"It was tall, thin, and had long, spindly arms and legs. Its entire body was completely black. I couldn't make out any other facial features besides the eyes."
I recently received the following account:
"Hi, Lon. I recently heard you asking for reports in Alabama during your Space Out Radio appearance. About 4 years ago, I lived in an old house outside of city limits in Birmingham. Wild hogs are considered a nuisance in this part of the country and thus are year-round game. The land wasn't mine, but it was a legal hunting ground, so my landlord gave me and my friends explicit permission to take care of any hogs we came across. So a lot of the time (especially during the winter when this encounter took place), I was posted up on my back porch with a cigar and a gun, either by myself or with company.
This land wasn't very clear, in fact, we only had about 20 feet from the porch to the tree line, then it would go down a hill and the brush would get thicker. So our "hunting" was just being quiet and looking for the beady eyes of hogs in the foliage when we heard rustling.
So, all that being said, one night during my porch sitting, I heard some rustling. I started scanning the woods for this hog and eventually did come across a set of white, beady eyes. They weren't a hog's eyes though, because these were eye level with me.
As my eyes continued to adjust, the rest of the creature started coming into view. It was tall, thin, and had long, spindly arms and legs. Its entire body was completely black. I couldn't make out any other facial features besides the eyes, but what I could make out was that this thing was actually a good way down the hill, so the fact that it was still at eye level with me meant it was likely around 10 feet tall.
It started up the hill, moving towards me, and I had this feeling in my gut that .45 caliber bullets probably weren't going to do much here. So I slowly collected my things and headed back into the house.
It didn't make any sound as it moved, other than the slight crunch of leaves. As it climbed the hill, it somewhat stopped at the tree line, then turned and walked along the edge of it. It bobbed and lurched a bit as it walked, kind of how some large birds bob their head as they move.
That was the most terrifying thing that I had seen in a long while, and as the title says, this wasn't the only encounter. My hunting buddies and I all saw it several times, walking through the trees a good bit away from the house, sometimes turning to look at us. My roommate who moved in later that same year once walked outside and saw it right up against the porch, looking right down at her. It never tried to attack anyone or even acted aggressively, so we eventually stopped being as scared (though still very cautious) and started calling him "Big Boy." P
UPDATE:
"I spoke to my old roommate who saw it up close. She said it was more "eerie" than downright scary. It looked at her like it was curious, tilting its head to the side like a dog when you're holding something it wants.
My hunting buddies and I all saw it from 30-50 feet away, but she ended up being closer than all of us. She confirmed no features other than eyes, but it had sunken in spaces on the face where there would be features.
I understand her not taking a photo. I wouldn't take a photo of a bear if it was 10 feet from me, let alone this thing." P
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