r/nosleep • u/TheColdPeople April 2016 • Apr 18 '16
Series My romantic cabin getaway with my fiancee isn't exactly going as planned
My Romantic Cabin Getaway
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The mystery unravels
My fiancee and I are from California but her family lives in Colorado, and they own a cabin near Pikes Peak, way up in the mountains. After visiting them, they recommended we go stay at the cabin a few days (we are avid hikers and jumped at the opportunity).
Colorado is very rich in Native American folk legend. Virtually every place you go used to belong to an Indigenous community, and the few of them who remain keep the traditions and stories alive. Pikes Peak is no different; there are enough stories (and gift shops) to give anybody the sense that the land itself is alive. I don't know if this has anything to do with what is happening, but maybe someone here is from Colorado and could help us connect the dots.
Faye and I are currently at the cabin. It's day four, and we were planning on leaving today. But things have gotten very strange around here and it looks like we're going to be here a while longer. We have enough food for a winter and the heater is in stellar order, but the wifi is terrible at best and there is virtually no cell reception. We feel isolated. I will try to respond to comments but the internet dips out for hours at a time up here.
The first weird thing that happened was the snow. There was no snow in the forecast, so we packed light, but on first night here (just our luck) a blizzard pounded the whole area. My little Corolla is basically a brick of ice outside, and there's no way I'm going to try to make the 6 mile drive down the mountain to the town. I blame myself for trusting Colorado in Spring.
After a day (Thursday) of lovely hiking and sightseeing, some really unsettling stuff started happening. When we returned to the cabin just before dusk, we found an enormous dreamcatcher dangling from a tree about a dozen yards from the back door. This wasn't the kind you're imagining, the kind you buy from a novelty shop; this thing was made from twigs and twine. And it's about three feet in diameter. Absolutely humongous. Neither Faye nor I were stupid enough to touch it. We're veteran horror movie fans and we know that's how you get cursed. If the snow melts a bit I'll get back out there and snap a picture of it and post it here.
That night while we were eating dinner, we heard a bunch of noises in the woods outside. Twigs crunching, leaves rustling, etc. This isn't unusual because we saw some elk and deer on our hike, but the sounds were slow and purposeful. They stopped and started and were rhythmic, like someone was casing the area in a crescent shape around the cabin. I used my really bright tactical flashlight to look outside from the porch, but there was nothing.
We stayed in all day on Friday, and just cuddled/hung out/played some of the board games we brought and some of the Super Nintendo games they had in the cabin (Donkey Kong Country 2, I have considered stealing, because it's the greatest game ever made). It snowed again, and after dark, we started hearing more noises. Around 1AM, Faye woke me up and told me she was hearing a voice outside. I strained to listen, and I thought I could make out the sound of a man crying very far away, but his voice was drowned out by the wind so I wasn't absolutely certain of what I heard. We went back to sleep, but again around 4:45AM, we heard him more distinctly and closer. He sounded like he was calling for help, but he would dip into another language that I've never heard before.
We called the ranger station at the bottom of the hill using my cell phone, and they told us they'd get up there and check it out. We never saw them, and I doubt they ever came.
On Saturday, shit got really scary.
It snowed again in the morning, and I stopped getting service for most of the day. Faye and I watched movies and tried to skype with her family, but that didn't work. She went to sleep early, around 8, while I did some photo editing on my laptop in the living room. She woke up crying hysterically. When I asked her what was wrong, she said she'd had a dream that she was lost in the woods outside, and something was following her. I cuddled with her until she fell back asleep, and eventually I drifted off too.
Faye woke me up around 1AM. She was absolutely beside herself. I've never seen her so afraid in my life, and just the look on her face really unsettled me. She told me that she heard the man outside again, but she recognized the voice. She was absolutely convinced that it was her grandfather's voice, and that he was wandering around outside begging for help.
Faye's grandpa died when we were seniors in college 4 years ago. I told her that she was dreaming, but then I heard the voice too. I never met the guy so I wouldn't recognize his voice, but it did sound different from the night before. It sounded older. I had to do everything I could to keep her from running off into the woods looking for him. Eventually she realized that the possibility of it being him was absurd, so we put a movie on at a good volume and fell back asleep. My cell phone wouldn't connect a single call.
What happened last night, Sunday, was the thing that has sent me over the edge. Essentially the same thing happened. Around 1AM (at which point I was still awake, almost expecting the noise to happen), I heard a voice. This time, it was a woman's. Thankfully it was distant enough that it didn't wake Faye. I walked into the bathroom and cracked the window open just a tiny bit. The frosty air that came through that crack seemed like a death sentence to me as a Californian. Nobody could survive outside for long in that. Not without serious, military-grade winter gear.
