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| - Shadow Beings (also known as shadow men, shadow folk, or shadow people) are supernatural shadow-like creatures of both modern folklore and traditional native American beliefs. According to folklore, they appear as dark forms in the peripheries of people's vision and disintegrate, or move between walls, when noticed. Reports of shadow people occupy a similar position in the popular consciousness as ghost sightings do, but differ in that shadow beings are not reported as having human features, wearing modern/period clothing, or attempting to communicate. Witnesses also do not report the same feelings of being in the presence of something that 'was once human'. Some individuals have described being menaced, chased, or, in some rare instances, attacked by shadow beings. There have also been reports of shadow people appearing in front of witnesses, in which they are said to stay there, lingering for several seconds before disappearing. Witnesses report that encounters are typically accompanied by a feeling of dread.
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