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5 min readA quiet walk around a lake leads a man into a forest clearing filled with concrete mannequins that speak to him in a single, layered voice. The story "Mannequin Forest," read on As The Raven Dreams Podcast, is a first-person account of an encounter with something that seems to have been waiting for him—and that may be connected to a string of missing persons in his hometown.
The narrator begins by describing the disappearances. High school and college students have been vanishing without a trace, often in the middle of the day. One seventeen-year-old walked between classes and simply never arrived at his next period. The town is on edge. Schools have installed security guards at every exit and require check-in sheets at each class. Colleges, unable to lock down adult students, have increased campus patrols. Rumors circulate: a new age cult, a kidnapper keeping victims in a basement. None of it leads anywhere. The police are ineffective. The parents are devastated.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:56) **Story Introduction** - The host introduces "Mannequin Forest" by Glumara from the Creepypasta Phantom Wiki.
- 2 (03:14) **Setting the Scene** - The narrator describes their quiet nighttime walks around a lake trail, undisturbed by the usual crowds.
- 3 (04:26) **First Signs of the Trail** - The narrator spots a concrete slab and a blurry figure, then stumbles upon a series of welcome mats leading into the woods.
- 4 (06:45) **The Junk Trail** - The narrator navigates through a trail littered with garbage, including toys and hanging string, resembling zombie movie alarms.
- 5 (07:18) **The Clearing** - The narrator arrives at a grassy clearing surrounded by tall, dark trees, with a single "welcome home" mat made from magazine clippings.
- 6 (08:48) **The Mannequins Appear** - The narrator hears a faint whisper, then intense ringing in their ears, and begins to see concrete figures emerging from the trees.
- 7 (10:42) **The Choir and Confrontation** - The figures speak in unison, saying "Don't go," and the narrator realizes the clearing is now filled with dozens of these mannequins.
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Show Notes
I found my way into a forest on a nice clear day...and what I found made me sick to my stomach.
Today's Story is Mannequin Forest by Gloomara from the Creepypasta Fandom Wiki
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00:00 ➤ "Mannequin Forest" by Gloomara
13:17 ➤ Outro
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