If you are fascinated by the subject of giants (like we are) or you’ve spent any length of time on TikTok, there’s a good chance you’ve seen an intriguing video posted by Andrew Dawson earlier this year. In it, Andrew spots what appears to be a huge human standing on a mountain peak miles away. The giant video earned him viral status, but it also may have earned him some unwanted attention. The following series of events begins unexpectedly, and ends both mysteriously and tragically. Along the way, we had our own interaction with Andrew that only seems to deepen the mystery.

Happy International Podcast Day! Whether you’re a brand new listener of The Confessionals Podcast or you’ve been with us from the very beginning, we’ve pulled together 10 quintessential TC episodes to entertain you on IPD! (…Although it’s hard to choose just 10, tbh!) And as an added bonus, all of these episodes have just the right amount of scary and mysterious to kick off October, the spookiest month of the year.

The following written confession was submitted via email: I wanted to share a brief encounter I had when I was about 10 or 12 years old. While on a field trip to a mine about an hour away I think it was called empire mine in grass valley California about 90 percent sure it was that one. So for about maybe 10 minutes or more I decided to look around apart from my group…

The following written confession was submitted via email: Has anyone reported to you anything about giant ants in the desert of Texas. I seen several of the walking in line carrying away some livestock. I witness this late at night driving from my great uncles house. This happened back in 1977. I was in the backseat of the car and I yelled to my Mom driving the “Look giant ants Mom!” Her response was “you most be dreaming go back to sleep!” Needless to say I wasn’t asleep…

Have you heard of the “Not Deer”? It’s like a deer… but it’s… not. This eerie folk cryptid out of Appalachia may look normal at first glance, but a closer inspection reveals the creature is anything but natural. From its canine mouth, to claws instead of hooves, to its bipedal walk, the Not Deer is a phenomenon no one can entirely explain.

The following written confession was submitted via email: I've been listening for awhile now to your show and I have a question. Before the question, I need to give context. My wife was telling me about how when she was younger, she and her friend were walking in their neighborhood. They looked up and saw a vortex of some sort…

The following written confession was submitted via email: When I was 4, I was playing in our yard in a very small town in Central NY. My mom was hanging up laundry on the line and I remember looking up in the sky and seeing who I KNEW was Jesus standing in the clouds. The clouds were very fluffy and the sky was a beautiful blue…

The following written confession was submitted via email: ...I was battling my faith and wanted to explore into maybe hoping to get proof of God. Well, we as a group were spread out throughout the country and so we did a cool summon guided mediation over FaceTime. During that eclipse because we could all see it. Well, after mediation I was by a creek and in the woods doing this mediation solo with the group on FaceTime. I took a walk down this game trail and came across an old iron bridge that’s been abandon…

Tune in to an awesome episode of Forbidden Knowledge News: Hidden Realms - Extradimensional Agreements - Portals, Dogmen & Shapeshifters with Tony Merkel! You can watch and listen to the full interview right here, or check it out on Rokfin and Spreaker!

If a mysterious video isn’t short, blurry, and shaky, is it even worth watching?! In a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ clip posted on Facebook, a FB user shared footage of what appears to be a tall figure robed all in black walking along a wooded road in Kentucky.

The following written confession was submitted via email: . . . As the tractor sound faded away I started hearing a sound, which is really hard to explain. I guess if I had to explain it it was more like a very very soft hum or buzz, almost like it was in my head rather than real sound, yet I did hear it. I looked around and saw nothing that I could identify making any sound. For whatever reason I felt compelled to follow the sound . . .

The following written confession was shared via email: Hey just started listening to your podcast not long ago and heard the episode with your wife about the hatman I had an experience like that when I was younger about 13 or 14 it's kinda cloudy but it brought up memories when I listened to that episode….

Ready for a really weird one? Sliding straight out of lumberjack lore, it’s the Slide-Rock Bolter! Have you ever heard the tale (…pun kind of intended…) of this monstrous land whale? Check out our Creature Feature Friday in an excerpt from our blog, 9 Cryptids That Are (Probably) Too Absurd To Be Real.

The following written confession and image were shared via Ghosted UK on Instagram: Hello everyone a mum has been left feeling terrified after posing for a photo with friends in her block of flats - only for the group to spot an extra figure in the line up when looking back at the snap. Rebecca Glassborow says she has been suffering sleepless nights after the group of seven huddled together for a photo as they enjoyed drinks back in October….

Forests can be scary places, full of shadows and strange noises. But is ‘the Cursed Forest’ in Washington State one of the scariest around? The video Cursed Forest Found Footage from MKPStudios features two disturbing clips allegedly captured in this Cursed Forest, and the footage is pretty creepy to say the least. Be warned after viewing it that you may never want to go into the woods alone, or stand next to the woods, or maybe even look at a tree, ever again.