May 12

Cinnamon Brown Coned Head

A listener writes “One late September day 1995/96 my uncle Mike a former army ranger was taking us night fishing to Toms Mountain Ohio /indiana border for bass and crappie we got there the climb started flat but ended up at 90.degree angle up top you’d throw your gear down and suck wind to catch your breath.it was that rough at the north end of the lake was a climb up to lake 2 another 150 yards up another climb at a 60 degree we started fishing the cows were over on the side in the shade the woods were thick over there on the left hard to fish.we were burning the bass up night came quick on us. We lit the lantern and started crappie fishing with the minnows. At about midnight the cows got up out of nowhere and went around and up towards lake 2 we thought nothing of it kept fishing.

At about 1/clock am everything slowed down we were talking but lightly to not spook the fish. When all of a sudden I heard something coming down from up in the ridge it ran all the back around and towards lake 2s front side.whatever it was was moving slowly evasively defensively. We all thought deer and just kept fishing. A couple hours later the fish all stopped biting so I though il change over to another crappie pole and minnow for whatever I could catch I knew a hole on the left side only could fish it casting sideways because the woods from the ridges slope were so close to the lakes edge.

I change up my pole grab the lantern a minnow out of the bucket and I go to hit the turn towards my spot when I put my light up and lit up something crouching down on 2 legs with it’s hand in the water as it were grabbing a drink of water when it realized it had light on it it pulled it’s hand up out of the water slowly.as it did. I seen the water drip off of its hand. it turned it’s head over it’s left shoulder slowly.its eyes lit up a wild yellow from the light of the lantern as I seen it’s eyes it started to let out a slow and low growl like a rabid animal.

I was froze at that moment this thing was a cinnamon brown a coned head but not huge it had regular teeth as well as 4 canine teeth but worn down kinda rounded grinded down looking huge eye sockets , flat nose small bridge, and hair layered perfectly all the way down to the eyes and hungover them a lil bit. About 4 4102 ft crouched so I’d guessed about 7 1/2 foot tall and about 450 to 500 pounds very impressive creature didn’t see it’s feet I couldn’t get passed the face and hands and chest broad chest intimidating at this time I hear my uncle’s and dad saying.

Jr. What is that u see that what is that you see that I slowly hear them coming in and out but me and this creature are stuck on each other he’s glancing at me and towards the ridge 2!feet away was the woods but he was stuck I don’t know if I shocked this big thing or what we were both froze they keep asking me jr what the hell is that do you see that and I break free from the fear and I yell run now off the ridge and I bolt and they bolt they jump over the side I’m right behind them as they hit running I hit and fly right by them.

I stick out the lantern to see where we’re going it’s pitch black out 3-4 am I slow down a bit and whack they take me out from behind we all hit the ground hard and tumble end over end down the hill I’m scared to death at this moment life flashing before my eyes I feel every emotion coming thru my mind life flashing before my eyes as I’m hitting rocks and pushing off downed trees trying to protect myself.and I’m trying to get up but.my legs would not work. I could not get use of them. I’m scared to death thinking any second this creature or creatures are gonna come out of nowhere and grab one of us and kill us this is it.we all may die tonight here in that moment.

That’s how it felt total fear pure adrenalin after about 5 minutes of struggling to get up I finally do and we run to the bottom of the hill. Tom comes out and says what’s all the ruckus boys my uncle.mime walks over oh nothing Tom we just got spooked up there that’s all and Tom says oh ok boys if ur leaving il see Yas next time and goes back in the house.

At this time Rocky dad and myself are gasping for air bent over hands on our knees there all asking each other what the hell was that jr you put the light on it insanity yeah I did you all know what I seen you seen it too that’s why you ran when I said run.i know what I seen no doubt. My uncle mike says well we have to make a pact here and now to keep this a secret if we let it be known they will all be up there hunting that thing and Tom will get mad as hell at us soni agree to keep it hush hush I shoulda never done that it totally consumed me after that totally. my uncle Mike went back the next day to get our poles and equipment but armed of course after that.

We never went back after that ever. That was when I knew what I’d seen back when I was 8 years old in my hometown was a real encounter I had no clue being so young what It was id seen now it was all so clear to me. It had been like a buildup for a huge nightmare.

When I got home that night I sat down and tried to figure it all out.what the hell was happening to me almost every time I went out in the woods. I had something strange happen. like being at Todds creek in the middle of nowhere in a creek on a Saturday morning 8/clock and a rock coming straight out of the woods landing next to me in the creek.and yet 10/minutes later another rock even bigger landing even closer to me driving a lightning bolt of fear into my beat friend and I who were white bass fishing to get out of the creek and run for the truck as fast as we could soaked and muddy from climbing up the muddy bank to get out of there scared to death.

And the day I was walking my sister home from school and hearing a loud whoooop and a rock crashing next to us and then yet another whooooop and a loud growl and rock crashing even closer to us the rock coming out of the woods off of indian mound a sacred burial ground I look back to see up above in a opening a huge black and greyish white colored creature bobbing back and forth shaking 2 trees clearly mad as hell wed come through there at that time.

Scared us to death my sister and I. We flew to the house as fast as we could run. I felt like all this was just meant to be for me to see.even though my last encounter was to be kept a secret.i let it consume me drugs and alcohol took over my life for 20 years.until I decided one day in March of 2021/to finally let it all out and let me tell you it felt so relieving to me.now I’m telling my story and pushing for the truth.”

2 Responses to “Cinnamon Brown Coned Head”

  1. Linda B

    Wes, wow.. my heart goes out to your listener.
    I hope telling his story has helped him alleviate his post traumatic stress, and I will pray he will be Blessed to break free of the drugs and alcohol. I pray he will get to a good Baptist church where you find some of the sweetest kindest people, even if you only say you had a series of traumatic events , the good baptists will help him and there will be sweet fellowship like family to support him. It would be wonderful if he could be healed. Baptists call that the unspoken request, no questions asked. Hope he’s OK. His events were just horrifying. I would not have gone back into the woods. He is very brave to get thru that, even if he no longer fishes and goes to the woods.

  2. Amy H

    Jeez, that’s terrible! It does seem like these creatures are drawn to certain humans. I wonder if he is Native American? The time to heal is the time the opportunity presents itself. Each person deals with trauma differently. Sometimes you endure hell purely to understand real joy. I wish this guy better times.

    This would be a great encounter story!

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