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I Saw It Out There: Terrifying True Stories of Unexplained Encounters, Cryptid Sightings, and Paranormal Horrors in the Wilderness
A Terrifying Collection of True Encounters with the Unknown
The woods are supposed to be peaceful. The mountains, a place of solitude. The open fields, a stretch of untamed beauty. But for those who have ventured too far, strayed off the path, or stayed out past dark… the wilderness holds something else.
In I Saw It Out There, firsthand accounts reveal chilling encounters with the unexplainable—things that defy logic, creatures that shouldn’t exist, and presences that watch from the shadows. From campers who wake to inhuman whispers, to hikers who find themselves being followed by something they can’t see, to hunters who realize they are not the apex predator—these stories will make you question what really lurks in the great outdoors.
They saw it. They survived. But they’ll never be the same.
The woods are supposed to be peaceful. The mountains, a place of solitude. The open fields, a stretch of untamed beauty. But for those who have ventured too far, strayed off the path, or stayed out past dark… the wilderness holds something else.
In I Saw It Out There, firsthand accounts reveal chilling encounters with the unexplainable—things that defy logic, creatures that shouldn’t exist, and presences that watch from the shadows. From campers who wake to inhuman whispers, to hikers who find themselves being followed by something they can’t see, to hunters who realize they are not the apex predator—these stories will make you question what really lurks in the great outdoors.
They saw it. They survived. But they’ll never be the same.
- GenresHorror
125 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 22, 2025
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April 23, 2025
Great read
Best book so far that I have read from lyons. These stories truly creeped me out, probably the best stories I have read too.
Best book so far that I have read from lyons. These stories truly creeped me out, probably the best stories I have read too.
April 29, 2025
Another in the type of books that cover strange things happening that are not automatically classifiable as a particular type of cryptid or ghost. This one includes stories about a man and a huge black dog, a deer that stands on its hind legs and walks, the Jersey Devil, a Sasquatch that murders several people and various other stories.
It's all pretty standard stuff but still interesting. The problem with all st stories like this, no matter what book the events are covered or who wrote the book, is that there is no solid evidence to back up what the stories are indicating.
There's no photos, no recordings and someone none of the things seen end up running into someone that's carrying some major firearms and thus get killed. This is especially interesting considering just how many people carry firearms in this country and how long things like this have been going on yet no undeniable solid physical evidence such as a dead body or bones and a partially decayed body have ever been found.
It's all pretty standard stuff but still interesting. The problem with all st stories like this, no matter what book the events are covered or who wrote the book, is that there is no solid evidence to back up what the stories are indicating.
There's no photos, no recordings and someone none of the things seen end up running into someone that's carrying some major firearms and thus get killed. This is especially interesting considering just how many people carry firearms in this country and how long things like this have been going on yet no undeniable solid physical evidence such as a dead body or bones and a partially decayed body have ever been found.
September 25, 2025
boring
I stopped reading after 4 stories.
All set in woodland. In the first, in impossibly poor visibility they ... wait for it ... see something!
The second, camping in the wilderness, near the woods, they ... *hear* something!
The third, way, way out in the woods they come across ... a desk!!
The fourth, a woman wakes very late at night, or one time when awake but "exhausted" she ... hallucinates.
This might have been fun to write, little exercised in trying build tension - but it's a bit of a yawn to read.
I stopped reading after 4 stories.
All set in woodland. In the first, in impossibly poor visibility they ... wait for it ... see something!
The second, camping in the wilderness, near the woods, they ... *hear* something!
The third, way, way out in the woods they come across ... a desk!!
The fourth, a woman wakes very late at night, or one time when awake but "exhausted" she ... hallucinates.
This might have been fun to write, little exercised in trying build tension - but it's a bit of a yawn to read.
April 23, 2025
After the fictional side tracks, it is great to see a new series of frightening encounters. I second the other reviewer's comments, this is his best book yet. Every story was frightening and the witnesses were very fortunate to have survived. Creepy, eerie, disturbing encounters. Real life is better than fiction in many cases.
July 30, 2026
Gawd these are spooky. This series is better than the others because they don't all happen in the woods behind their house. The creepy things happen everywhere. These are all presented as real and I believe them because I want to believe them. I love reading these because unlike some dumb novel, the suspense is constant. You don't have to read 250 pages before something actually happens.
March 22, 2026
awesome
Read makes you scared of the dark crazy things that are out in the vast wild, and doesn’t always seem to be in the wild they seem to be getting closer to civilization right in our back yards
Read makes you scared of the dark crazy things that are out in the vast wild, and doesn’t always seem to be in the wild they seem to be getting closer to civilization right in our back yards
April 27, 2025
Chilling!
Absolutely chilling! Each and every story gives you somewhat of a chill about the woods and wilderness! Too much is out there!
Absolutely chilling! Each and every story gives you somewhat of a chill about the woods and wilderness! Too much is out there!
May 2, 2025
This book gave me chills
Several of these encounters gave me chills. What is out there? What are people hearing and seeing? I look forward to the next book!
Several of these encounters gave me chills. What is out there? What are people hearing and seeing? I look forward to the next book!
May 15, 2025
Outstanding Book ,this one has good creepy stories, a better variety overall. Makes you wonder when you look out at the tree line..
May 19, 2025
Kind of a let down compared to his previous series. Very general, very lacking.
May 24, 2025
fascinating stories
A good collection of diverse types of unexplained stories. I just wish it was longer. I’ve been trying to read something like this for a minute now.
A good collection of diverse types of unexplained stories. I just wish it was longer. I’ve been trying to read something like this for a minute now.
July 2, 2025
A great read
Well worth a read as you never know what's leaking in the woods. I look forward to reading the next book and see what happens in that one. Thanks.
Well worth a read as you never know what's leaking in the woods. I look forward to reading the next book and see what happens in that one. Thanks.
September 9, 2025
I finished this in one sitting before going to bed 🙈 then my car alarm went off unexpectedly at midnight... did this book make me think a skin walker was in a City in the UK? yes... yes it did 🤣
September 27, 2025
A fun read
I enjoyed this book a lot more than others of this sort I have read. I would recommend it if you’re into scary stories!
I enjoyed this book a lot more than others of this sort I have read. I would recommend it if you’re into scary stories!
January 28, 2026
I saw it out there vol1
Great stories but way way too short a book! Needs to be two hundred pages or more, my opinion! I bought the series.
Great stories but way way too short a book! Needs to be two hundred pages or more, my opinion! I bought the series.
March 29, 2026
More please. And just a bit more scary. This needs to be a series.
April 28, 2026
I was hoping I would like some of the stories lol nope!!
All the stories were so boring, short and nothing there for the money I paid! What like 6 maybe 7 stores hmm never again!
All the stories were so boring, short and nothing there for the money I paid! What like 6 maybe 7 stores hmm never again!
August 16, 2026
horrible read
Not sure WTF this is about
No notes on these “reports”
Just fake short stories
Do not recommed to anyone
Not sure WTF this is about
No notes on these “reports”
Just fake short stories
Do not recommed to anyone
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