The Mysterious Shadow People: What Are They?, page 1

Originally posted by ID

Then again we must be careful not to embrace these creatures as fact so quickly. Let us not remember the infamous "rods." I know that ATS's modo is Deny Ignorance but we must always keep in mind that "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge."--Daniel J Boorstin

I do have a question though, have there been any reported cases of these "shadowmen" interacting with people? Do they simply appear or do they interfere with the actions of humans?

First of all, thanks for your input so far everyone. ID, I completely agree to be skeptical of this, because there is always just as good a chance it's not real, as there is a chance it IS real. I just wanted to list a few of the thought possibilities. About your thought about them being ghosts, I completely agree. They could be a specific KIND of ghost. The only thing that would not support this is that in general, ghosts are usually described as white,gray or transparent rather than black. Then again, that could just be because the black ones are much harder to see and could be just overlooked. But I think the frontrunner would be that they are demons, just because of the nature that they are black and lurk in shadows, and have properties that are vastly different than us, if they exist that is. And to answer your question ID, yes, from what I've read or seen, the people who describe seeing or experiencing their presence causes them to freak out, freeze from fear, or just an uncomfortable feeling arises. But direct encounters I think are very rare. They must have a reason to, because they seem to be able to control over whether they let you see them or not. If you read the caption that accompanies the link I gave, the reason these people set up this camera in their room, is because paranormal or weird things were occuring. So this intense fear that these supposed beings give us, is also why I think they may be demonic, and I mean this as demonic as in from a Biblical sense, because, as a Christian, I believe the Bible. It's states very clear that demons, which are the evil equivalent of angels, exist and Christ even dealt with them a few times. This is just my speculation. But they don't seem like ghosts which are former humans, they seem something of their own. So I think they are designs of Satan most likely. But, if these exist, other theories are very possible as well.