When I was a kid, my Big Mama used to tell us stories about the monsters that roamed the woods at night. She said it was to keep my brother and me from sneaking out after dark—especially since we lived deep in the woods—but she swore some of those stories were true. The one that…
When I was a kid there was an old house Cross Creek nobody wanted had nothing to do with because it was owned by a witch. People thought the house was cursed. Back where I grew up, There were roads and things, but there were still a whole lot of old paths that people still…
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is a place where history and hauntings seem to walk hand in hand. Tucked among the mountains where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers meet, the town has seen more than its share of tragedy, from Civil War battles to railroad disasters. But few tales are as heartbreaking—or as terrifying as the…
My house sits just fifty feet from the edge of the Nathaniel Mountain State Wildlife Area in West Virginia a sprawling, heavily wooded preserve known for its rugged terrain and untouched wilderness. When my family and I moved here five years ago, we thought we were moving into peace and quiet. But over time, I’ve…
Snallygaster Maryland cryptid: It was a cold February morning in 1909 when Charles Main, a local man living just outside Middletown, Maryland, burst into the Valley Register office in a panic. His face pale and hands trembling, he demanded to speak to the editor. “I saw it—by God, I saw it!” Main stammered. “A beast……
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…
The Thunder That Never Was: This story was shared with me by a distant cousin. It’s something his great-grandpa experienced way back in the early 1900s, deep in the old mountains of East Tennessee. Back then, his great-grandpa lived close to his mother-in-law, a widow who was absolutely terrified of storms. One evening, a big…
Deep in the misty foothills of Ohio’s Appalachian region, where the Little Miami River snakes through the quiet town of Loveland, something strange lurks in the shadows. It’s not a fish, not a man, but something in between—a 4-foot-tall, frog-like humanoid with slimy skin, bulging eyes, and, in one chilling account, a sparking wand. They…
In the late 1890s, the small, rugged town of Big Stone Gap, nestled in the remote southwestern corner of Virginia, became the epicenter of a chilling mystery that gripped the region with fear. The publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1897 had already set imaginations ablaze with tales of bloodthirsty creatures lurking in the shadows,…
The Ohio Grassman is a legendary cryptid believed to inhabit Ohio’s forests. While often likened to Bigfoot, it possesses unique traits that differentiate it. Sightings of the creature date back to at least the 1800s, and it continues to intrigue cryptid enthusiasts and paranormal researchers.It’s said to be a large ape-like creature, about 6 to…