They held a RoadKill Cook-off Festival, which became a yearly event. exited the forest the creature stopped at the edge of the forest and let out a screech Despite its reputation as the world hide-and-seek champion, you just may spot one of the elusive beings in one of these 10 hotspots. The AIMS Team's wild hunt for bigfoot premieres Sunday, January 2 on Travel Channel and discovery+. WebFormerly a railroad boomtown, Grafton, West Virginia, today seems somewhat an anomaly a village of big-city architecture locked in a territory of small farms and dense woodlands. No discussion about cryptids would be complete without Bigfoot, or the Sasquatch. The Grafton Monster is named for Grafton, West Virginia, where a behemoth humanoid creature said to have bizarre rubber-like skin allegedly has been Eyewitnesses say that Jenny stands on the track engulfed in flames and appears to be screaming. Putnam and Mason. The legend of caren the 1960s, when sightings were at their peak. As many AIMS hunts occur at night and involve bizarre settings, many viewers consider Willy McQuillians contraptions a highlight of the show. Dead chickens, creepy altars and Wild Bill's high school nickname are all on full display in this incredible episode. Source. The bridge spanned the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia. After testing the completed trap the team begins the final night hunt. only to find that the creature is perfectly fine and even acts in a menacing mocking Numerous flashing red aircraft beacons can be seen from the area of the sighting, and the creature itself was probably a common barn owl, perched on a tree branch. They have caught fleeting, blurry images of what they claim to be the Grassman, Shadow Creature, Cherokee Death Cat, Black Wolf and the Bigfoot from the Tygart Valley on camera, to name but a few. Later, the team learns incredible new information about Trapper that dates back to 1984 as Huckleberry blows the case wide open. Photo by jpmueller99 from Following the collapse, there were no more reported Mothman sightings in the area, and speculation arose that the events were connected. TNT area again they claimed to encounter the creature for the last time where they Now, Neff builds special relationships with fans at national meet-and-greet opportunities. Pleasant leading up to the Silver Bridge disaster where sightings of TNT area and upon leaving back towards home they were apparently chased by the The team must take on both terrifying clans after one of the guys has a brush with death. Finally, on December 15th, 1967, the Silver Bridge crossing the Ohio River in Point Pleasant suffered a sudden collapse, resulting in the death of 46 people. WebThe Grafton Monster - The Beast Of Grafton West Virginia : WV Myths & Legends ( West Virginia Folklore ) : Today we are diving into the Headless Horror Known as The Grafton ", Large size, White seal-like skin, Headless. After meeting the eyewitnesses, the team believes the key to the investigation may be a Native American lightning symbol hidden inside a secluded barn. There are a number of reported sightings, supposed tracks and blurry photos of Bigfoot from our area. owl and that perceptions of these things had been altered/exaggerated due to Eyewitnesses claim it appears out of nowhere and disappears just as easily. Check out BuddyTV for up-to-date details about all of your most-watched movies and TV shows. And thats West Virginia. Image by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-fotofrom Pixabay Whatever it was, the town has enjoyed a tourism boost from the flatwoods monster team travel to Pike County, Kentucky, to investigate a huge canine predator who is menacing the local farming community. Otherssay that it hasfour eyes andscreams. While the AIMS team members are mostly from West Virginia and The Mountain State features most heavily in their monster hunts the team also travels to other southern Appalachian and Appalachian-adjacent states, such as Kentucky and Ohio, to solve mysteries. people like some kind of dark entity and is usually after an initial encounter has taken 4/10, took place in 1999 in Boone county. On June 16, 1964, at around 11pm, Robert Cockrell, a reporter for the Grafton Sentinelnewspaper, was driving along the team travel to the treacherous terrain of Hocking Hills, Ohio, to investigate a huge hog-like creature called "Hogzilla." having green skin, reptilian head, long and thin arms and that the being appeared to manner in such incidents. You can journey to the dark forest throughout the five seasons available for streaming on Fubo or DirecTV, or catch up with Kentucky Wolfman and Devil Dog in the six seasons available on the Travel Channel and Discovery Plus. On September 12th, 1952, three children saw a bright object cross the sky, and land neara farmer's field. WebOn the night of June 16th, 1964, a reporter for The Grafton Sentinel was driving home when he spotted a huge white obstruction on the side of the road. Once he realized it was The White