Stay Out of the Woods: Strange Encounters, Volume 4: Stay Out of the Woods, #4

By Tom Lyons

The woods have fascinated outdoor enthusiasts for millennia. Thousands seek solace in the beauty of nature while exploring the lush forests of our planet. But sometimes, folks find something that doesn't want to be found—dangers that should only lurk in the corner of your eye. If you buy this book, prepare to be shocked, scared, and even terrified.

These are your survival stories, your terrifying encounters, your impossible tales with the most frightening creatures on Earth no one wants to believe because they're too terrifying—and they don't like us.

The Stay Out of the Woods series offers readers a uniquely different, chilling, and unfiltered perspective about the most bizarre, dangerous, and unexpected encounters with nature's most elusive creatures.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Tom Lyons
• Release date: Mar 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215264447

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STAY OUT OF THE WOODS

STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

VOLUME 4

Compiled and edited by Tom Lyons

STAY OUT OF THE WOODS: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS, VOLUME 4

Copyright © 2023 Tom Lyons

All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced without the author’s prior consent, except for brief quotes used in reviews.

All information and opinions expressed in Stay Out of the Woods: Strange Encounters, Volume 4, are based upon the personal perspectives and experiences of those generous enough to submit them. Tom Lyons does not purport that the information presented in this book is based on accurate, current, or valid scientific knowledge.

Acknowledgments

It’s certainly no easy task for people to discuss their encounters with cryptids. I want to thank the many good people who took the time and energy to put their experiences into writing.

Some of the following names were altered to protect people’s privacy.

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Contents

Report #1

Report #2

Report #3

Report #4

Report #5

Report #6

Report #7

Conclusion

Editor’s Note

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Report #1

When I was 12 years old, my father decided to make it his mission to make up with my grandfather. They had been on bad terms for several years, and it had eaten away at him for too long. I didn’t understand why it was a big deal, but I’m now 39 and have a much healthier perspective of why rekindling those relationships becomes so essential. Unfortunately, I hated that that was how I had to spend a week of my summer vacation. I hated school and cherished my free time with my friends outside the classroom. The last thing I wanted to do was spend consecutive days in the middle of nowhere, especially with a grandparent I didn’t know. The whole thing was very frustrating, but I decided to suck it up and cooperate when my dad got teary-eyed while expressing how important the trip was to him. Also, my mother spoke with me in private, encouraging me not only to go with my father but also to pretend I was excited about it.

My grandpa lived in a small town in Washington State called Winthrop. The drive was nearly six hours from where we lived, and my angsty teenage mind interpreted that as if it were an eternity. Dad must’ve been aware of that, for he checked out a bunch of books on tape from our local library, and I remember thinking that every one of them was something I would’ve been much more interested in than him, which now makes me smile when thinking about it. He was an academic and usually spent his drives listening to National Public Radio and has always seemed to have little tolerance for anything fiction.

Although I dreaded the drive, I must admit that it helped grow the bond between my father and