The air was thick. From the porch light all I can see is the dusty ground and the vehicles that my family drove along with some old metal trashcans that stood beside the road. Invite me over, buy me a beer, sit on the porch with me and Ill tell you the story, over a pack of Marlboros and a few of those beers. This was only a few days after another unnerving incident. Skinwalkers are most commonly encountered near native reservations, though they have been seen all over the United States (Skinwalker ranch in Utah is the most famous. While in a condition of rest, the power to shift continues to be redistributed throughout their body repeatedly. 4. Yelling out more Navajo that was too fast for me to comprehend he swung open the door and fired twice. I'm a skinwalker!!!! The two dogs heard the rack, they both stopped, looked over at me, and ran away, ON THEIR BACK LEGS. I turned my head slightly to the side and I saw a really messed up looking face pressed to the window with gaping eyes looking down at me. The best part of Shreveport was an armadillo that might possibly have leprosy. This was a perfect scenario for a horror movie, it was cloudy but there was full moon, and it was breaking through the clouds just right to light up all the snow. This relieves me because I thought she was asleep the whole time. He slowed down and the dog began crossing the road. Then we heard it, the thing outside started making more of its dreadful like screams and started what sounded like thrashing outside on the ground. Some had to be hospitalized, with no clear medical diagnosis for their condition. What does it mean. We had videotape equipment, night vision equipment. Eventually my cousin and I screamed bloody effin murder and the other cousins and my grandma ran to us. Next to the window is a medium bookshelf and where DVDs are kept. TwitterTerry and Gwen Sherman sold the so-called Skinwalker Ranch in 1996 after only having owned it for 18 months. Skinwalkers follow you around. Them both being traditional, the next day they called a Medicine Man to come-over and put cedar in. We were now trying to escape from the depths of a monster inhabited hell. Definitely not possible. Skinwalkers have a tendency to hang around graveyards, and can dig up graves at an impossibly fast speed. Sherman reported that the voices spoke in a language he didnt recognize. Then like sunshine breaking through the clouds the road straightened out. I woke up at maybe two in the morning because I felt something hit my head. If their other powers werent enough, Skinwalkers are also said to be able to run incredibly long distances some say over 200 miles in one evening. In 1996, a couple of outsiders were introduced to the legend after a series of inexplicable events occurred at their new ranch. Two paws wrapped around the brass door knob, standing on its hind-legs. Immediately I could feel the car accelerate. First thing she did was grab ashes from the fireplace, load three shells into the shotgun from under her bed, bless herself in Navajo and went outside to shoot it. According to Navajo folklore, a skinwalker is a kind of evil sorcerer who can assume the appearance of an animal, inhabit the body of a living creature, or disguise oneself as an animal. If one is attracted to you it's because you are a sensitive. Lessons in Meme Culture 1.41M subscribers Join Subscribe 30K Share Save 529K views 1 year ago You were the skinwalker all along. Thats what Im talking about! So both her and I got back up looked outside the window and the coyote-thing was making its way to the door. He established the National Institute for Discovery Science on the grounds and put up substantial surveillance. It was May or June, in south MS; cool was the only adjective that mattered. Most people know if an 84 pound calf is killed there is blood spread around. Many Navajo people, including my own family, are very reluctant to speak about Skinwalkers because it is believed to attract their attention. Some are skin walkers because they inherited it. The only indication of the beasts presence was the penetrating yellow light of the unblinking eyes as they stared fixedly back into the light., Kelleher fired at the supposed Skinwalker with a rifle but it fled. I began to screaming in the dream and woke up screaming as well. 11. It was during that time that I just decidedly opened my mouth and blurt out the question, Hey are Skinwalkers real? Guys?, I asked. Once was on that road and once was looking at a grizzly bear in front of me with a terminal velocity inducing drop to the side of me. 5. You shouldnt be speaking about that! my grandma said with almost a disturbed yell in her voice. Instead I calmly walk to the back bedroom where my mom and dad are asleep. The album title comes from the term skin-walker, which references a person with the ability to transform into any animal supernaturally; However, For All I Am offers a reinterpretation of the meaning for their album. Dont worry, you can unsubscribe any time you like. Prometheus EntertainmentThe 512-acre plot of land on which the Shermans once lived has seen crop circle and UFO phenomena as well as unexplained cattle mutilation across the decades. I was referring to the conclusion of The Basement Office episodes, not the conclusion to The Secrets of SWR. So we jump the front gate to the place and start exploring. We drove through Bivins, and we drove to