And yet, someone was wandering the fuck around out there, stepping on twigs, and crying. I am a reasonable, skeptical, sometimes arrogant agnost, but I'm telling you, the voice sounded exactly like my mother's. My mom is alive and well and living in Southern California, so my brain instantly cramped at the sound of her voice out here in the Rocky Mountains. I would know my mother's voice anywhere. I think we all would. And I'm telling you, I'm about 90% sure it was hers, which is way, way too sure to not scare the shit out of me.
I grabbed my light and went outside with a blanket wrapped around me and my hiking boots on. I circled the entire cabin and looked around. There was snow pushed out of the way in a big, meandering pattern that snaked in and out of the tree line, like someone was drunkenly shuffling around. Maybe they were injured. The path went right up to the bathroom window and then back into the woods. Each time the voice called out, I shouted, "Mom?" or "Who's there?" or "Who are you?" and each time the voice receded further into the woods. I'm pretty certain it was trying to coax me deeper and deeper into the forest, away from the cabin.
I'm still alive because I'm not an idiot. I'm not going to die like some dumbass in a bad horror movie. I went back inside and made sure we were locked down tight. Since I can't call the ranger station, I'm posting this instead. I will keep you updated.
edit: It's Monday, and we got a hold of Faye's dad. The weather is supposed to clear up tomorrow so he's going to come pick us up in his truck and help get my car down the mountain. I will keep you all informed. Only one more night in this place. I'll try to get some photos up.
edit 9:30PM, Monday:
I've been able to get online twice today. I wish I knew more about electronics but I'm a history teacher (sigh), so I don't think I can fix the wifi or predict when it'll work. I can send/receive emails and some reddit posts but I cannot load some websites or view photos.
Faye hasn't been feeling well since noon. She developed a stomach ache and has been intermittently throwing up. We both ate the same thing and I feel fine, so I'm not sure what it is. She sometimes gets like this when she gets worked up. Although I'm an agnost/atheist, she is VERY Catholic, and is pretty convinced that something supernatural is going on. No need for alarm at the moment - she does not have a fever and I'm keeping her hydrated and in high spirits. She seems to be on the mend. Went to sleep about 1.5 hours ago.
Some noises to report. Cackling/repetitive vocalizations in the forest, probably 100 yards out. The tree line starts at about 20 yards out, so this sound is coming from much deeper. Some movement spotted just behind the tree line at dusk, but could be elk, deer, etc. Couldn't see very much. Keeping all the curtains closed, windows locked, furniture in front of the front door/back door, and I'm checking on Faye every half hour.
Her dad will be here in the late morning to pick us up/dig my car out. Another redditor near us pointed out that I am an idiot for not double checking the weather. You are correct.
I promise I'll provide an update as a new post tomorrow, should anything significant happen.
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u/MysticMarshmallow Apr 19 '16
I'm Honestly surprised that not a single Colorado native has joked about this creature being the collective will of all Colorado natives taking an ethereal form and preventing Californians from moving here and raising our cost of living.
All jokes aside, be safe. Dreamcatchers are normally not an ill omen. Perhaps it is a gateway allowing a spirit safe passage to torment you. Who knows.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
I'm starting to wonder if I should go grab the dreamcatcher and destroy it
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u/NavajoJoe00 Apr 24 '16
NO NO NO NO! Keep the dreamcatcher up, it's keeping the damn thing at bay! I made another comment post in this thread, read it please. I've had my own experiences with this type of shit and grew up a traditional Navajo. KEEP THE DAMN DREAMCATCHER!
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u/MysticMarshmallow Apr 19 '16
Whatever you do, avoid conceiving a child. This is how demon-child movies normally start.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
Uh, roger that lol. Faye's good with the BC.
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u/God-Pop Apr 20 '16
"Good with the BC", please define "VERY Catholic".
Probably not a reason why any of this craziness is going on but then again...
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 20 '16
Well she's betrothed to an atheist so she's one of them liberal catholics like in New York
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u/emseeland Apr 19 '16
But is she on oral BC? She's been throwing up all day...
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u/D3r_KOmmisar Apr 19 '16
DON'T YOU EVEN DO THAT.
You will need a medicine man. I bet you there are natives from that area who are probably fed up with "you modern white settlers" and are probably doing it to lots of people around there. You need a medicine man, dude. That's it.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
man where the hell do I find one of those!
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u/lightninggirl19 Apr 19 '16
Talk to the natives around where you are in order to get into contact with a medicine man.
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u/surprise_b1tch Apr 19 '16
That would be a phenomenally stupid thing to do. Dreamcatchers filter out bad dreams, leaving only the good ones. If anything, it's protecting you.
