Ignore the fact that the video thumbnail looks like cocaine o'clock. Its salt of course, unfortunately though I didnt manage to sell any. I heard a lot of different noises in the dark and without being able to look around I simply had to assume as to the cause for most of them. Many were obvious, dogs barking, cats, even cows. I heard gunshots at least 3 times. Theyre easily recognized if you grow up in an area with lots of hunting like a small country town in Missouri. The only noise I heard that I wasnt able to easily explain was the occasional short moments where I heard what I could only describe as a dog panting.
At one point I literally readied myself to play friendly with some stray that I thought had wandered into the cemetery. The stray never showed up though. I couldnt turn around and look for a dog of course so its possible, in theory, that a dog did wander up and sit down beside me then pant for fleeting moments once every 45 minutes for a couple hours.
Thats one option, another is that I simply misheard and misidentified the sound. On the far other side is the possibility that the sound is of a paranormal or supernatural origin. I couldnt hear it back on the video at all so there is no evidence to present. At the least this leaves me with a sliver of doubt in myself but I'll return to Machpelah eventually and see if an encore is possible or not.
In before ghost dog. It had to be said.
The next point to address is the reason why this blog post was not up on Friday evening like normal and why I still havent recorded an experiment for this weekend. That reason is a near record setting cold spell for May in North-West Missouri. We actually had snow and it caused enough of a problem that our electricity was down and out for almost 2 days. Sorry for the delay.
The next issue I wanted to discuss was a couple recent suggestions I've had on the most recent experiment's comments over at youtube. They are directly quoted as follows:
"Go Slender-Man hunting! In a near by forest for at least 45 minutes late at night with a flashlight."
"Start walking at 12:00pm and maybe tell ghost/slender stories while you are exploring"
"Yeah you should go looking for slender in your closest forest with only a torch. This vid would be awesome"
" I agree with the Slender-Man hunt."
Now 2 of those are from the same person but its still 3 different people suggesting the same experiment. That is actually a considerable number compared to how many I usually hear together. You'd think 600 subscribers would mean maybe 40 at a time asking for One Man Hide and Seek but no, its usually just 2 or 3 at a time per different experiment.
Now I know that some are going to say Slender Man is a work of fiction in the same vein as any horror movie icon like Freddy or Jason. I dont think anyone would suggest I try making myself terrified of Freddy then sleeping or looking for a huge guy in a hockey mask at anywhere named Camp Crystal Lake. Regardless there is also the argument that far more people believe in Slender Man than actually believe in the mainstream Hollywood horror creations.
The online spread of Slender Man gives it more credibility and believability in many peoples eyes and because of that some can argue that Slender Man exists as a thought form. Some type of collective fear-fueled tulpa. Not far from Freddy's movie description in some ways.
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| Like Tinkerbell but with extreme mental anguish. |
Because of that paired with the requests and the fact that ignoring it would only seem bias (plus I am pressed for time this weekend due to the power issues) I will likely be attempting this one soon.
Let me know your thoughts on how I should go about it and any other ideas you have about the experiment.
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