Speaker 1: On today's show, I'm going to share a story with
you that was experienced firsthand by a close friend of
my family. It's a little darker and a little creepier
and the typical topics we discussed on the show, but
for the month of October, I figured it was appropriate.
So sit back and prepare yourself for one of the
most unsettling and haunting stories that anyone has ever shared
with me. Welcome to the show. I'm your host, Nick Ryan,
and this is episode twenty five. I appreciate everyone being
with me today. I hope everyone's October has started off well,
and the story I wanted to share with you guys
today is a personal one for me. So without further ado,
let's get into it. This story takes place in the
small town of Milford, Michigan, situated approximately forty five minutes
northwest of downtown Detroit. Milford is a quaint little town
with a population of almost seven thousand people, surrounded by
water and multiple state recreation areas. It is a perfect
example of a serene and safe Midwestern village. It is
here that a very close friend of my family lived,
and to protect her identity, i'll refer to her as Lisa. Lisa,
her husband, and their two young boys are your typical
loving family, working hard during the week and enjoying each
other's company on the weekend. I remember going over to
their house on multiple occasions during my childhood, and their
home always felt warm and welcoming. As I recall, Lisa
wasn't particularly religious at the time, but I always remember
her being a very friendly and positive person. Lisa and
my mother had been friends for many years and had
actually worked together several years earlier. Lisa was all was
very level headed and even tempered, and was never prone
to exaggeration. As the years passed, our families didn't spend
quite as much time together as we used to, but
my mother and Lisa remained in contact and would occasionally
meet at local restaurants to reconnect and update each other
on what was happening in their lives. Most of the time,
there wasn't a lot of terribly important news to convey,
and both Lisa and my mother would just enjoy each
other's company. Around nineteen ninety nine, my mother and Lisa
met for yet another of their monthly get togethers. Everything
seemed normal, but as the evening progressed, my mother could
tell that Lisa seemed like something was bothering her. She
asked Lisa what was on her mind, and Lisa said
that she had experienced something so frightening that she hadn't
been able to put it out of her mind. After
a bit of questioning, Lisa explained what had happened. In
the months before this most recent visit, Lisa had become
significantly more involved with her local church. She and her
family had been attended every Sunday, and Lisa had discovered
a newfound love for volunteering within her church group. In fact,
just weeks before her visit with my mother, she had
agreed to attend a pilgrimage to Megigoria, a town in
Bosnia well known for its landmarks and a nineteen eighty
one sighting of what onlookers believed to be the Virgin Mary.
Lisa explained that in the months leading up to her trip,
strange things began to occur. One evening, after a long
work day, Lisa and her family were enjoying a relaxing
evening at home. By de dinner, relaxed in the living room,
and eventually Lisa decided that she was tired and she
made her way upstairs to the bedroom, leaving her husband
and two sons downstairs. She brushed her teeth and changed
her clothes, and proceeded to sit down on the edge
of the bed. As she turned her body and reached
for the covers to pull them up, she was startled
to see what appeared to be her husband standing at
the foot of her bed. He seemed to be facing
away from her and standing perfectly still, which seemed very strange.
As she stared at him, she was bewildered as to
how he snuck into the bedroom without her seeing or
hearing him. Her mind reeled with confusion for what seemed
like a minute or two. As she continued to look
at the back of her husband, she slowly realized that
the clothes he was wearing were not his own. This
figure was wearing light blue jeans and a white T shirt,
and as she began to scrutinize more and more details,
she could tell that this, in fact was not her husband.
It was at this time that the man began to turn,
and Lisa felt a suffocating sense of dread. She couldn't
find the will to speak or the strength to move.
As the man slowly turned his body began to change
and shift into what seemed to be a hairy, reptilian
looking beast. Lisa was frozen with a fear she had
never experienced before in her life. The only thing she
could do was stare at the monster now standing in
front of her. As the creature faced her, its body
fully changed, and Lisa described it as he having horns.
When asked for other details, she could only say that
it was the most awful thing she had ever seen.
She said that it stood there and that it never spoke. However,
she had an overwhelming feeling that it was there to
dissuade her from participating in her upcoming pilgrimage. After what
seemed like an eternity, the entity faded and eventually completely vanished.
Lisa called to her husband and shared her horrifying encounter
with him. When he asked her what she thought it was,
she confidently stated that it was indeed the devil himself.
The following day, during church, Lisa was talking with a
close friend after Mass, and the friend could tell that
Lisa was acting uneasy. When asked, Lisa told her friend
about her experience, and after relaying every detail, her friend
admitted that she too had had the same exact visitation
from the exact same creature days before. As far as
I know, Lisa attended the pilgrimage and turned safely. My
mother and Lisa still stay in contact to this day,
but Lisa no longer talks about the events that took
place that night. What haunts me the most regarding this
encounter is the fact that she believed this to be
the Devil, not a demon, not some sort of evil entity,
but the Devil himself. I think this story is a
good reminder that evil is never far away, but where
there is evil, there is also good folks. That is
all I have for you today. This show is going
to be coming back to you in just a few
short days for episode twenty six. From all of us
at Paranormal Mysteries. Thanks for listening, and please remember don't
wait for the unknown to come to you, get out
there and find it. From shadow people and sleep paralysis
to odd electrical disturbances, this episode's stories are an unnerving
way to start your weekend, So sit back and enjoy
these listener encounters. Welcome to the show. I'm your host,
Nick Ryan, and this is episode thirty. Tonight's episode consists
of two short stories brought to us by our listeners.
