The Shadow Man of Provincetown - The Black Flash

About this episode

The episode discusses the sightings and attacks attributed to a mysterious shadow man in Provincetown in 1938.

In 1938, the small community of Provincetown began to notice a tall, dark figure watching them from afar. Women and children reported these sightings to the police, describing a an 8-foot, humanoid shadow man with glowing eyes and a dark hat. The local cops assumed it was all just a hoax, until the creature started attacking the residents of P-town… Become a commune member to get access to bonus episodes: https://thisparanormallife.com Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Secret Society Facebook Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Official TPL Merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by Philip Shacklady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: This Paranormal Life

Topics covered

• paranormal
• urban legend
• true crime
• supernatural
• community fear

Keywords

• shadow man
• Provincetown
• humanoid
• glowing eyes
• dark figure
• attacks
• urban legend

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Provincetown

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