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Bestiary / SPK-009

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Case file SPK-009Active Sightings

Shadow People

Also known as Shadow Figures · The Hat Man

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Field ReportDocumentedEditorial reconstructionRPT-2025-0003The Hat Man in Room 214 — a nurse's accountI've been a night-shift nurse for eleven years, and hospice care has a folklore of its own. Every nurse who's worked end-of-life will tell you about the…Hospice facility, Pennsylvania (name withheld)2 min1 noteDec 4, 2025