Grafton Monster origin and history on Grafton: Tucked into the hills of northern West Virginia lies the small town of Grafton, about 35 minutes from Morgantown. With roots dating back to 1852, Grafton began as a work camp for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and was officially chartered just a few years later in 1856….
This week, we have another awesome story sent in to us by our friend Steve Alligator Horse. This is one told to him by his aunt about a postal worker who was attacked on his route. It took place in Kentucky back in the 1920s. I remember my aunt Eugena’s story about the mailman who…
This week we have a story sent in by one of our patrons who may have had a Yowie sighting when he lived in Australia back in 2013. I was walking the old Woodend Logging Rail Line that has been converted into a walking trail. This path runs through the Wombat National Forest. It dead…
This is a story about an encounter with Green Eyes from Chickamauga Battlefield straight from my uncle in his own words. It was 1973, and I was working two jobs to help my mother with some bills and pay my own bills, and I was saving up for the new Chevy Nova that came out…
This week’s story was sent in to us by a fan who heard this story that took place back in the 1930’s from his aunt. It happened in Wayne County, Kentucky. Aunt Pat described being on the slope of a mountain digging ginseng. She was sitting down on the forest floor digging roots when something…
Audio version of this story on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/HUWg82f3UQ4 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 years…
Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms5Co49dH-I&t=491s This week, we are taking a look at the odd story of The Vegetable Man from Fairmont, West Virginia. One hot July day 1968 a young man by the name of Jennings Fredrick who was around 19 years old at the time, had gone woodchuck hunting near…
Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/JC45gjqHMkk?si=O4QmYekuLh7067hz&t=484 The Squonk is a mythical creature from Pennsylvania folklore, particularly associated with the state’s heavily forested areas, such as the Hemlock forests in northern Pennsylvania. The legend goes that due to its loose fitting skin and being covered in warts. It’s said to closely resemble a…
Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FjrthIQmnc this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! This is another Flatwoods Monster sighting sent to us by our friends at The Flatwoods Monster Museum. The Flatwoods Monster is one of our favorite cryptids. It reportedly took place a few days before the more famous…
Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIyJ6Umw0uM this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! Today’s story was sent to me by a friend of mine that lives in Gallipolis, OH named Amy. For those unfamiliar with the area Gallipolis is right across the bridge from Point Pleasant. It is…