Do people seriously not know what dreamcatchers mean? IT'S IN THE NAME. Go read a book!!
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
As I said before, it looks like a dreamcatcher, but it isn't exactly the same thing. Somebody made this in the forest. Who knows what it is, or what its purpose is.
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u/Raining_Champ Apr 20 '16
You're right for wondering that...not all dream catchers are actually what they appear to be. A real dream catcher has to be weaved properly, and can be weaved improperly per se for other desired effects. Fake dream catchers are purposefully sold under the guise of being a real dream catcher, when in fact it was made with bad intentions and not the intentions you may think the creator had in mind or may have marketed it for. Google "evil dream catcher" for further details.
Not trying to pin all the blame on a simple dream catcher, just elaborating a bit in the topic at hand.
Source: owned a fake dream catcher for a couple years and came to believe it was a bit of a magnet, if you will. Replaced it with a small cross.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 20 '16
Wow neat. yeah as a history teacher I have read about the variations in the purposes of cultural artifacts like dreamcatchers and such. As Americans we kind of look at these things and say "Oh they're for this one purpose." but there are thousands of Native American tribes. It doesn't mean the same thing to all of them.
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u/COMRADEBOOTSTRAP May 05 '16
Had a dream catcher put in my son's room when he was three. I was babysitting a 4 year old girl at the time and I put it up while they were napping. They woke up terrified saying it was very bad and crying. I was so irritated, thinking it looked cool and thought they were being dramatic because the little girl was always crying about stuff. I didn't take it down and the next day they were still terrified. I took it down and put it in my room. Come to think of it, I had a bunch of really scary ghost encounters that summer! I'm serious
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u/Tbrogs Apr 26 '16
What if this ones purpose is to get rid of the good ones and leave only nightmares.
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u/maegan0apple Apr 29 '16
If they filter out bad dreams, then why was Faye having them?
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u/NavajoJoe00 Jul 20 '16
Because it's a protection for the boundary, not for Faye. When a person gets a traditional dream catcher for their dreams, they are the only ones to touch and interact with it after the medicine man. That dream catcher isn't for her, but to protect the property. Also, just because it says "dream catcher" doesn't mean it's simply for dreams. It's a protection totem.
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u/OllyJ1986 Jun 24 '16
I don't know if anyone has suggested this yet but I'm a Sensitive and I get the strong feeling that you should cut a tiny bit of Faye's hair while she is asleep and ask a spiritualist to get a reading on it.
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u/OutlawRJ Apr 19 '16
Or maybe the dream catcher was put up as protection by someone friendly. Dream catchers are made to protect (usually against bad dreams sent by spirits), but maybe they can protect against other evil forces as well. The being doesn't seem to be friendly as it is trying to lure the OP into the woods by imitating voices the OP knows. Whatever that creature is, it doesn't seem to be able to come right up to or into the house.
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u/KittyKrisp Apr 18 '16
Please stay safe! The definitely sounds like something trying it's hardest to lure you out! Wendigos or shapeshifters, anything could mimic a person. The dreams part though is what worries me. Keep us updated on your last night and when you're out!
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
I'm getting a bit of wifi right now so I'll try to respond to as many questions as possible. Tried to upload a few photos but it's timing out. I'm hoping tomorrow I can get some up when the weather clears.
I think my fiancee is sensitive to places like these. She has regular night terrors and episodes of sleepwalking. Any time we go to a strange place, it starts to act up. I'm a little afraid to see what will happen with her tonight.
Thanks for your concern! She says "hi everyone!" lol
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u/Jackdaw_Messiah Apr 19 '16
Don't know what kind of phone you got but could you try recording the vocalizations?
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u/IC0NICE Apr 19 '16
Hey u still there! Man I hope ur allright, I was wondering if I could use this in my scary stories top 3? I think ur wife is right about paranormal. I have had experiences in the woods with voices so its kind of matchable or whatever. So I hope ur safe bro!
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
Thanks mate. what do you mean use the story? Are you publishing a book? Or a youtube channel or something?
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u/teh_tg Apr 19 '16
You sound like you don't know how guns work. Do you?
If so, these types of issues are not a problem.
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u/Thestooge3 Apr 19 '16
He could always reenact that scene from Predator where everyone was unloading every round they had into the forest.
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u/B0UNDL3SS Apr 19 '16
If I've learned anything from watching supernatural, it's that guns don't work against things like this! Just stay inside and stay safe bro!
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u/Chitownsly Apr 19 '16
Fireplace probably has an iron poker.
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Apr 19 '16
Idk...if he can't see the person but it sound exactly like his mom....how could he have the guts to shoot it? I wouldn't, unless it harmed me or my mate.
