A listener writes “Northeast PA in 1998-99. My friend and I, who were about 17 years old at the time, were driving on route 79 from Windsor, NY to Susquehanna, PA. We live right on the PA/NY border. We were country girls.
We spent our days hiking deep in the woods. Exploring caves and creeks and the Susquehanna river. We wandered the woods day or night. As we were about 1 mile out of town, this creature came up from the river bank and ran directly in front of her cool little silver Honda CrX. We bumped it and it ran up the steep hill into the woods. It actually left a crack in the bumper!!! We both looked at each other in panic. “What the fuck was that?” I screamed. She yelled, “omg, did I hit a person?!
I told her we had to turn around and go back, which is crazy because it was grey, hairless and ugly and ran on all four legs. It looked similar to the creature from Lord of the Rings when we bumped it with the corner of the passenger front bumper, it turned and looked into the car and I saw its entire face and yellowish eyes as it rolled into the ditch. It was so eerie. Its face was human like. It was hairless and greyish.
It ran like a chimpanzee on all fours. We went back to see if we could find it but didn’t. We looked for it up the mountain with a flashlight. Then we just rode home silently and creeped out and went to bed. We talked about it while hiking the next day. We were still confused but just let it go. She went to college shortly after and we lost contact.
I still think about it every day. I drive by and vividly remember the exact spot. It was so eerie. It makes my blood run cold. I never told a single person until about five years ago. I appreciate your show. I like to know that other people out there see things that really just don’t make sense but change your life.”