Spooky Appalachia

3 Terrifying True Encounter Stories With Unknown Creatures in Appalachia

Venture deep into the dark, mist-shrouded hollows and winding mountain roads of Appalachia for 3 Terrifying True Encounters With Unknown Cryptids that defy conventional s

Chicago Area Mothman Witness Speaks Out (An Eyewitness Interview)

Does the infamous winged harbinger of doom roam outside the wooded ridges of West Virginia? In this gripping special interview, we sit down with a direct eyewitness who s

The Story of The Flatwoods Monster: 74-Year Anniversary of The Green Monster

Dive back into the definitive West Virginia cryptid mystery with a special 74th-anniversary deep dive into the Flatwoods Monster. On September 12, 1952, a group of local

Shadow People Encounters: 3 Chilling True Stories of the Void

What happens when the darkness in the corner of the room suddenly moves? In this episode of Spooky Appalachia, we dive deep into the unnerving world of shadow people and

Appalachian Voices That Aren't Human: Terrifying True Mimic Encounters

Something in the ancient hills of Appalachia is learning how to speak with the voices of our loved ones. In this episode of Spooky Appalachia, we dive deep into bone-chil

"I Saw It Hovering Over Roanoke": An Eyewitness Shares Her Terrifying Close Encounters

What happens when a peaceful family dinner in downtown Roanoke turns into a harrowing close encounter with a massive, silent, propeller-driven UFO hovering right over you

Footsteps in the Empty Trailer, Dispatcher's Dread, and the Haunted Middle School: 3 Chilling Fan-Submitted Ghost Stories

In this episode, we dive into three fan-submitted ghost stories sent in straight from the heart of Appalachia. First, we head to Floyd County, Kentucky, where a childhood

5 Cryptids of New Jersey: Swamp Phantoms, Urban Legends, and the Pine Barrens

New Jersey might be famous for its beaches, turnpikes, and bustling cities, but beneath its urban centers and dense wetlands lies a dark underworld of bizarre creatures a

The Black Sisters of Christiansburg Virginia: Appalachian Horror & Listener Hauntings

Deep in the history of Christiansburg, Virginia, lies the dark tale of the "Black Sisters"—Mary Sneed, Caroline Martin, and Virginia Wardlaw. From their arrival at the Mo

Beyond the Legend: New Witnesses to the Essex Mothman

In a previous episode, we shared a chilling listener encounter from Little Braxted, Essex—a childhood memory of glowing red eyes and a winged silhouette that haunted two

Forgotten Cryptids of Virginia: The Wood Booger, Wampus Cat, and More

A port from our YouTube: From the dense forests of Southwest Virginia to the shadows of the Great Dismal Swamp, the Appalachian mountains have long harbored legends that

Wings in the Night: Three Chilling Eyewitness Accounts of the Mothman From Listeners

In this episode of Spooky Appalachia, we confront the legend head-on through the eyes of those who claim to have survived an encounter with the Mothman. We explore three

2 True Encounters with Black Eyed Children | Creepy Listener Stories From Remote Appalachia

In this chilling installment of Spooky Appalachia, we venture deep into the isolated hollers and shadowed ridges to explore two terrifying encounters with the unknown. O

The Flatwoods Monster: A Bloodline Legacy — An Exclusive Interview with the May Family

In this truly unique episode of Spooky Appalachia, we sit down for an intimate and historic conversation with Chris May and his wife, Misty. Chris offers a rare, generati

The Glowing Phantom and the Casket Factory Haunting

In this episode of Spooky Appalachia, we explore two unsettling accounts that prove some things in the mountains refuse to be ignored. First, we travel back to 1954 to h

Beyond Wytheville: The 1987 Virginia UFO Flap Continued

In our previous episode, we dove deep into the infamous 1987 Wytheville, Virginia, UFO flap. The response was overwhelming. We were flooded with emails and comments from

The True Origins of Spooky Appalachia and Beyond: My Guest Talk at the 2026 Grafton Monster Festival

In June 2026, I had the incredible honor of taking the stage at the Grafton Monster Festival to discuss the journey of Spooky Appalachia. This episode captures that live

The Legend and Beyond: A New Witness Account of the Grafton Monster

What really lurks along the banks of the Tygart River? While the Grafton Monster has long been discussed as a piece of Appalachian folklore, the truth behind the sighting

The Wytheville UFO Flap: The Danny Gordon & Roger Hall Interview

We’re diving into the vault. In this special bonus episode, we are presenting raw, on-location interviews with Danny Gordon and Roger Hall, two men who experienced the in

The Wytheville UFO Flap: The 1987 Wave & Modern Sightings

In the late fall of 1987, the quiet town of Wytheville, Virginia, became the epicenter of one of the most intense and well-documented UFO flaps in American history. What