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Dogman, Humanoid Crawlers, and Translucent Creatures Hidden In North Carolina's Woods

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What if one terrifying 911 call was only the beginning of a much larger mystery? Tony Merkel welcomes Rusty from Carolina Case Files to reveal the chilling investigation that thrust his team into the center of one of the internet's most unsettling paranormal stories. As their conversation unfolds, they uncover eerie witness accounts that point toward a hidden reality lurking in the forests of North Carolina, where credible eyewitnesses continue to report encounters that defy explanation. The discussion expands into Dogman sightings, translucent entities from military testimonies, and the biblical framework that may explain why these encounters are happening. Along the way, they wrestle with the dangers of chasing the supernatural and why discernment is essential for anyone seeking the truth. If these encounters are more than folklore, the greatest question may not be what these beings are, but what they reveal about the unseen spiritual battle unfolding around us.

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Chapters

00:00 Prayer for Lindsay
00:11 Episode Teaser
01:32 Rusty from Carolina Case Files
02:11 Scott Carpenter's Smoky Mountain Evidence
06:29 Appalachia, Missing People & the Woods
10:30 How Carolina Case Files Began
16:48 The Pender County Rake 911 Call
24:16 Why the Rake Story Went Viral
31:09 Protecting Witnesses from Bad Media
37:05 Rakes, Dogmen & North Carolina Patterns
40:25 “They Told Me to Kill It”
47:22 Translucent Creature at the Training Property
52:24 Abandoned Armory Mystery
57:09 Strange Cloven Track Left Behind
1:08:48 Dark Property History, Manifesting & Spiritual Boundaries
1:19:54 Night-Vision Dogman Encounter
1:31:23 Giants, Genesis 6 & Dog-Headed Beings
1:41:20 Content Creation & What Comes Next

20 Comments

@jdheelfan 2 months ago

Prayers for LINDSAY

@angelrock8254 2 months ago

These stories can make anyone appreciate their guardian angel and the incredible job they do.

@georgacarrow3528 2 months ago

If we could get these creatures to hunt human traffickers we could solve 2 problems at once.

@FoineHair 2 months ago

Dear Heavenly Father we ask for you to heal Lindsay and bring peace and strength to their household ❤

@FluffyKittenOverlord 2 months ago

On the way to a bird sanctuary in NC one day with our kids and my wife grabbed my arm and said she saw, what she thought was an out of place Halloween decoration in someones front yard, as we were passing through a residential neighborhood, of an ultra realistic 12' werewolf statue. She was amazed and made me turn around immediately. She was laughing and commenting on how that person must be freaking his neighbors out as a joke or maybe they were cleaning it in preparation for Halloween or had just bought it and were setting it up and checking it out. She just could believe how ultra realistic and scary it was. My kids and I couldn't wait to see this thing. We turned around and went right back to the same house. Guess what...nothing there. We turned back around twice looking for the thing. Nothing.

@jonathanmccullum2513 2 months ago

I have a 38 acre property on goose creek island in north carolina out in pamlico county....right on the water....8 acres of the property have waterfront ...i inherited this place...It was my dads and my dad was a loner and told me that there was things in the woods ....after he passed away i decided to go and stay for a few weeks...the second night i was there i was settling down for the night and i heard my car alarm ...this place is out in the middle of no where ....my glove box had been gone through and there was stuff thrown every where ....so i go back inside and the censor lights started going off ...i never could see anyone but i could see eye shine from 4 distinct people .....and i could see the outlines of people ...i ended up leaving because i was so scared ...when i got to where i was going i looked up eyeshine and realized that this dosnt happen in humans and they dont have contact lenses that do that

@itsFiveFangs 2 months ago

Tony these are the kind of videos that made me fall in love with the channel. Please keep this kind of content coming.

@LoganF-c8d4k 2 months ago

Tony these are the episodes that made the majority of us subscribe to you for, keep these kind of episodes coming

@J3Again 2 months ago (edited)

One of the scariest 911 calls in history!

@POPSM0KE 2 months ago

Prayers for Lindsey

@ONEIL76 2 months ago

Praying for your wife brother

@JacobSanders-zc7sq 2 months ago

Belief is one thing, but knowing is on a whole different level. You no longer wonder 'if' but now wonder 'what' and 'why'.

@AlleyNicole92WWJD 1 month ago

Praying for Lindsay 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@jdsmooth7419 2 months ago

Praying for lindsey and you and your family 🙏🙏🙏

@cas4014 2 months ago

Prayers for Lindsay, may God show mercy. God bless.❤❤❤

@ramonataber4030 2 months ago

Prayers for Lyndsey ❤️🙏

@JohnCesenaro-u5i 2 months ago

I lived in transylvania Co NC, brevard...the blue ridge mountains is home to.the oldest/one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. Blue fairies,big foot, over 200 waterfalls and much more ancient wonders. One night something was stalking the outside of my home. My roomate was out and i was alone. I had.gotten off work and had been home for 2 hrs..something was off i felt like inwas being watched, ALL night something was around my house trying to get inside. I live in a gated community,very secluded. Neighbors are spread apart. I went outside to look around...walked up the road a tiny bit just looking around...something screamed my name! I blocked the doors, sat up in the loft in the corner all night until the sun came up. I dont get spooked or scared by much. But ever since that night i have always been more cautious when in the woods..i wouldnt go out alone at night on my property...i believe there are things in those mountains older than man. Every bed time story,every legend, myth, is based from some truth.