Audio version of this story, as well as some other Virginia cryptids on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/HUWg82f3UQ4?si=sMhvJ5DZ4cGyuvpL&t=1292 This is one we keep hearing a lot about but didn’t really know a lot about. I was surprised to see when looking into it that this was a Virginia and Tennessee cryptid. It’s said to walk upright like…
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The Lyric Theater, Blacksburg Virginia
The Lyric Theater opened in 1909, on the corner of Wilson Ave and North Main ST in downtown Blacksburg. In the 1930 it moved to it’s current location with a 900 seating capacity (reduced to 477 in 1990’s reconstruction), state of the art equipment, an orchestra put, and a pretty big luxury for the time,…
Alexander Black House
Located in Blacksburg, Virginia. Alexander Black, a descendant of Blacksburg’s founder. Built this large Victorian home in the town, to show how successful someone could be in a small southwestern Virginian town. Folks have contacted us about seeing strange figures in the windows of this building and even standing on the front porch! Check out…
The Point Pleasant West Virginia TNT Area
This is the famous TNT area of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. During World War II the area of more that 8,000 acres was used for ammunition manufacturing. For safety reasons and to hide it, the ammunition and explosives were hidden in the concrete igloos. After the war, the area was mostly abandoned. Then in the…
Mothman Mini Golf Course
We were invited by our friends in Point Pleasant to come check out the latest Mothman themed attraction, the Mothman Black Light Mini Golf Course! Brought to you by the folks behind The Mothman Museum, Point Pleasant Trading Company, Bunker 304, and many more! The course is a lot of fun and we put out…
Sweet Springs Sanitarium
Located in eastern Monroe County, West Virginia. The resort was built by William Lewis, the brother of General Andrew Lewis who led the battle of Point Pleasant. The resort as we know it was built in the 1830’s and was a tourist hotspot with many famous visitors like George Washington and his wife, Patrick Henry,…
Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery
Located in Murphy, North Carolina. Harshaw Chapel is a small brick church that was built during the 1860s, then donated to a local church by Joshua Harshaw. The cemetery around the chapel is even older than it is, and according to local legend, Abraham Linconln’s father is said to be buried here. It’s rumored that…
The Slate Belt Owlman
This week I was sent a story a bit out of the norm. The fan who sent this came across this story that was posted on a Facebook group for the Slate Belt area in Pennsylvania. It’s about a creature referred to there as The Slate Belt Owl Man. The sighting took place in March…
The Virginia Devil Monkey
Listen to us tell this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/HUWg82f3UQ4?si=yyEV9TCiRWpEI1ty&t=431 I first heard of the Virginia Devil Monkey while reading the book “Monsters of Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in The Old Dominion” by L.B. Taylor Jr. It caught my attention because a lot of the incidents occurred very close to where I spent the first few…
Chesapeake Bay Serpent “Chessie”
Listen to us tell this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/HUWg82f3UQ4?si=TYYKKYdzfP-gp289&t=140 It seems like every state with large lakes or bodies of water has a giant water cryptid. This one is kind of shared with Maryland. It’s the Chesapeake Bay Serpent also known as Chessie. It’s said be about 30-35 feet long, and has been sighting…