Texarkana. We didnt bring a flashlight because it wasnt pitch dark yet, and we could see enough to not die. I also forgot to mention a weird thing my grandpa said that made sense later. Her mother was full-blooded Navajo and her father was Irish. All rights reserved. Some people believe the Rake which is commonly encountered in the northeast is similar to a skinwalker. IT WAS LIKE IT KNEW WE KNEW WHAT IT REALLY WAS, 9. Traditional belief portends that speaking about the malevolent beings is not only bad luck but makes their appearance all the more likely. Little more is known about the purported being, as the Navajo are staunchly reluctant to discuss it with outsiders and often even amongst each other. I was visiting my grandparents out in Shiprock, New Mexico during last October to see family and to go to the Northern Navajo Nation Fair that week. We never went back to the grove after that. Thats why we started Creepy Catalog in 2015 as a place for creepy content and creepy people to congregate. 7. It cant keep up forever. I looked over, 55 mph, whatever was chasing us, silently, was starting to lag behind. Anyways, come night time and everyone is asleep except me. Ive been scared for my life exactly two times. A skinwalker is a person with the ability to transform into any different type of animal at will. The term medicine man is not used by every nation. I was staying at my grandpas trailer in Arizona for a couple of days with my mom and dad and two brothers. Bigelow sold the ranch to a company called Adamantium Holdings for $4.5 million in 2016. This wasnt a hand so much as it was the killing paw and claws of some beast whose only purpose was to kill and eat. If you are out in the wilderness in a region where they may be found and you are not capable of fighting, you can hide in a cabin, nail the door and windows shut, and make a distress call for assistance. Hwy 43 wasnt well lit, it was almost as dark as Natchez Trace Parkway (Ive got a good story about using a pair of pantyhose as a fan belt for an old diesel Mercedes. It was just gone. The other dogs seemed to stay away from it. Signing up helps us (not Zuckerberg) stay in direct contact with you and create the best horror website possible. The dog was nowhere to be seen, nothing unusual. But I would like some other opinions. What the hell are you talking about? Yavarinejad explains, A lot of the lyrics I wrote are based around the idea of a [], After the powerhouse year that followed the self-release of Lone Wolf EP and the announcement of being signed to Equal Vision Records, Chicago, ILs For All I Am officially made their worldwide debut on January 22, with the release of their massively impressive first full-length album: Skinwalker. That night, we were watching a movie in the living-room (had big windows that looked out into the front where the cars are parked, nothing fancy) with the curtains wide open, Grandma was in the kitchen cooking dinner and we were watching a movie. The thirteen year old noddded his head toward the window. I told the story a few years back for the first time while I was parked out on a gravel road, doing the things you do when youre parked out on a gravel road with a good looking woman. Why Is Everyone A Skinwalker? The Navajo believe Skinwalkers were once benevolent medicine men who acheived the highest level of priesthood, but chose to use his power to inflict pain. Once when I was a kid, my family was at my Aunts house which is in a rural secluded area when we were toyed with by a few entities. Let me start by saying I've listened to scary wendigo and skinwalker stories on your channel. And we also apply it in a second way on the album, pushing people to be who they want to be and whatever they desire. Nothing. I looked straight ahead, it was still there. When you opt in, not only do you get our curated list of the best horror streaming and stories, you support our work and help us keep the lights on. Most Skinwalker stories talk about a giant animal, a wolf, usually, that stalks a person's home at night. Other traditions believe a man, woman, or child can become a Skinwalker should they commit any kind of deep-seated taboo. Skinwalker Ranch had an oval shaped dish receiver that might be reverse engineered. We turned off the light, but there was a sound coming from on top of the roof. Skinwalker was recorded with producer Will Putney [Chiodos, For Today, Like Moths to Flames] at The Machine Shop Studios in Belleville, NJ. They all looked afraid. ? she asked. One window with curtains opened a little. Skinwalkers have only entered the public discourse relatively recently compared to other phenomenon. Got ready to sleep, we slept in the spare bedroom since it had two beds. If you have a dream in which you are being watched by a wolf heading home, this indicates that a skinwalker is following or near you. The humidity was a real thing, tangible. This barking sounded human, a deep male voice barking like it knew that we knew it wasnt a dog. Everyone was there, still sitting around talking and didnt even notice that I was gone. The band wrapped up 2012 with a spectacular performance at the 20 Bands of Christmas Festival with Like Moths To Flames, The Color Morale and more in Palatine, IL; And kicked off 2013 with a US tour alongside The Color Morale and has been on the road nearly non-stop since the start of the year. Skinwalker (110) 3.5 1 h 34 