As always, we appreciate you writing in and sharing your experiences.
Our first story was posted in our forum by Layla.
Layla writes, every story I've heard of shadow people have
been men being described, but this encounter was definitely a woman.
One night a few years ago, I was going to
sleep as usual, but this night was a little different.
My dog was sick and he was sleeping in his kennel.
I fell asleep and woke up around what I think
was about one a m. When I woke up, I
couldn't move. I didn't panic because I've had sleep paralysis before,
but always felt protected because my dog was always sleeping
right next to me. I tried to move my fingers slowly.
I usually do this to try and be able to move,
as it's always worked. That night, it didn't work. So
I opened my eyes and I just see this shadow
covering my hands. I was sleeping on my side with
both my hands in front of me. Naturally, I started
panicking and looking around the room. Above my hands, about
two or three feet, I see these two glowing red eyes.
I don't know how, but I knew this was a
malevolent female energy that wanted to harm me. At this point,
I'm wondering why my dog isn't protecting me, But then
I remember that he's in his kennel downstairs. I didn't
know what to do, so I shut my eyes and
eventually fell back to sleep. Since that night, I always
make sure my dog is sleeping in the room with me. Layla.
Thank you for being a contributor in our forum. Your
experience is definitely unique, as most of the stories that
I have heard involving shadow people do indeed seem to
describe a male presence in the room more so than
a female. I'm glad that having your dog in the
room brings you comfort and helps to keep any negative
energy at bay. I'm just sorry that you had to
experience that particular encounter without the help of your dog.
Animals are helpful to our well being in ways that
we can't even imagine. Let us know if you experience
anything else, and thanks again for posting your story in
our forum. Our next story comes to us from a
listener by the name of Kelly in Oklahoma. Kelly says, Hi, Nick,
my name is Kelly, and I'm from a small town
in the state of Oklahoma. I had just recently started
listening to your podcast and instantly became a huge fan. Anyway,
I have a story of my own that actually happened
last night. Yesterday afternoon, I noticed alk Chamali, my dog,
acting weird. I live out in the middle of nowhere,
so I keep our front door open on nice days.
Ok Chamali kept coming in the house and whimpering. He
knows he's not supposed to be in the house, but
this was different. It took everything I had to get
him back outside. He did this twice. I just figured
it had stormed earlier and he was scared and being
a big baby. Later that night, I had just put
the kids to sleep and laid down myself. It was
about twelve thirty a m. I couldn't sleep, so I
decided to play a few games on my phone. When
the dogs started to go crazy outside. I thought they
were getting into a fight with an animal of some sort.
I went to quiet them, only to see them sitting
in the front yard like nothing was going on. I
laid back down, picked up my phone, and the dog
started again. This time, my husband got up to see
what was going on. This time, Occhamali was watching the
door and growling and acting strange. My husband laid back
down and told me what happened. Just as we were
about to go to sleep, our Xbox one came on.
My husband jumped up and asked why I had turned
it on. I told him I didn't and showed him
the controller that was still off. He got up, turned
it off and went back to bed. As soon as
he laid back down, it came on again. He jumped
up and unplugged it. I took the batteries out of
the controller and said a prayer. After my prayer, I
began to feel scared, nauseous, and like I was being watched.
My husband was lying next to me, but I could
tell he was awake. I tried to tell him I
was scared and that something wasn't right, but I couldn't.
I couldn't move, scream, or talk. I was terrified. My
body became hot and my heart felt like it was
in my throat. I felt like I was about to
pass out, but I tried everything I could to stay
awake and move. When I woke up, it was seven
a m. I don't remember falling asleep. I just remember
the sleep paralysis I've had it happen before, so I
know what it's like. I told my husband what I
felt and what happened after the Xbox came on, and
he said I had slept through everything. He told me
that he tried to wake me up after I laid
down the first time after the dogs went crazy, and
I wouldn't wake But I know I was awake during
everything that happened. We even had a conversation about the Xbox,
which he said he didn't remember. I don't know what
was going on, but it was terrifying. I've seen things,
heard things, had recordings, but none of them had ever
scared me like this incident. Thank you for taking your
time to read this. Have a wonderful day. Thank you, Kelly.
Thank you for sharing your story, Kelly, and for the
kind words. I'm glad you found our show. There are
so many things taking place in your experience that I
honestly don't blame you one bit for being scared. I
think it's interesting that the dogs seemed to be extremely
aware of the phenomena that were taking place we're about
to take place. It's strange how the dogs initially wanted
to come in, as if they were scared of something
that was outside, but as the phenomena progressed, you and
your husband witnessed things going on inside the house. Perhaps
the dogs were trying to protect you and your husband
from something that they could sense was inside your home.
I'm also wondering if your dogs have ever behaved in
a similar way in the past, or if you've ever
experienced issues with electrical appliances. Animals can play key roles
in bringing paranormal experiences to our attention. I would keep
a close eye on them to see if they give
you any clues. Hopefully you don't experience any other strange
events take place, but if you do, feel free to
keep us in the loop. Thank you for writing in, Kelly,
and take care. Perhaps some of our listeners have had
similar events to tonight's stories happen to them. If so,
I know we'd all like to hear about it. Thank
you again to Layla and Kelly for taking the time
to write into the show. Folks, that's all I have
for tonight's show. If you have any questions or stories
for me, you can email them to me at Paranormal
Mysteries Podcast at gmail dot com. And you can support
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