This episode is all about the hairy… and the monstrous in Appalachia.

Before we move on to other types of cryptids, we’re stepping into a category that shows up again and again across sightings, folklore, and firsthand accounts: massive, humanoid, hair-covered creatures lurking just beyond the tree line.

We begin by closing the chapter on the Wampus Cat—wrapping up our ongoing side quest and sharing where that journey has ultimately led.

Then we widen the lens.

In this episode:

• The Knobby Bigfoot sightings in North Carolina—and the 911 calls tied to them
• A lesser known report of a Bigfoot carrying a baby in Virginia
• Werewolf and canine-like humanoid encounters reported across the Virginias
• And finally… the less documented, but deeply intriguing potential of cat-like humanoid beings

Strange things be afoot in the backwoods of Appalachia. 

Things all too hairy. Massive. And just watching from afar.

Stay safe. Keep the nightlight on. And sleep with one eye open.

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SOURCES: 

The Wampus Cat of Appalachia; Catawampus Critters, Cherokee Masks and Mountain Memory: https://appalachianhistorian.org/the-wampus-cat-of-appalachia-catawampus-critters-cherokee-masks-and-mountain-memory/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Story of the Wampus Cat by Dave Tabler: https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Demon on the Woods by Charles Edwin Price: https://archive.org/details/demoninwoodstall0000pric/page/10/mode/2up

Bear or Bigfoot, Knobby’s got ‘em buzzin: http://bigfootencounters.com/articles/knobby.htm

Folks were looking for Knobby back in 1979: http://bigfootencounters.com/stories/knobby.htm

The Business of Bigfoot: https://www.charlottemagazine.com/the-business-of-bigfoot/

Pocono Wildman: https://www.cryptopia.us/site/2015/02/pocono-wildman-pennsylvania-usa/

Westmoreland Wildman: https://www.cryptopia.us/site/2015/06/westmoreland-wildman-pennsylvania-usa/

Bedford Co. Dispatch Gets Bigfoot Call: https://wset.com/news/local/bedford-co-dispatch-gets-bigfoot-call

Demon Creature: https://www.wvghosts.com/true-stories/cryptozoology/demon-creature/

West Virginia’s Werewolf Hitchhiker: https://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2018/10/west-virginias-werewolf-hitchhiker.html

Monsters of West Virginia by Rosemary Ellen Guiley: https://www.everand.com/read/652869514/Monsters-of-West-Virginia-Mysterious-Creatures-in-the-Mountain-State?_gl=1*hhspnh*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDIxMzAwNDc2LjE3NzQyMDgxODI.*_ga_DVE36KXX3G*czE3NzQyMDgxODEkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzQyMDgxODEkajYwJGwwJGgw

Virginia Werewolf Cryptid: https://www.spookyappalachia.com/virginia-werewolf-cryptid/

Great Dismal Swamp Werewolf Encounter: https://northamericandogmanproject.com/encounters

Chasing American Monsters by Nick Redfern: https://www.everand.com/book/399579309/Chasing-American-Monsters-Over-250-Creatures-Cryptids-Hairy-Beasts?_gl=1*5bmruc*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDE4NDI3NzE2LjE3NzQyMDk2NDg.*_ga_DVE36KXX3G*czE3NzQyMDk2NDckbzEkZzAkdDE3NzQyMDk2NDckajYwJGwwJGgw

Lougawou; A Haitian Vodou Werewolf: https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/lougawou.htm

6 foot tall ‘cat humanoid’ terrorizes boy scouts at norther virginia camp: https://phantomsandmonsters.com/post/416566780757522192

Nightmarexjas "Cat Man" Encounter: https://www.tiktok.com/@nightmarexjas/video/7335272687654210859?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7145241069697254958

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You enter the woods expecting peace.

You don’t expect to see something that shouldn’t exist.

In this episode of The Paranorm Girl Podcast, we explore terrifying and strange Appalachian cryptid encounters that blur the line between misidentification, folklore, and something far too real.