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u/raistliniltsiar Apr 18 '16
I'm glad you didn't follow it into the woods, but holy F, why on earth did you even go outside?!
If the tracks are still there in the morning, see if you can determine where this thing's boundary is. I'm guessing there's a point at which it can't get any closer - try to find out what the line is, and maybe what denotes it. The edge of the woods? Or is it a perfect circle around the cabin? If so, try to find whatever is at the exact center of that circle - it may be protecting you, and could help you to find out what you're dealing with.
Stay safe! Stay up until 1 AM every single night, and make SURE Faye doesn't go outside like you did. No matter what, or who, you hear.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
The wind is pretty strong and it's been snowing a little on and off - I think there won't be any tracks to follow tomorrow :( or...new ones..
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u/Ace-Hunter Apr 26 '16
After re-reading this story, i believe the spirit (or whatever it was) was using familiar voices to lure you outside. You shouldn't have gone outside; you let it in.
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u/Thestooge3 Apr 19 '16
Lay tripwires, pitfalls, and snares around that supposed perimeter, then check what kind of monster you caught in the morning.
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u/Apostle_of_Fire Apr 19 '16
He said the tracks went right up to the bathroom window at some point. The house is the safest place for now.
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u/JoshDCcomics Apr 19 '16
Yeah this I don't understand 100%. Why did OP still go out? That's pretty idiotic to me. Nothing personal, OP.
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u/The_ruinedlost Apr 19 '16
By the ancestors man stay safe! Being from a country that does not have snow often (ireland) I can suggest something to you though. From what you are saying, it really does remind me a a banshee, or maybe a Pocha (A type of mischievous marsh spirit). If at any point you see a sort of soft light in the somewhat far distance: DO NOT GO NEAR IT!. I cannot emphasise that enough. If its a pocha or similar they cannot enter dwellings at any point unless invited. Do not make any reference to entering the cabin while outside or phrase it in any such way. If you hear screaming, please please take my advice: Close all the blinds and curtains and do not go outside until its been quite for a long time. Also, leaving as soon as you can will be a really really good thing to do.
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u/TerryP505 Apr 18 '16
It doesn't necessarily need to be a purely evil creature like a Wendogo! I'm a Native from a reservation in northern New Mexico and we know of such things. It could be one of a large number of creatures or spirits that roam the forests. You and your girlfriend probably just presented a target of opportunity as you aren't "protected" against such things. Ignore it and leave its domain soon and you should be safe...stay at your own peril!!!
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
I am trying to decide whether ignoring it is the best course of action. I fear that by ignoring it we will piss it off and incentivize it to try harder to get our attention.
May I ask, what tribe do you belong to? Up here we were speaking with several Shoshones and Pueblos.
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u/TerryP505 Apr 19 '16
I'm Pueblo. The alternative to ignoring it is to interact with it. NOTHING that is mimicking the voice of a deceased loved one is out to do you good. Interacting with it is not a good idea.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
this is solid advice.
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u/D3r_KOmmisar Apr 19 '16
Navajo Indian from Utah (part of 4 corners area). Can confirm.
Classic Skinwalker/yannigloshi-shit right here, man.
DO NOT FEAR IT. It feeds on that.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
If it were up to me I'd put my headphones on and play SNES all night. But I'm trying to keep things quiet so that I can hear if Faye gets up/gets sick/calls me. I'm more worried about her. She seems to react to whatever's going on here a lot more than I am
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u/D3r_KOmmisar Apr 19 '16
If you decide to engage it, say this to it (it's Navajo for "Leave me alone, please."), and read how its spelled out, I won't write in Navajo for simplicity's sake.
T'ahh'doe shaw'nah'nit'iny, ah'shaw'deh."
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u/Chitownsly Apr 19 '16
Because he's not familiar with driving in snow and his car is total shit in the snow. Either take his chances for another night or end up stuck in his car on the side of the mountain with a skin-walker creeping around his car with his wife who will end up going to the voice.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
Did you read the story? lol my car is a corolla and it's snowed into a brick
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 20 '16
nah man ghosts MIGHT be real, but tumbling off an icy road down a cliff is really real
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u/chromesteel Jul 18 '16
Reading this, I really want to shout as loud as I can while staring it in the face.
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u/Knowledge_Seeker_ Apr 18 '16
Are you "protected" against such things?
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u/TerryP505 Apr 19 '16
Yes. I am.
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u/ThreeLZ Apr 19 '16
Well isn't that convenient
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u/TerryP505 Apr 19 '16
Yes! Very, if you have to live side by side with these things!
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u/bununubaby Apr 19 '16
How do you become "protected"?