Thing is said to havefront limbs and a long tailthat are similar to those of a raccoon but muchlarger. Tices popularity with viewers sparked a special Tribute to Trapper episode centered around the hunters life after he succumbed to long-term health issues before completing the shows current season. Author John Keel's 1975 book. [7] He made a minor appearance in the first episode of the season where he was visited by Huckleberry and Buck to whom he expressed the severity of his situation. [3], Once home, Cockrell called two of his friends: Jerry Morse and Jim Mouser. The story of the Gray Man starts in the 1820s. The AIMS team finds a decades-old clue etched in stone by late team leader Trapper, leading to a shocking revelation about. No list of Appalachian cryptids would be complete without the most famous of them, Point Pleasant's own Mothman! McQuillian is a skilled carpenter and a seasoned hunter. Mays mum who they had ran to fetch headed towards the area the light went down in howls and wailing that can echo through the air when it is said to be nearby. nocturnal creature with black fur and glowing green eyes. Refreshed and refocused, the team heads back to Ashe County in search of the Cherokee Devil, which soon proves to be too much for Huckleberry. The idea behind Mountain Monsters is a simple one based on excavating the generations-long mythologies about magical creatures that originated in Appalachia. team is a self-styled, cryptozoology research team founded by West Virginians John "Trapper" Tice, Jeff Headlee, and Willy McQuillian. Reported sightings took place in Greenbrier, Pocohontas, and Mason counties. Photo by: rudall30 via iStock / Getty Images. After the guys ponder the missing Trapper Tice hound from an old photo, Huckleberry tells his buddies about his encounter with what he believed to be the Grafton Monster. Later, Jeff breaks out his silver duct tape hillbilly hazmat suit to do blood work on an old dog collar. And Buck gets into a wild fistfight with some locals at night. One of the group shined a light, and saw"man-like figure with a round, red face surrounded by a pointed, hood-like shape", while another member reported seeing a green outfit and claw like hands. More recently a recurring rogue team has spied on and sabotaged the A.I.M.S. The creatures are, supposedly, occasionally caught on camera, such as the Cave Creature, Chupacabra, Wildman (Bigfoot), Waya Woman and Smoke Wolf's eyes. Tears are shed and laughter echoes throughout the Appalachian night sky as they relive their favorite Trapper moments. After Jeff is drawn away by a mysterious cloaked figure the team searches for him and soon discovers a pair of old, finely crafted torches that shed light on the Cherokee folklore surrounding Spearfinger as well as making a very bloody discovery. elevations and ruggedness drop when close to rivers. The rolling hills and deep forests of Appalachia are home a wide array of natural flora and fauna, and perhaps unsurprisingly, are also a hotbed of monster or cryptid sightings. creature where they described it as a large flying man with 10 feet long wings. 4ft in width. Theydescribed the creatureas a man with ten-foot wings and red, glowing eyes. Monster, a large humanoid creature said to have been sighted around the outskirts of Leave the lights on when you read these bone-chilling stories of average people encountering the paranormal. hysteria/excitement about recent monster sightings in Michigan, about a similar the Mothman thereafter dramatically declined. CC BY-SA 4.0.Source. Its estimated to weigh between 1000 and 1500 The beast is described as being bipedal and seemingly headless During this tragedy,46 motorists lost their lives in the icy river. When the monster appeared to float toward them, the boys ran in fear to a nearby house and called the police. Other reported sightings have all been placed in or around the area near Sutton and Gassaway, West Virginia. The The team meets with eyewitnesses and builds a custom razor wire trap before embarking upon a perilous night hunt. Many sightings of Lizard Man followed, often involving the They told police that the creature followed their car. The Grafton Monster is amanlike beast who resembles Bigfoot or Skunk Ape. creature seemed to be aggressive and jumped out the ditch to attack the car, prompting It does appear they have quite a bit of cryptid and There has long been a piece of folklore about a black phantom dog or wolf known as the The team meets with eyewitnesses and constructs an elaborate water trap before pursuing the creature on land and boat. forestry, aerospace, automotive, healthcare, education, metals/steels, media, The popular show can be purchased on Amazon Prime or Vudu. Love West Virginia? often very rugged, there are also many forests amongst the terrain as well. Although not a consistent part of the show or a member of the AIMS team, Chad Nolin is known as Nolan the Cattle Rancher on Mountain Monsters for the season one episode, The Wampus Beast of Pleasant County. Nolin played a minor but memorable role in the episode after sharing a story about losing several calves on his cattle farm to the predatory Wampus Beast and sharing a video he shot of the mysterious creature. area near Point Pleasant similar to the Mothman. It is a race against time to find what is hidden in the rock overhang that can finally reveal the mystery of Spearfinger. "I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It all started in 1952 near to the town 18 months later, the team is inactive and are scared to go back to the dark forest. Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings travel to Eastern Kentucky to investigate the Wildman, known as the most dangerous and aggressive Bigfoot in the region. notification), or alternatively you can use an RSS Feed Reader. The A.I.M.S. Next up we will be looking at the strange and the unexplained They soon learn their only option is to face-off against the shapeshifting Bigfoot. She is an author, who enjoys living outside the box and coloring outside of the lines. The AIMS team revisits the most thrilling moments along the way of their epic Bigfoot quest. Shutterstock. There is a monster prowling in Grafton, West Virginia according to some folks. Similar creatures After a short hiatus, fans can now enjoy the return of monster madness as Mountain Monsters made its eighth season debut in 2022. It is likely that the proceeding sightings after the [1] His account was dismissed by the editors at his work, but news of the monster soon gained popularity throughout West Virginia, leading to large search parties aimed at finding the creature. in the states eastern panhandle among the rugged landscape near Harpers Ferry but its Stream new episodes every Sunday on discovery+. Your favorite shows, personalities and exclusive originals. . "[2], On June 16, 1964, at around 11pm, Robert Cockrell, a reporter for the Grafton Sentinel newspaper, was driving along the Tygart River on Route 119, known as Riverside Drive, on his way home from work. Description of the alien being has also been altered over time, November 12th 1966, there was a sudden explosion of Mothman sightings across Point Decades later the festival is still going strong and features participants who share their favorite roadkill recipes. They are also shown as a digital rendering that appears before and after commercial breaks. But first the team must set off to find missing team member, Huckleberry, who is lost in the cornfields. There is too much to reasonably cover about Bigfoot on this page, but we'd be remiss not to mention it. Around 11pm on June 16th, 1964 a reporter for the Grafton Sentinel newspaper named Robert Cockrell was driving home from the office. the roads. Habitats "Bigfoot of Pendleton County: Great Fire Ape". 11. Hazy images captured during an instance of spooked cattle and detailed in the television show Mountain Monsters reveal a very tall creature moving quickly through the treeline. State of Democracy and other Civil Liberties and Freedoms in Afghanistan sinc Far away from Eden ep. The statue known as the Weeping Woman sits in the Riverview cemetery and looks over the Jackson family plot, relatives of General Stonewall Jackson. Bigfoot, Mothman, The Grafton Monster, also known as the "Beast of Grafton," is a large humanoid cryptid that's said to stalk the forests outside the town of Grafton, West Virginia- a former railroad boomtown located in the United States. There's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Mountain Monsters follows a group of trappers who search the Appalachian Mountains in search of the legendary animals that call those hills their home. The creature can leap extremely far and is an expert climber, navigating the trees with ease. first appearing and it is most commonly seen besides or on the roads among the area. I talk about the strange and the unexplained of the US state of West Virginia which has a whole host of cryptids from the famous mothman to the grafton monster and otherwordly mysteries such as the flatwoods monster. They described the alien monsteras having long, thin arms, green skin, and a reptilian head. According to the book Monsters of West Virginia,the monster stands between seven and nine feet tall with slick, pale skin that resembles a seal. One of the most infamous stories and sightings of the Mothman was on November sighted over the area and nearby states at the time), the red pulsing light was likely an people claim that the mothman then mostly vanished from frequent sightings, leaving Group The Weekly Ramblers Readers Group where readers can more easily talk with mountain biking, rock climbing, hunting etc. The Grafton Sentinel posted on Jun 19th that the alleged monster was simply from an individual who had been pushing a handcart loaded high with boxes along Riverside drive on Tuesday night. Flickr. The team returns to Pennsylvania to solve the mystery of the Lightning Man and his clan of Bigfoot known as the Thunder Brothers. Visitors have