We’re covering:

• The Not Deer phenomenon in Appalachia — forward-facing eyes, wrong-jointed legs, uncanny valley response
• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) vs. shapeshifter lore
• Ongoing reports of Black Panther sightings in Appalachia and theories ranging from outright fabrication to melanistic cougars
• The internet-born legend of The Rake — and why it matters in paranormal research
• The chilling 2021 Pender County 911 call involving a “not human” pale humanoid creature
• The creature many now call the Pale Crawler

We also discuss how modern internet horror can blur into real-world sightings — and reports of a so-called “Glimmer Man” — a cloaked, predator-like entity described as a shimmering distortion in the woods.

Are these creatures misidentified wildlife? Escaped exotics? Viral mythology bleeding into our reality?

Or are people across Appalachia seeing something that truly shouldn’t exist?

Stay safe.

Keep the nightlight on.

And sleep with one eye open.

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The uncanny tales of the Not-Deer: https://sharonahill.com/the-uncanny-tales-of-the-not-deer/

Mountain Lion or Cougar: https://www.richwooders.com/appalachian/wildlife/cougar.htm?

Appalachian Black Panther: https://itsmth.fandom.com/wiki/Appalachian_Black_Panther?

Are there large mystery cats in west virginia: https://www.appalachianoddity.org/are-there-large-mystery-cats-in-west-virginia/?

From the woods of Montgomery County, AR: https://www.argenweb.net/montgomery/panther.htm?

Black Panthers in Appalachia: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/rgl4py/black_panthers_in_appalachia/

REAL 911 Audio: Dispatch Call Logs Reveal CLASS A Rake Encounter in North Carolina: https://youtu.be/acK1v75u6CM?si=r9-7dfDbuFuiRU1u

Red River Gorge; Humanoid encounter: https://phantomsandmonsters.com/post/2178686811357292852

Dancing Glimmer Man: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1grvrxq/glimmer_man_encounter_in_woods/

Phantoms and Monsters Blog: https://phantomsandmonsters.com/

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Appalachian folklore is crowded with things that aren’t what they appear to be.

In today’s episode, we begin our exploration of Beasts of the Backwoods with a peek into Appalachian shapeshifters—entities that wear faces, borrow voices, and can dangerously blur the line between the familiar and the not quite right. From Native legends like Spearfinger and the Raven Mocker, to European doppelgängers, changelings and Werewolves, to African trickster archetypes — a pattern begins to emerge across culture, place and time.

At the center of it all is a modern name for an ancient behavior: the Mimic.

Rather than attacking outright, this entity is said to patiently wait, diligently observe—biding it’s time learning voices, mannerisms, and relationships in order to imitate something it has never been. Human. It hides in plain sight. Presenting something familiar. And we will only know it by the sinking discomfort in our belly. And the things it couldn’t get right. 

Whoever said imitation was the best form of flattery — obviously never considered the Mimic.

While this episode isn’t about jump scares or campfire tales—my hope is that listeners walk away feeling simultaneously creeped, yet intrigued enough to ask new questions. Why does the idea of imitation unsettle us so? Why does the concept of imposter show up across the world, in differing folklores and throughout time? Why are we equipped with the strangely specific intuitive Uncanny Valley Response, causing us to fear things that appear human, when they in fact, are not? 

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The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees by James Mooney: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24788/24788-h/24788-h.htm 

The Raven Mocker; Sacred Texts: https://sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/motc/motc120.htm

Raven Mocker: The Life Stealer: https://mythlok.com/raven-mocker/

Myths of the Cherokee: https://archive.org/details/cu31924104080076/page/n445/mode/2up

Raven Mocker; Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_Mocker

The Cryptid that Eats Hearts; The Raven Mocker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2KNnSqCh0k

Appalachian Folklore Unveiled by Darkness Prevails: https://www.scribd.com/document/869193752/OceanofPDF-com-Appalachian-Folklore-Unveiled-Darkness-Prevails#page=1

