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The original was posted on /r/paranormal by /u/ni2cole on 2025-02-22 17:25:47+00:00.

I help my parents at their business, and recently, I was on my way to work with two other guys who worked for them. We were sharing creepy paranormal stories and laughing, while my parents sat in the front seat, focused on their own conversation. So I asked my mom if she had ever experienced anything paranormal. Before she could answer, my dad chimed in, reminding her of an encounter they had both experienced at their old job. You see, I’m from southern Chile, and they used to work at Termas de Puyehue, a popular hot springs resort that has been around since 1910. I’ve been there a couple of times it’s surrounded by deep forest, and it’s really beautiful!! Y’all should look it up, that’s also where they met <3 So, they told us that one night during their break, they and some friends decided to walk through a forest trail. It was a hiking trail managed by the hotel, meant for guests who were staying there. During the day, people could walk it freely, but at night, it was completely off-limits for obvious reasons 😭 still, they thought it would be fun to explore it after dark just for the lols. It was pitch black, and the only way they could see was with lighters, and I think one person had a flashlight. (Mind you, this was before they had cell phones, so no quick access to light.) As they were walking, a tall man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He was dressed in formal black clothing, wearing dark sunglasses literally like a stereotypical cult character. They were all pretty startled and were like hey you’re not supposed to be here at night sir. But the man didn’t say shit. He had no source of light on him, yet he walked deeper into the forest and just disappeared. Completely creeped out, they all decided to turn back immediately, laughing it off yk. Does someone have any similar stories or theories idk about what this could’ve been??