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5 min readShadow Figures & An Attempted Possession || Ghosteas Tea Party #120
The hosts of Ghosteas, Acey and Natalie, open their episode on shadow figures with a confession: after three years of covering paranormal phenomena, neither has landed on a solid theory about what these entities actually are. "All I know is that they are very scary," Acey says. "That's all I know." The episode draws from listener stories that range from unsettling encounters in snowy forests to a full possession attempt involving a child, a Catholic church at 2 AM, and a reflection that showed the boy trapped on the other side of the glass.
Three Witnesses, One Figure
The first story, submitted anonymously, takes place in 2021 when the writer was thirteen. Walking through a snowy forest with a friend and later the friend's sister, the group discovered fresh boot prints alongside their own in the snow—prints that stretched the entire route they had taken, despite having heard and seen nothing. When they returned to investigate, they spotted a tall black figure about twenty meters away, partially hidden behind a tree. It had no face, just a void, with one elongated hand gripping the trunk. All three saw it simultaneously and described it identically, down to how it clutched the tree. The hosts note that three people corroborating the same sighting rules out the usual explanations of tricks of light or ima
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:00) **Introduction: The Many Theories of Shadow Figures** - Hosts Acey and Natalie introduce the episode's topic: shadow figures, and discuss the various theories about what they could be (interdimensional beings, manifestations of negativity, demons).
- 2 (02:45) **Story 1: The Forest Watcher** - An anonymous listener recounts a terrifying encounter in the woods at age 13, where a tall black figure with impossibly long fingers was witnessed by three people simultaneously.
- 3 (08:08) **Ad Break** - Primark and Rocket Mortgage advertisements.
- 4 (08:36) **Story 2 (Part 1): Oliver's Childhood & Sleep Paralysis** - Listener Oliver shares his first paranormal experience: a sleep paralysis episode where his stuffed animals and dolls turned their heads to look at him as a shadow figure formed and advanced.
- 5 (11:55) **Story 2 (Part 2): Oliver's Grandmother's House & The Return of "Craig"** - Oliver describes seeing a ten-foot-tall shadow figure outside his grandmother's window, and then recounts the entity following him to college, where it is named "Craig" and eventually becomes aggressive.
- 6 (21:56) **Hosts' Personal Experiences: The Old House & The Doorway** - Acey shares her own previously untold story of a shadow figure in her old podcast room, including loud knocks and a dark figure peeking around her bedroom door.
- 7 (27:44) **Ad Break** - Primark and Peacock advertisements.
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Show Notes
There is a type of entity that we have come across many times over the last 3 years. And if you watch any kind of paranormal content even outside of this podcast, then I have no doubt that you’ve heard of it too. Shadow figures. These entities present themselves as darker than night, a mere shadow with eyes walking freely and bringing feelings of fear or anxiety in their wake. There are many theories as to what they could be: inter-dimensional beings, a physical manifestation of negativity and fear, demons… Today we’ll be telling stories of these beings from our listeners. It’s a truly frightening set of tales so grab your tea, your blanket, and maybe even your nightlight and we’ll get started.
This week's Tea: Benner Tea Pomegranate Green Tea
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