**Monsters, Cryptids, and Mysterious Wild Beasts** – Discover the fascinating stories behind some of the most incredible creatures from Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland! Encounter legends such as Bigfoot, Goatman, Frogmen, Black Dogs, Sheepsquatch, Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster, and Dogman.
In the autumn of 1952, a mother from Flatwoods, West Virginia, along with her sons and several neighborhood kids, came face-to-face with a 10-foot-tall dark green figure featuring a reddish face that hovered above the ground, resembling something alien. This encounter both terrified and mystified them, capturing the imagination of the entire nation and leading to the creature being named the Flatwoods Monster.
Learn more about the Flatwoods Monster and other mysterious beings, including a strange Bigfoot encounter experienced by the author while exploring locations for this book. Discover GPS coordinates and places you can visit to search for these wild beasts and see pictures of the areas where they were spotted!
- Wampus Cat
- Snarly Yow – Black Dog of South Mountain
- Goatman of Fletchertown Road
- Sykesville Monster
- West Virginia Hellhound and Tommyknocker
- Sheepsquatch
- Vegetable Man
- Ohio’s Bigfoot
- Minerva Monster
- Loveland Frogman
- Storm Hag of Presque Isle
- Goat-Man of Pope Lick Trestle (Kentucky)
- Melon Heads
- Flatwoods Monster
- Mothman
- Appalachian Chupacabra