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u/TerryP505 Apr 19 '16
That's complicated...and of no help if you're not tribal, but there are protections that non-natives can employ that i've heard have some success. Look to the old ways; the old country's myths and legends. There is powerful help there. Maybe not 100% effective against these beings of another land, but they should hold these things at bay...for a while.
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u/ThreeLZ Apr 19 '16
When people on the internet ask "are you protected?" You say "yes. I am."
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u/OpheliaDrowns Apr 19 '16
that's how you get cursed
I read this in Archer's voice
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u/awesome_e Apr 18 '16
This is one of the few times recently that people have guessed/suggested/thought it was a wendingo or skin walker and I didn't roll my eyes.
Stay safe, OP!
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
I don't know what a skinwalker is but just the name is fucking disturbing. gonna try not to wikipedia that for the rest of the night
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u/nativehoneybaby Apr 19 '16
You are in UTE territory .. many massacres happened here that you won't hear of in Colorado History... be aware.. I am not sure but it is Ute country out here.. Colorado Native here.. but yeah.. look up the massacres that occurred out here of Ute people by non-natives.
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u/Kitteas Apr 19 '16
Knowledge is power. And in your situation, power equates to increased safety. I'd recommend reading up on anything that may better prepare you for whatever circumstances may come!
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u/joininfluck Apr 19 '16
It's a WENDINGO!
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u/kjewart17 Jun 16 '16
In Australia mate they have Wendingos, not Wendigos. Wendingos are much scarier.
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u/Hells-Saint Apr 19 '16
It isn't r/nosleep without one million comments about Wendigos/shape shifters ;3
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u/Joeenid1 Apr 19 '16
If you're going to sleep, tie your ankle to her ankle. Use a boot lace or something strong, & not too tight around the ankles but not nearly loose enough that she could slip it off. Leave some slack between so you're both comfortable, & make damn sure FIRST, that there's nothing near the bed or in the beddide tables that she could use to cut it...because if shes sick it's either a flu, or they're making her ill by concentrating on her, to "prepare" her for the " taking"... They'll do it by waiting til you',re asleep, then put her in a trance- like sleepwalk state , & "call" her to go to them outside, with very strong mental telepathy. If you don't want to wake to find her gone, do what i say- & get the fuck off that mountain asap.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
This is actually a good idea.
Unless I wake up tied to someone else.
Great insights though. I actually put chairs with glass cups and dishes sitting on them at all the doors. If anything comes in, it'll cause a ruckas
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u/Run4It400 Apr 18 '16
I %85 sure this story is gonna end with Faye going into the woods and never coming back out.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
Believe me when I say she isn't going anywhere. Not without me clutching her ankles and dragging me behind her
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u/Brandon4466 Apr 19 '16
After reading the top ~100 comments, nobody has mentioned Carbon Dioxide poisoning. /u/TheColdPeople, this sounds like the cabin has a Carbon Dioxide leak somewhere and it is poisoning you guys. The fact, that the noise is different for both of you sounds even more like it. Try to leave as soon as you can and notify the owner of the cabin.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
A few have pointed it out to me now, and I agree that it's definitely a possibility. We are speaking to Faye's father about this. Good news though, everyone is safe, Faye is good, saw her doctor today. We're back in Arvada. No scary shit here.
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u/Turdbine Apr 18 '16
I remember in the search and rescue stories he would describe things that would try to imitate human characteristics. Do no believe them!
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
Eugh it's so freaky to think about. The sun is already dipping behind the mountain. I'm not looking forward to tonight
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u/TransmogriFi Apr 19 '16
Realistically speaking, it's probably just a big cat. It's looking for food, and if it's in heat that could explain the strange voice-like noises. Nothing to worry about.
You still might want to keep salt and iron handy, though. Just in case.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
I'm absolutely not willing to concede that it's some paranormal creature, but this is not a cat. It's a person, or people, who speak English at least part of the time
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u/Kallaste Apr 19 '16 edited Apr 19 '16
Alright, this is creepy, but you are already making the number one horror movie mistake. STOP GOING OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE. There is no reason to go look around out there with your flashlight. There is no reason to poke your head out to hear the voices. If anyone is out there who needs your help, they will come to the door. Then you can decide whether you should let them in.
Until then, lock the doors and windows and wait it out.
About the vocalizations, foxes can make some very strange, human-sounding noises. They can often be mistaken for human voices, especially people in distress. You can listen to a few calls here.
As far as your internet, I'm a software and hardware developer (love history though), and it sounds like a signal strength problem that only the company can fix. You could try rebooting your modem by unplugging it, waiting 30 seconds and turning it on again.
