where people were. This was before anyone in my family had a cell phone. There was a phone on the wall next to Dad's bed which I used to call my husband at work, who had agreed to be a communication point, to ask what the hell was happening.I recall hearing my spouse tell me that my father had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. I'm staring at Dad trying to not show my shock and devastation because he's been told but doesn't grasp this. While they had to wait for an ambulance transport to a hospital, my mom had run home for his meds and necessities. My husband says my mom had called and she hadn't found Dad's insurance card, so could I go look for that at their house so Mom can be with Dad.OK, sure. I was numb. I drifted in a haze to my car in the very full parking lot. I rolled down my window as I started the car, and the flood of tears came. My sobbing was so physical that I couldn't back out of the spot.Suddenly, a middle-aged African American woman appeared at my car window asking if she could pray with me. I managed to nod my assent, and she reached to hold my left hand. I don't remember anything she said but she was praying aloud. It calmed me. I instantly gained the mental and physical strength to cope with this tragedy.Then, suddenly, she was gone. She simply vanished into thin air as I was looking at her!I'm totally convinced that she was an Angel.My Dad's aggressive brain tumor, against all the odds and to the surprise of the oncologists, disappeared within 3 months. He lived another 12 years and eventually passed away, not from lymphoma, but by natural causes. He was 93 years old." H**********DJINN & CURIOUS MIDDLE EASTERN TALES | LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (MODERN & HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.This blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved

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Tim Hains at Real Clear Politics captured crazy comments from MSNBC host Joy Reid from an October 15 panel discussion at the Brookings Institution, co-hosted by the leftist Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) as they released an "American Values" survey. Reid started by trashing the Electoral College. "We have a system in this country, based on the slavery period, in which the American people do not elect the president, the Electoral College elects the president." Like many leftists, she thinks the popular vote alone should count. It continued:  We know if Kamala Harris wins by 3 million votes and yet does not become president, she will concede. That’s a no-brainer. We also know that if Donald Trump does not win the election, he will not concede. He will proceed to try to bring us to civil war, try to drag the election through the courts, and have Mike Johnson make him president or have John Roberts make him president. We know how this is going and where it is heading. But Reid then started talking wildly about putting politicians in camps:  Joy Reid: If You Think Trump Can't Put Schiff And Pelosi In "Camps," "You Really Don’t Understand That There Is No American Exceptionalism" Read her full comments - https://t.co/Bv4myAlHJh "There will be camps. There will be Project 2025. There could be arrests of people like… pic.twitter.com/6LPSj3r6KB — RCP Video (@rcpvideo) October 17, 2024 REID: And the last thing I will say is if Donald Trump does win, there won’t be a situation where Democrats go back and figure out how to get more voters or change their positions.There will be camps. There will be Project 2025. There could be arrests of people like Adam Schiff, there could be Nancy Pelosi being hauled off to jail. If you don’t think that’s possible, then you really don’t understand that there is no American exceptionalism. We are a country like any other. My father lived under Mobutu. If you ran against his party, you go to jail -- that happened in my father's lifetime. Maduro is putting people in jail if they find on your WhatsApp that you are saying things against him. That is happening right now in our neighboring country that wants to invade my mother's country, Guyana, because they have oil. These things are happening in our neighborhoods. Our democracy is much more like a Latin American democracy than it is like England, Germany, or any part of Europe. We are a Latin American country, so everything you see happening in Brazil or Venezuela could happen here. There isn’t going to be an opportunity for Vice President Harris to be the bigger person, because we will be fighting for our survival as a democracy, and some people will be fighting for their actual survival. So, I think the question misses the point because if Kamala Harris does not win, it is not clear there will be another election. Those are the stakes, unfortunately. As usual, Reid didn't ponder that Trump supporters Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro were sent to jail for contempt of Congress, and Democrats haven't gone to jail over that offense.

Some pastors and evangelical leaders counsel true believers to rest assured that no matter what happens in November, no matter who wins the presidency, Christians are citizens of heaven, and God, in a very real sense, “has our backs.” The country might end up going to hell, but we are headed, sooner or later, to a better place.That’s all well and good — to a point.Pray that God will continue to work miracles and that he will use every one of us, individually and corporately, 'for such a time as this.'What about the citizens here and globally who will continue to suffer under harmful and reckless policies if one party gains another four years in power? Whether you’re Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or atheist, one critical issue demands your attention: wide-open borders and their impact on your life and family.For more than three years, millions of people have crossed our southern border without vetting. Many violent criminals and gangs, labeled “newcomers” by this administration, have taken advantage of this crisis. These criminals have terrorized neighborhoods, organized prostitution rings — including the sexual exploitation of children — trafficked deadly drugs like fentanyl, and caused chaos in once-peaceful towns across America.Don’t the citizens of heaven have a responsibility to love their neighbors and do everything they can to ensure their safety, security, health, and happiness?The origin of the word “politics” means “affairs of the cities.” Didn’t Jesus command his disciples, then and now, to “go into all the world and preach the good news”? Isn’t “all the world” made up of cities? And isn’t the good news that there is eternal salvation available to all who believe in him? And before rising from the dead, didn’t Jesus prove himself to be God by relieving the physical, mental, and spiritual suffering of many helpless people?So a true follower of Jesus cannot use the excuse that he is “not political.” That statement in itself declares a political position — whatever happens, good or bad, I have given my consent.St. Paul shared his opinion and the good news at a place called Mars Hill. He wasn’t afraid to mix it up with pundits and wise guys of his day and age.The apostles challenged the political status quo of the Sanhedrin, Jewish leaders who themselves had to play ball with the rulers of the Roman Empire.Reports say more than 70% of Christians calling themselves evangelicals do not vote. How is that possible? Would not an entire country be set aright with participation of godly people? That appears to be a no-brainer.In Esther’s day, a man name Haman was about to rain hell and death down onto the Jews in the kingdom ruled by King Xerxes. But Esther put her very life on the line to make an appeal to the king. Her bravery resulted in the tables being turned on Haman: The gallows he built to kill the Jews was used to hang him.It should be overwhelmingly obvious to anyone with even a tiny spark of wisdom that America cannot continue on its current trajectory. Those who follow the living God, the God who truly loves us and who is still involved in “the affairs of the city,” must persist in “storming heaven” with our prayers.Pray that God will continue to work miracles and that he will use every one of us, individually and corporately, “for such a time as this.”Believe it or not, the Deep State and its evil schemes can certainly be stopped. They cannot outsmart the God who they insist does not exist.Our God promises in the Old Testament that he “will hear from heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our land.” But before he does, it is up to us to “humble ourselves, pray, seek his face, and turn from our wicked ways.” Those marching orders can be found in 2 Chronicles 7:14.The question is, are there big enough remnants of Christians and Jews this day to step up to this critical challenge?Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared originally at the Stream.

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