A listener writes “I was 10 or 11 when it came up behind our house. I was in my bed and the window was open above my head. My mother was in the bathroom just finishing a shower and the bathroom window was open as well. The bathroom was next to my bedroom.
I heard something walking outside that sounded like a man walking, breaking sticks and crunching leaves as it walked. It came close enough to my bedroom window that I could hear it breathing. It was a raspy deep guttural breathing not only on exhale, but also on inhale. I became frozen in place, terrified out of my mind. Just paralyzed with fear. I couldn’t speak or scream or move or anything. I’m not even sure I was breathing.
My mom came running out of the bathroom yelling at me to get out of bed. I couldn’t answer her and I could hear the fear in her voice. She managed to come into my room and grab my leg and jerk on me while she said she avoided looking at the window. I guess that broke my paralysis and she managed to half drag me out of the bed and we ran into the hallway.
Just as we were trying to explain to my grandmother what was happening, something hit the back of the house really hard. It shook the whole house. My grandmother got her gun and we huddled together in the kitchen. The kitchen had a small window not really big enough to see anything out of that might be in the backyard, so we eased our way into the dining room where a larger window was. At this time, they were thinking someone was trying to break into the house, maybe knowing only 2 women and a young girl were there.
We tried to look out the big window, but it was pitch black and we couldn’t see anything, which didn’t make sense because there was always a light out by the driveway that would illuminate the back and front yard at least a little all the time.
As my grandmother and my Mom were commenting on that, something moved away from the window sideways. At that moment, we all realized that we couldn’t see anything out of the window because this huge hairy thing was standing in front of it blocking the entire window! Now just imagine that feeling! We were freaked out! And even thinking back on this gives me chills every time I tell this to anyone.
This big hairy thing was inches from our faces and we had no idea!
Anyway, as it moved from center to the left of the window, back toward my bedroom, we saw that it was gigantic and covered in brown hair.
I don’t remember the remainder of the night except that I slept in my mother’s room and the following day we moved my bed away from the window to the other side of the room.
The breathing I will never forget. It has left a scar on me since that night. I guess it is a form of childhood PTSD. Though that term didn’t even exist back then. I never want to be that close again, but I gotta know exactly what that was, you know?”
Richard W
A terrifying experience for anyone, let alone a young girl.
Brian L
Yeah, and that illustration doesn’t make this encounter any less terrifying….
Janetta V
Dear girl, you all met up with an unGodly creature, that not even He approves of. They are from the evil side of Cain. If you ever have anything like that happen again ruke the thing in the name of Jesus and you will be okay. Yes you have PTSD, but in time it will get better. That was a horrible thing you had to go through. Thanks
Cryptids Unlimited
Thanks Jannetta. I do always rebuke all evil in the name of Jesus.
Chad W
This is something I feared as a boy, that I’d glance at a window at night, and see a bigfoot standing there staring at me. It never happened, thank goodness. I’m sorry you went through that exact trauma as a child. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I hope that sharing it might help you in some way.
Cryptids Unlimited
It does amazingly.
Chad W
I’m glad that having shared this traumatic encounter has helped you!
Cryptids Unlimited
I still have an unnatural fear of something looking in my window. All these years later I still can’t sleep in a tent or anywhere without the window being completely covered. In a tent I have to zip my windows which means that now I can’t see anything approaching, but I’m getting better.
Cryptids Unlimited
Thanks for the responses. This is my story.
Elise T
That is a terrifying story. ThSnk u for sharing. And btw, I love your logo.
Cryptids Unlimited
Lol. I know right!
Linda B
How horrifying. Thanks, Lisa L, for telling us about your encounter. This all sounds perfectly terrible. Janetta V in the above comment has good advice. You’re brave to go camping after you experienced this, I would have never camped afterwards.
Cryptids Unlimited
I know. Sometimes I question my sanity when I’m out there camping, but I believe I can’t let fear lead my life. I just suck it up, say a prayer and move onward. I love camping, especially with my bigfootin friends.
It helps that I carry bear spray, a machete, an air horn, and 2 guns with me though.
Barbara M
Lisa you did an amazing job describing your terrifying encounter!
I’m glad you haven’t let fear rule, and that you have made it a quest to learn more about these beings! I’m proud to call you a friend and a core member of the Bigfootin’ Female Friends of the South BFFS!
Cryptids Unlimited
Thank you Barbara! I’m happy to call you my friend and so glad you have welcomed me into your awesome group Bigfootin Female Friends of the South! We’re gonna get to the bottom of these things one day.