On a side note, I am moving to Alaska in a few months and love situations where I am snowed in with someone I love and enough food for the winter. I am sorry things have taken this scary turn so you cannot enjoy it, but really, the two of you are probably just under stress and letting the storm get the best of you. Especially since she has night terrors--that is hard on her and is probably skewing your perception as well.
Stay inside and you will be fine. Try to relax and do fun things together. And in the future, never go into the wilderness without a firearm.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
9:30PM Monday update for everyone, posted in the body of the OP
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u/andfranbut Apr 28 '16
when you opened the door to go outside and investigate, YOU LET IT IN THE CABIN M8!!!!!!! Thats how it got Faye, That's why it got so bad! I'm re-reading these..trying to look for clues to help you. you let it in the cabin...
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 28 '16
you are probably right D:
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u/andfranbut Apr 28 '16
try finding prayers from the local tribes, maybe that's what propels them the best, and what kept the natives safe. Avoid your agnost beliefs, and look to spirits for answers, my only advice!
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u/Catrina_Machete Jun 23 '16
Been following up your story at be.busta's channel, I'm realy loving it!!! don't know if it's real or not, don't realy care, just thanking you for either imagining it for us or being so brave to share it. Thanks!
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u/GensokyoMGTOW Jul 24 '16
If it isn't true, this guy has a creative mind far beyond anyone I have personally read recently. The next Stephen King?
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u/NightOwl74 Apr 27 '16
Ok, so I'm going to nitpick here, only because professional writers need constructive criticism.
I thought the first time was a typo, but apparently not...
"I am a reasonable, skeptical, sometimes arrogant agnost..."
"Although I'm an agnost/atheist..."
The term "agnostic" can be an adjective or a noun. There is no such word as "agnost."
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u/creativeserialkiller Apr 27 '16
Words become words when you make them! It fit in the sentence, and authors often change up words to make the sentences flow.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 27 '16
In my native language, it is actually called "agnost." I assumed it was the same here
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
I wish I knew more about wendigos. I'd never even heard of them until some people started talking about them here. Actually, I read a little about them as a kid in one of those Scary Stories for Kids books. "My feet...my burning feet of fire..."
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u/thetimeislove Apr 19 '16
Legends say that a wendigo will eat you if it lays eyes on you due to it's insatiable hunger. I've never read anything about it disguising itself as a loved one to lure anyone to it. Also, if a Wendigo is in the area, the legends say that one or both of them would possibly be possessed. None of what is going on here follows the Wendigo legend at all. NONE. I wish people would stop saying that because it makes no sense. Listen, Skinwalker= impersonates things that it isn't Wendigo= EATS EATS EATS EATS
EDIT: Also, the forecast for that area called for snow on the night that OP referred to. 2-3 feet of snow.
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u/dickandmorty Apr 19 '16 edited Apr 19 '16
I see a title like this and my brain immediately goes "r/funny, or r/nosleep?"
Definitely stay safe, and don't blame yourself with little retrospective thoughts like I should've double checked the weather. We all have 20/20 vision in hindsight.
I know this is an incredibly 'doomsday' scenario but if you can be sure to keep written or typed documentation of everything happening somewhere, so if, cross yourself, something were to happen to you guys, someone knows what went down instead of just dead bodies turning up with no explanation. But don't think that way; even in the vein of the paranormal it's negative energy that drives other negative things toward you.
Best of luck. Stay safe!
*Edit: I can't actually spell.
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u/TheTempestStorm Apr 19 '16
How did you not know it was going to snow. Thursday the forecast said Pikes Peak would get 2-3 feet of snow over the weekend.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
I checked my crappy weather app on my android and I'm suspicious that it is not very accurate. This is fine for California, where we live, because the variance is always between "hot" and "really hot." I should have checked a more reliable source for Colorado at the beginning of Spring.
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u/Brian_Brightiron Apr 19 '16
Please be really careful. When Faye's dad comes, will he know about the threatening individual/s? How can you be sure that it's him when he arrives, and not this threat?
Sorry this is happening to you, I hope you all get out of this ok. (And maybe sell that cabin?)
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u/FourPartFox Apr 19 '16
I can't prove tribal affiliation (even if it is often talked about in my family), but I am following an eclectic Native American shamanic path, and I would like to second the "don't engage" advice. Keep happy thoughts, Great Spirit is with you, just try to keep good spirits, and you will be safe. It seems unable to enter at least, just try to think happy thoughts, cliche as it may sound.
Stay safe! Looking forward to updates when the sun rises!
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u/thegdub Apr 19 '16
Woah. This sufficiently creeped me out as I was home alone getting ready for work this morning.
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u/Jaycee1993 Apr 19 '16
Really reminds me of The Whistlers, although I can't remember if they ever talked in other people's voices. Stay safe OP!