min 2021 X-Ray 16+ After looting a Native American burial site, a hunter unleashes the Skinwalker, a shape shifting demon. The skinwalker is ultimately unknowable, because once their true self is revealed, it's too late for the victims and our only connection to the truth. Saliva dripped from its mouth. I cant even see you but I can see whatever the hell that shit is. How much do you see? More than I want to. Speed up, John, just speed up. In other stories, they're said to be good people with special powers. He holds dual bachelor's degrees from Pace University and a master's degree from New York University. It was peaceful and creepy at the same time. Terry Sherman, the father of the family, was walking his dogs around the ranch late at night when he encountered a wolf. Everything we deal with in our lives gets expressed in our music. You must pay attention to what the wolf is doing in your dreams. No words were said. Behavior The United States of America is a mixture of different cultures, customs, legends, and stories of terrifying sea creatures. Its paws had long protruding claws and it was standing on its hind legs. Me being my own closed minded self doubted every word, but I never said my doubts aloud. I remember seeing two dust devils coming my way and when I turned around again, two of my friends were there and they were motioning me to follow them. Privacy Policy. But these doubts totally changed last year when I went to my grandparents house. By Rusty Spear I am a 33 year old man from Maine and I am a skinwalker. Perhaps most terrifying were the voices Terry Sherman heard while walking his dogs late one night. The noises would come from all directions, in increasingly shorter succession. My mom went and got my dad and they both started shouted in Navajo all sorts of words telling the thing to go away and saying its not welcome here. While unscientific, the Navajo Skinwalker does have deep roots in Native American lore. When he looked back, the coyote was running on two legs and was wearing what Patrick said looked like buckskin pants. My uncle and cousin saw a large deer on the side of the road. Skinwalker was recorded with producer Will Putney [Chiodos, For Today, Like Moths to Flames] at The Machine Shop Studios in Belleville, NJ. The Navajo tribe especially believed that these Skinwalkers were shape-shifters who could assume the form of any animal which allowed them to travel quickly and gave them the ability to hide in plain sight. A Skinwalker is near you if you smell rotting flesh in the area while being followed by an animal. When they got closer it hopped over the fence like a bipedal man. There are numerous variations on what these sinister Skinwalkers are capable of. One of the cows that vanished had left tracks in the snow that suddenly stopped. I dont know how it is now but in the summer of 1995 it looked and smelled like a place where oil and metal went to die. It didnt have any human traits except that It walked on its hind legs. YouTubeThe ranch is now fortified with barbed wire, private property signs, and armed guards. Skinwalkers can shapeshift but must return to their original form while resting. When we left the bar-b-q joint and headed towards 43 it was dusk. What I saw was a wolf-like animal that sort of resembled the beast in Beauty and the Beast just not cartoonish. After a few hours just talking about what the hell happened at the ruins, I went to talked a piss probably only like 300 feet from our camp. TikTok Upload . Just as I was settling and finally getting relaxed for sleep, I started to hear something moving outside. As a kid I was told it was taboo to think about Skinwalkers because it can still call their attention. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. In July 2004, near Gallup, New Mexico, I had my first and only encounter with a Skinwalker. Official trailer for the 2018 documentary based on Dr. Colm Kellehers book of the same name. Home of the Fire Ant Festival. We hear you like all things creepy we do too. There is some dispute in how this happens, but some say that there is an official ceremony and that skinwakers only take their form with a gathering of people and specific chants. In the middle of the path, was a large dog-like creature, hunched over with its front hands an inch from the ground. It was going from wall to wall really quick, screaming the most blood-curdling scream youve ever imagined. They were being quiet and staring at me. Im watching Nickelodeon on the tv in the living room when I hear footsteps walking up to the front porch. At first we heard what sounded like barking, but as it grew louder, the other dogs seemed to be barking at something also. We drove for what seemed like hours, it was after midnight, and I saw a sign that informed me that Bivins was the next town of any size. Morning comes and my grandparents call one of their neighbors and explain to them what happened. This road was kind of like Christmasville Rd. A skinwalker is a person who can transfigure into an animal or other critter. Creepy Catalog is owned by the Thought and Expression Company, a small, independent media company. no hate please thank you to all my supporters have a good day .Watch the latest video from I wanna go home (@i_am_a_skinwalker_). I ran out into the middle of the field, and just in time I see two dogs, they were standing up facing each other and fighting. However, weapons