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The Man in the Chair: He Knew Your Child's Name
· 26 min
Episode The Man in the Chair: He Knew Your Child's Name
The Man in the Chair: He Knew Your Child's Name In this episode, we delve into Michael's harrowing account of his son Hunter's disappearance from a remote forest and the inexplicable encounter that followed years later. This story explores the limits of grief, the search for answers where none exist, and a decision that continues to haunt a father. Person: Michael Event: Son's disappearance Location: Algán forest, Maine Time: Three years after disappearance Encounter: Man named Crackerjack - Hunter, Michael's six-year-old son, vanished from a waterfall's edge in the Algán forest. - Search and rescue found no clothing, footprints, or scent trails over five days. - Three years later, Michael discovered a full living room setup in a Maine forest clearing. - An older man in the armchair, named Crackerjack, had a hand that felt almost burning. - Crackerjack spoke Hunter's name without Michael ever mentioning it. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night hours. Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies. Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news. Press play on our late night horror stories and late night scary stories, from storytime horror to a full horror stories compilation or scary stories compilation real scary stories, scary stories based on true events, and dark stories to keep the lights on. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquiries: business@obomedia
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