2008

Frametown, WV

It was a snow day, so we all went out to go sledding. There’s this really big hill down the road that’s part of a farm and it’s the perfect place to go; you have to pass through this small section of forest to get to it from my house. I go this way pretty often by myself, so I’m used to the path and all the animals that live there.

Three of us were talking loudly and walking through the woods when we heard trees cracking, like something big was in them. We stopped talking and looked around; I can’t really describe it, but the air felt heavy and made me feel panicky. A small shadow passed over us and I looked up; I saw this huge man covered in dark hair jumping from treetop to treetop. It didn’t look like he had seen us. Then, he jumped onto the ground farther down the path before leaping off the cliff-edge and into the creek. He jumped a few…