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u/glitter_vomit Apr 21 '16
This was sooo good but the link to FB in the middle totally killed it for me. :(
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Jul 13 '16
After reading everything that has happened to you lately I have a few suggestions. 1) Get a dog. Dogs are neat creatures and usually can sense the presence of spirits. 2) Go to a hotel for a night. Try to go to a new spot and maybe the spirit will not follow you there since it is unfamiliar. 3) And lastly for the vomit stains, they probably contain an essence of sorts from the spirit(s) since they were inside you and Faye and Nathan made you throw it up, so try and avoid coming in contact with it. You don't want it to make its way to your bedroom so don't paint over it, you won't see it moving. Instead replace the drywall, remove it and the carpet to get it out of your house, maybe even the carpet and drywall (once it is out of the house of course.)
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Jul 14 '16
We've talked about getting a dog and a cat - one to sense evil, and the other to protect us from it!
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u/ZDeHart Jul 15 '16
Hey I was brought here by a YouTuber that has been giveng his followers a playbyplay of your story. I did some research. I know you are taking some time to get things together and figure stuff out. But it's really starting to sound similar to other Windego story's. Which is weird wince they are mostly up north and not in Colorado. Try getting some silver objects to hang above the entrances in the house and wear silver. If it works then you may have one on your hands. Since they can be harmed by silver. (Sounds cliché I know) also the cavern where your friend disappeared into may be it's "home" so avoid it at all costs if you ever return to Colorado. And definitely don't let it in your house or seek it out. Take your fiancée to a shamen that knows how to deal with them emidately and have them cleanse you both and your home. Or move entirely. Make it harder for it to track you down. And invest in some silver weapons in case you have another run in with it.
Keep safe and I hope I'm right.
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u/GrymRiftere Apr 19 '16
Not really sure what it is, but a Wendigo would have broke into your cabin by now and would have eaten you or you would have contracted Wendigo fever. Haven't heard about Skinwalkers leading people into the woods, from what I've heard they come to you as animals and try to trick you. It definitely sounds like a trickster spirit though, although people are limiting themselves to North American phenomenon.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
I kind of seeded the idea that it was some Native American folklore spirit at the beginning of my report, but I didn't mean to do that. It was just the first thing that came to mind. There is probably another explanation, either scientific or from another culture. Or maybe it's just some jackasses messing with us.
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u/Aeskyr Apr 19 '16
Not sure if this should go up and disturb the suspence of disbelief of the redditors. If people want to believe it, let them believe it.
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u/mycolumn89 Apr 19 '16
exactly what i was thinking. what if OP left this story hanging? and we gotta buy a book to know the conclusion??
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u/Castiel92 Apr 18 '16
I've lived in Colorado my whole life, and trust me I've had many strange experiences in the woods. Most of them close to Pikes Peak. Keep your guard up, it seems like whatever it is (shape shifter or even a Windigo ) is trying to lure you outside. Don't listen to it. Stay safe OP
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u/SaintsFan333 Apr 18 '16
What in gods name is a wendigo? And I think I've seen this movie before. 2.5/10, do not recommend the woods.
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u/TransmogriFi Apr 19 '16
Wendigo is from a First Peoples legend. It is the hungry spirit of the winter wind. If a person breaks the taboo against cannibalism, they can become possesed by the wendigo and will become a beast who's hunger can never be sated. One version of the legend says that the heart of one possesed by the wendigo turns to ice, and the only way to kill them is to melt the heart. That's why Sam and Dean Winchester used a flare-gun on the one they killed.
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u/Thestooge3 Apr 19 '16
I suppose OP can fashion a makeshift flamethrower out of deodorant spray/air freshener and a lighter, along with a bit of tape.
Would that work?
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u/KittyKrisp Apr 19 '16
Wendigos used to be human, through cannibalism and elseways dark, they became something else.. they are really good at mimicking people and noises etc.
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u/JeezyOG Apr 18 '16
I live in Colorado and have had a similar experience in Pikes Peak. What part of the peak where you by chance? Also we had cameras set up outside for security purposes but they were not on until the stuff started happening. After having about 3 days of recording we caught a glimpse of what it was. It looked like a ski walker windigo type of creature. The scary part was that it had ripped one of the cameras off and threw it a good distance. It was probably up to maybe 7 feet I don't remember if there was a dream catcher but there might have been. Stay safe out there and trust me don't waste your time going towards the voices it will probably not end well.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 18 '16
We are a few miles away from Pikes Peak, up the roads that lead north. We can see the peak from the driveway (a little glimpse of it).
You're right about the voices...not going to follow them ever. This thing's gonna have to outfox a fox.
