Perhaps when we watch others, we are only looking at ourselves back in the mirror. We see the flaws in them which we see in ourselves and when a dozen eyes are staring you down, a dozen of yourself are staring back at you.
Every night, I've looked out my window, just watching for it. They say the monster you see is better than the monster you don't. But, no one who's seen this monster has been able to describe it for us. No one's survived to. For some reason though, I can't help but look. I bet that's why the tourists don't come back from the woods, because they can't stop themselves from looking. That's how it catches them. I hope it doesn't catch me.