# The Shadow Man of Provincetown - The Black Flash

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Podcast: [This Paranormal Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-paranormal-life-659420)
Published: 2026-04-07T16:13:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9041970301.mp3?updated=1775578447
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## Resource

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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