In September of 1988, a chilling feral person encounter in Appalachia left two friends questioning what really lives in the dense Kentucky woods. I was 28 at the time, working part-time at a feed store in Somerset, Kentucky. My buddy Mike, a tough Vietnam vet and skilled mechanic, often joined me on long hiking trips….
Back in 2003, in a remote part of North Carolina not far from Mayfield Road, I had an encounter that has stuck with me to this day. Strangely enough, it happened along the same road where I would later have a Bigfoot sighting though that’s another story entirely. Ruffin NC Winged Humanoid sighting: It was…
The Snallygaster Maryland Cryptid: Winged Monster Sightings The Snallygaster Maryland Cryptid: It was a cold February morning in 1909 when a man named Charles Main burst into the Middletown Valley Register office in a panic. His face pale and hands trembling, he insisted on seeing the editor immediately. “I saw it—by God, I saw it!”…
Heading northwest from Prince George’s County, we arrive in the wooded hills of Carroll County home to one of Maryland’s lesser-known but equally mysterious cryptids: the Sykesville Monster. While the Goatman has long held a place in Maryland folklore, the Sykesville Monster is a more recent addition to the state’s collection of strange creatures. Reports…
One of Maryland’s most famous cryptids is the Goatman, a terrifying half-man, half-goat creature said to roam the woods near Bowie, in Prince George’s County. According to local legend, this axe-wielding monster jumps out of the forest to scare, chase, and sometimes even attack people. Descriptions vary a bit, but most agree the Goatman walks…
Topsail Island Ghost Stories: Nestled along the coast of North Carolina, Topsail Island may seem like just another peaceful beach destination — but beneath the surface of its charming seaside atmosphere lies a rich history filled with strange sightings, ghostly apparitions, and pirate legends that stretch back centuries. A Glimpse Into the Island’s Military Past…
Clinch River Alien Abduction: In the summer of 1981, a man in his early 30s known only as “David” in the few reports that exist — claimed to have experienced something truly terrifying along the Clinch River, just outside of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oak Ridge, a town known for its deep ties to government secrecy…
In April 1967, I was a teenager living in Pomeroy, Ohio, right across the river from Mason, West Virginia, about 20 miles north of Point Pleasant, where the Mothman legend began. Growing up in the 1960s, life was laid-back, and kids like me had the freedom to explore. The previous November, stories of a winged…
Photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/creature_micah/ Thurmond West Virginia Ghost Stories: Tucked deep in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was once a booming coal town, thriving in the early 1900s as a major stop on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. With banks, hotels, stores, and a busy train depot, it was the social and economic center of the…
Talking crow Black Mountain: A few weeks ago, I had an experience near Black Mountain, North Carolina, that I can’t quite explain, one that feels like it belongs in the pages of an Appalachian ghost story. I was driving to work along a desolate, winding road, the kind where the dense forest seems to swallow…