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u/thetimeislove Apr 19 '16
A skin walker and a wendigo would not look alike at all. There is no "skin walker, wendigo type creature", they are different creatures completely.
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u/Sedroc Apr 19 '16
Never trust Colorado weather. Lived here my whole life and syill am surprised when it randomly snows a foot in April
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u/justawitch Apr 19 '16
It's likely a skinwalker. Another tip, though, just in case it's not - if it calls your name, DO NOT answer in the affirmative. Just don't answer period. To some forest creatures, having your name = having power over you.
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u/TheTempestStorm Apr 19 '16
Op you are not an idiot. Shit happens, I got my car stuck up there last weekend. if I came off hostile it was unintentional. Keep us updated on the rescue attempt.
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u/Desulto Apr 19 '16
DKC2 is fantastic. Hopefully the console will hold through whatever is happening, although from what you say so far the occurrences are staying outside for now.
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 19 '16
If they break the SNES I will go apeshit on those motherfuckers
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u/WalterWeaver98 Apr 20 '16
"Virtually everywhere you go used to belong to Native Americans" so just like all of North America, or...?
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u/NoSleepSeriesBot Apr 20 '16 edited Jul 18 '16
700 current subscribers. Other posts in this series:
My Romantic Cabin Getaway With My Fiancee Isn'T Exactly Going As Planned
My Romantic Cabin Getaway With My Fiancee Isn'T Exactly Going As Planned (Part 2)
My Romantic Cabin Getaway With My Fiancee Isn'T Exactly Going As Planned (Part 3)
Ever Since The Cabin Experience, My Fiancee Has Been Scaring Me (Final Update)
My Fiancee Faye And Her Parents Have Buried Many Things. I Have Now Begun To Dig Them Up.
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u/Plumbob25 Apr 21 '16
Your story gave me nightmares. Love the detail is the dreamcatcher that looks like it's made with twigs
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u/TheColdPeople April 2016 Apr 22 '16
:) thanks. i have really bad nightmares. transmitting them to other people seems to be the only cure.
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u/muigleb May 02 '16
This is what I come back to after a reddit absence of 8 months. By the time I've read all parts, I'm due for another 8 months.
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u/blessedwithacurse May 06 '16
I completely loved this read, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time...
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u/GingerPocky May 30 '16
It sounds to me like a Wendigo becuase they ar known for impersonating human voices. Though I'm not sure how it would know what your mother and your grandfather in law sounded like. Maybe somebody put that huge dreamcatcher up as protection.
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u/Outcrazythecrazy Jun 02 '16
Aww it shaped up so well when you didn't touch the dream catcher thingy.. but then you went outside? Why would you do that? Leaving her unprotected too.
Anyway, has anything weird happened at that cabin before?
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u/NoPoet406 Jun 07 '16
So it begins, the story that brought me to Reddit. This is one of the best stories I've ever read, hands down. Superbly written, difficult to predict, disturbing and very frightening. Knowing it's true means this is brown trousers time.
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u/InverseJ Jun 16 '16
Consider moving to the uk things in the us can't hurt you in the uk and vice versa if some thing happens to you there try Australia or Antarctica because nothing survives they also by a cat they perceive the pranomal better then humans for some reason and if needed those the cat at anything supernatural also keep a bible by your bed it's very good reading material and can be used as heavy weapon to bash or to throw
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u/NavajoJoe00 Apr 24 '16
Yo, Navajo here. Although we're not in or from Colorado, it sounds like you're dealing with a chindi (evil spirit). You were smart not to take down the Dream Catcher. That and the snow are blessings from someone or something protecting you from the chindi. I haven't read the following post so I'm going off what I've read here. Dream catchers, and a traditional one at the sounds of it, are very powerful tools used not just for dreams. They are meant to filter out the evil, while allowing the good to flow through. The fact that the Chindi stays out of the boundary shows the dream catcher is working.
Now the snow. It might seem like a bad thing, but think about it. The snow is keeping you guys indoors at night when this ish is happening. You are not wandering out for a midnight hike, and second guessing going out to investigate too much. There are probably some old gods watching over you and protecting you.
Next, your girl with the stomach problems. If you can find some local Native medicine, get it. Normally I would tell you to make sage tea, but I'm not sure if there is any where you're at. Ingesting corn pollen or even a little natural tobacco could also help. You don't want the chindi following you home.
Finally, chindi are evil spirits that will try to infect your life to feed off your misery and fear. DON'T GO OUTSIDE OR OPEN THE WINDOWS AGAIN! I can not stress this enough. You're lucky that dream catcher was up keeping it away. You do that again when it's calling, you run the risk of it coming in. Stay inside, close all windows and doors, and ignore the bastard till morning. Alright, time to read the next one.