Absolutely terrified - possible entity interaction in Pendle Hill area (Lancashire)

I'm still shaking as I write this, so forgive me if this is rambling. My name's Michael and this happened last night (17th March, around 11:15pm) on Pendle Hill during a solo hiking trip. I know everyone says 'don't go out alone at night,' but I've done this route a hundred times.

I was about halfway up the hill when my torch completely died - new batteries, so that was weird. At the same moment, I heard what I can only describe as a low, rhythmic sound coming from the trees to my left. Not wind. Not an animal. Something deliberate. I turned to look and saw a shape moving between the trees, bipedal but wrong somehow - too tall, proportions off.

Most terrifying bit: I felt absolutely certain it was watching me. Not like 'I think something's there,' but a physical sensation, like pins and needles on the back of my neck. I started walking quickly back down the hill and didn't stop until I reached the car park. Haven't slept properly since.

Does anyone have experience with this kind of entity encounter? I'm not claiming it was a Bigfoot - honestly, I have no idea what it was. But it was something.

Christ, mate. That's a properly unsettling experience. The torch dying is worth investigating - electromagnetic phenomena do sometimes precede paranormal activity. Do you have any electrical sensitivity or have you experienced unusual things before?

Pendle Hill has a grim history, obviously. Witch trials, strange occurrences reported over centuries. I'm not saying you saw a ghost, but the location has documented activity. Would you consider going back during daylight with recording equipment?

Probably just a deer or a large dog and your brain filling in gaps due to darkness and adrenaline. Happens more often than people admit. The torch dying is coincidence. Get some sleep, go back up the hill in daylight, take photos of the area. You'll feel better once you've rationalised it.

I felt absolutely certain it was watching me.

Pendle's got a reputation. I've got mates in Clitheroe and there's been talk of unusual activity in that area for years - not just cryptids, but lights in the sky, weird sounds. Local forums are quieter about it, but there's definitely something. Would recommend posting in the 'Haunted Locations' forum as well because Pendle might be a mixed phenomenon site.

Get yourself a decent torch with fresh batteries, a thermal camera if you can borrow one, and go back prepared. Bring a witness this time. Document everything. If something's genuinely active in that location, we need evidence. Anecdotes are great for the community, but evidence changes minds.

Sleep paralysis-adjacent experience? Or genuine encounter? Hard to say without being there. Pendle Hill is atmospheric as anything, so psychological factors aren't to be dismissed. That said, your description of wrong proportions and the watching sensation are consistently reported across cryptid encounters. File this in the 'Bigfoot & Sasquatch' forum as well, might get some comparative analysis.