blessed with white ash will be able to kill them, and a blessed bullet to the skull will kill them instantly. Once thought to be only a legend, this ancient evil returns from the grave to wreak a terrible vengeance on all who cross its path. I told it a year or so ago to a couple of kids who wanted to hear a scary story while they sat around a camp fire. As I heard the other's stories about these mysterious creatures, I began to remember some strange experiences that may broaden this mystery. So, what is a Skinwalker? Maybe I did a little when I flicked the cigarette away. In the trailer, all of the rooms have the lights out so the only visible light that can be seen is from the porch light out front. To be honest I have a lot of mystical exp's, this is a certain set of them. Today, Im very convinced that what I saw was a Skinwalker. The only person that knew where we were was the buddy on the phone. The goal was to assess what exactly had been going on there. He said he was going 35 or so, and it was running along beside him. In its mouth, and his front two claws, it held a half eaten human baby. But as the dream progresses she's more and more insistent that I turn on the light. My name is Daniel, and I own quite a bit of land up in the Appalachian mountains, left to me by my great aunt. We surveyed all of reddit for the most horrific and terrifying encounters with skinwalkers from Reddit. I haven't. He was driving around with his girlfriend late at night and they saw something that looked like a huge black dog on the side of the road. Looking out the living-room window to the door and there was the DOG trying to open the door with its paws. I was expecting something to come to the door and knock, but nothing happened except that it kept walking up and down the ramp. Future news of events, Zoom movie marathons, books, and streaming updates will be delivered first to our newsletter readers. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I was thankful for this because I told myself if it really was a Skinwalker outside then hopefully it wouldnt notice me seeing it. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It will run alongside a person's car, keeping up with the vehicle even at unbelievable speeds. You couldnt see the neighboring yards from there, and there was probably three quarters a mile to each side of us that belonged to my grandma. The skinwalkers are regarded as selfish, greedy, and untrustworthy. After the powerhouse year that followed the self-release of Lone Wolf EP and the announcement of being signed to Equal Vision Records, Chicago, ILs For All I Am officially made their worldwide debut on January 22, with the release of their massively impressive first full-length album: Skinwalker. The next night the same thing happens except its coming up to the back door. Maybe Like him and Follow him? The rest of America got its first real taste of the Navajo legend in 1996 when The Deseret News published an article titled Frequent Fliers?. Formally named yee naaldlooshii, a skinwalker is defined as "a kind of wicked sorcerer who can transform into, occupy, or disguise themselves as an animal," per River City Ghosts. | Do They Exist? #2: Most Common Animals Are Deer or Coyote, Who Do Skinwalkers Target? In some Native American legends, skinwalkers are said to be evil beings who kill animals and humans. (Ps I am]. Before we left that rest area in Shreveport where we made the call we saw an armadillo. According to Navajo folklore, a skinwalker is a kind of evil sorcerer who can assume the appearance of an animal, inhabit the body of a living creature, or disguise oneself as an animal. It opened its eyes wide and it looked hungry and pissed off. Some traditions believe that Skinwalkers are borne of a benevolent medicine man who abuses indigenous magic for evil. After a couple of minutes I hear my mom attempt to wake up my dad and see if he can hear it. Just this feeling that takes over. Doctors cant detect it, but the Medicine Man that day pulled a piece of human skull out of Grandmas right shoulder, pretty bigabout 2 inches long and 1 cm thickit was real because we watched him pull it out of herthat was intense. Skinwalkers are said to recruit more skinwalkers themselves. Terry and Gwen Sherman first observed UFOs of varying sizes hovering above their property, then seven of their cows died or disappeared. However, I grew up away from the Navajo Nation and was very naive about the subject. Skinwalkers are in their most vulnerable state when their eyes glow because this causes them to utilize all of the energy they have available to send a signal of dread to any possible predator. What I do know is that in my periphery there was something running alongside the car. When he pulled onto the road, it was running next to him. The story chronicled a Utah familys traumatizing experience with the supposed creature that included cattle mutilations and disappearances, UFO sightings, and the appearance of crop circles. To meit did act kinda strange and ugly looking. And, as George Knapp noted in Hunt for the Skinwalker, with regard to the many and varied phenomena that caused chaos and mayhem on the ranch: "reality isn't what it used to be." You can say that again! It was dirty. As the car gained a little speed the thing running alongside us lost pace, slightly, I then saw the hand on the end of that nightmarish arm.