reported seeing the statue move and the Weeping Woman has been photographed with her hands resting in different positions. team travel to Harrison County, West Virginia, to investigate a vicious canine-feline hybrid known as "The Bloodless Howler." of Flatwoods when a group of children, Ed (aged 13) and Freddie (aged 12) May and West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action There Cockrell suddenly encountered a large, white creature on the righthand side of the road, which was the side that the Tygart River was located. The A.I.M.S team must capture it once and for all. This hard-nosed monster hunter is a former United States Marine with 50 years of military experience behind him. There were a handful of reported sightings of the man-sized moth between 1966 and 1967. it breaking through a forest and then knelt to drink from a nearby creek for a few Soon after though sightings begun to die down and there were not many reported The Snarly Yowhas been reported to appearout of thin air, change its size, and to disappear in the blink of an eye. Mountain Monsters is filmed largely in the storied hills of Appalachia, where more sightings and other reportings of mythical creatures abound than any other place in America. minutes before it then crossed over the creek and sauntered off towards a nearby road. It is possible for monster fans to attend both the Mothman Festival at Point Pleasant and the double-feature at Sutton as the two communities are a drive of approximately two hours Do you have a story about the Flatwoods Monster? The team finds out that only way to get answers is to simultaneously try out two rituals, which bring about face-to-face encounters they could have never prepared for. Sheepsquatch description but this time saying it also had four eyes. Take the Morgantown Public Library's quick and fun quiz to see what famous WV cryptid you are! The team meets with eyewitnesses, tracks the beast, and attempts to capture it inside of a giant log-fall trap. One teen in 1964 initially suggested the creature was an escaped polar bear, but no one could determine where or what a polar bear was doing in Grafton, West Virginia. introduced by Germans settling in the area, the creature is most often said to be living [3], In 2021 it was announced that a TV special titled Mountain Monsters: A Tribute to Trapper would premiere on January 3, 2021. She was in such a panic she did not see the oncoming train and was struck and killed. team faces a mysterious man who offers them a deal with an incredible payoff. run as easily on two legs as it can on four. Willy and Wild Bill sneak down for a recon mission, and the team realizes the key to their quest is in the rock overhang and the red shed. It isallegedly legless and floats upon a device that allows it to glide across the ground. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The only thing known to deter a Smoke Wolf is the sound of rattling chains. [1], The monster is claimed to be a large, humanoid bipedal creature with no visible head, and covered in slick, white seal-like skin. that the light seen was likely a meteor streaking through the sky (of which one had been Never miss out on information about your favorite shows, like Mountain Monsters, again.
Meet the top five monsters from the West Virginia hills Grafton Monster | Myths and Folklore Wiki | Fandom Many local West Virginians believe that The White Thing isrelated to Sheepsquatch which has been reported in Boone, Mason, Putnam and Kanawha counties in western and southwestern West Virginia. The team tracks the creature across treacherous terrain and rivers and attempts to capture it inside of a caldron trap. SPECIAL 0x4 Behind the Hunt: Kentucky Hellhound April 4, 2014 Destination America S02E02 Grafton Monster of Taylor County April 11, 2014 [1], The next day at work, Cockrell mentioned to his editor Grafton Sentinel of what he had seen, but the editor did not take the sighting seriously. Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings travel to Clay County, WV to investigate the "Yahoo", who threw trees at them and destroyed their trap in Nicholas County West Virginia, last autumn. It has beenroaming the mountains near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Trapper opens their eyes as they realize that they have been missing a big clue that has been in front of them all along. More than twenty sightings were reported from this monster hunt, which Robert Cockrell interviewed in detail. with white seal-like skin that is very slick, it is said to be 7-9ft in height and as much as the only clue to something having been there was a depression in the grass from where It was originally sited in 1964 by Robert Cockrell, who worked as a reporter for the Grafton Sentinel. It has often been seen in the West Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings travel to Putnam County, WV to investigate the Chupacabra, known as the West Virginia Vampire. All images are used with permission or licensed. The A.I.M.S.