Thread: Bush Ghosts

Manly men needn't read my further.

So occasionally when I'm out enjoying nature, for no reason at all sometimes I'll just absolutely get the willies, hairs on the back of the neck standing up, the whole shebang. If it happens it's usually in relatively thick NZ native bush, and it doesn't even have to be that far from civilisation. I'm not even sure what it is, maybe a sudden cold gust comes out of nowhere that sends shivers down the spine, or just an overwhelming sense of being watched by something, but just not by the venison that should be in the freezer. It's not a fear of the dark or anything - can happen mid morning, and I've always got more than enough equipment and nav sense to get me out of (almost) any situation.

I'm not sure what my imagination is more worried about - something human, like some Deliverance/hills have eyes types who don't believe in the same social contract/rules based order that I do, or something supernatural. I'm a scientist according to an expensive piece of paper I studied for, and while I don't really go for any of the usual ghost stories, some specific locations and experiences give me reason to pause. Actually that's the wrong term: usually my pace quickens a little more than I should and move on.

Am I the only big scaredy cat here? Has anyone got any stories or thoughts they'd be able to share?