"The knocking sound turned out to be that person smacking his head repeatedly into the tree and I noticed he looked like a male. He was barefoot and his arms and legs were covered with crusted mud."I received the following account:"When I was a teen I used to be in a group that's somewhat like the Boy Scouts so we spent a lot of time in the woods and some weird things happened often but most of the time it was easy to explain. One thing happened though that to this day scares the living crap out of me.I was a leader for the age group 10-13 years old and we were out on a camping trip in Nottinghamshire, UK. It was the first year we stayed on that terrain and it was huge, normally we tend to explore the majority of the terrain before the kids arrive so we were aware of any possible dangerous spots to avoid. This time it was impossible.Every camp we have what we call a 'night game,' it's usually a scary game in which the kids have to complete several tasks while the leaders scare the everloving crap out of them. Obviously, we had one too during that camp, we masked up as monsters and hid out in the woods close to the checkpoints they had to pass.While running in between checkpoints I found an open stretch of forest with little to no foliage so it was ideal for chasing after them. There was no real room to hide besides behind trees so I couldn't use my flashlight or they'd be able to see me from miles away. It was dark, like the unsettling kind of dark that plays tricks on your eyes and you start imagining things that aren't real. During my stay there I saw a shadow that was around my size running past me a few times, I couldn't see it very well so I just assumed I was imagining things because nothing was there when I turned my flashlight on.The game was nearing its end and I saw the shadow again, this time I could see it vaguely standing near a tree not too far away from me. I thought it was one of the other leaders hiding to scare kids and decided to go over there as it was about time to go back. I aimed my flashlight towards the tree and while getting closer I noticed that there was indeed someone standing there dressed in what looked like a torn burlap sack and had their head covered with a few white plastic bags that looked like they were tied together. I started to feel pure dread, something felt really off. I asked if everything was ok but they didn't respond. The only thing I heard was this weird sound that sounded like someone knocking on wood. Nevertheless, I went a bit closer until I was about 10 metres away from this person.The knocking sound turned out to be that person smacking his head repeatedly into the tree and I noticed he looked like a male. He was barefoot and his arms and legs were covered with crusted mud, his hands were in a weird cramped position. I was convinced this was just one of the other leaders pulling a prank so I told them to knock it off. He slowly turned his head and started walking towards me.Something inside me just told me to run, it didn't matter if it was just a stupid prank and I ran away scared for nothing. If this wasn't a prank it felt like I was in serious danger so I ran as fast as I could. I heard him running after me but I didn't want to turn around to look as I'd probably run into a tree.I arrived back at the campsite and every single person that could be dressed like that was already there, they couldn't have gotten there before me, and if they did they sure as hell didn't have the time to change into their regular clothes. Still, I told them and that they gave me a good scare with that. They just looked weird at me, thinking I was trying to scare them and we left it at that.The next day I wanted to go check it out, who knows maybe some weirdo ate the wrong mushroom and might be out there dying from hypothermia. I took someone else with me just in case and there was nothing but endless trees. We arrived at the tree where I saw the person banging his head and there was a dead, skinned, decomposing rabbit nailed to the tree. We called the cops, and they looked around quickly and brushed it off as just a prank from another scouting group or some kids from the nearby town and left it at that. We didn't notice anything weird after that so it probably was a dumb prank, but seriously some people have a screwy sense of humour." J**********MOTHMAN COMMUNION - CONTACT BEFORE DISASTER! | Join Us - LIVE CHAT - Q & A (REMARKABLE ENCOUNTER!)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. 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