Boo Hag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_hag

The Story of the Wampus Cat: https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html 

Recent Report of Werewolves (North Carolina): https://www.facebook.com/werewolflegends/posts/there-was-a-recent-report-of-werewolves-in-north-carolina-between-hayesville-and/953922769759275/

The Legend of the Pettigrew State Park Werewolf: https://lilysloreandlegends.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-legend-of-pettigrew-werewolf.html

Dogman Encounters: https://dogmanencounters.com/encounters-sightings/

Wolf Woman of Mobile: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8hrvxf/cryptid_1970s_wolf_woman_of_mobile_alabama/

Anderson County Werewolf of 1945 Remains Mystery: https://www.andersonobserver.com/news/anderson-werewolf-of-1945-remains-mystery-3

The Story of the Georgia Werewolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptdq7FNDp0w

North American Dogman Project: https://northamericandogmanproject.com/nadp-members

The Appalachian Mimic; When the Mountains Speak in Familiar Voices by Bee Williams: https://www.traditionallegends.com/post/the-appalachian-mimic-when-the-mountains-speak-in-familiar-voices

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“Don’t whistle at night.”

“If you hear your name from the woods — no you didn’t.”

“Don’t look in the trees.”

Today we explore the “Rules of Appalachia” — modern warnings that have captured the internet’s imagination — additionally, we’ll learn some traditional Appalachian superstitions for luck, love and money — ways and wards to protect against curses, hexes, haints and… the evil eye… along with beliefs surrounding brooms, horseshoes, weather signs and …excessive admiration???

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Appalachian Superstitions and Wives-Tales: https://holystonesandironbones.com/2018/01/02/appalachian-superstitions-and-wives-tales/ 

Appalachian Superstitions and Wives-Tales II: https://holystonesandironbones.com/2018/01/10/appalachian-superstitions-and-wives-tales-ii/ 

Appalachian Superstitions: A Journey into the Mystical Beliefs of the Mountains: https://appalachianmemories.org/2024/12/03/appalachian-superstitions-a-journey-into-the-mystical-beliefs-of-the-mountains/ 

Never Say “Pig” on a Boat – Appalachia’s Superstitions and Old Wives’ Tales: https://www.appalachiabare.com/never-say-pig-on-a-boat-appalachias-superstitions-and-old-wives-tales/ 

Folklore Files: The Appalachian Rules: https://paranormalcasefiles.com/p/folklore-files-the-appalachian-rules 

The Evil Eye in Appalachia: https://holystonesandironbones.com/2018/02/10/the-evil-eye-in-appalachia/ 

Whistling at Night: https://folklore.usc.edu/whistling-at-night-2/ 

Powwowing in PA: https://www.scribd.com/document/790868511/Powwowing-in-PA?v=0.906 

Backwoods Witchcraft: https://www.everand.com/read/406077222/Backwoods-Witchcraft-Conjure-Folk-Magic-from-Appalachia 

Witches, ghosts, and signs : folklore of the Southern Appalachians: https://archive.org/details/witchesghostssig0000unse 

The Enchanted Hills: Superstitions of Appalachia Examining the Line Between Belief and Folklore in the Mountain Region: https://appalachianmemories.org/2025/06/06/the-enchanted-hills-superstitions-of-appalachia-examining-the-line-between-belief-and-folklore-in-the-mountain-region/ 

Don’t Look at the Trees- The Unspoken Rules of Appalachia: https://appalachianmemories.org/2025/02/17/dont-look-at-the-trees-the-unspoken-rules-of-appalachia/ 

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Death in Appalachia wasn’t distant, sanitized, or hidden away. It was intimate, communal, and deeply ritualized. Families washed and dressed their dead, kept vigil through the night, watched for omens, and followed tradition meant to protect both the living and the departed.

In this episode of The Paranorm Girl Podcast, we explore Appalachian death culture and the beliefs, omens and rituals that shaped it — from sin eaters to death omens, black dogs, death doors, and funeral customs that took place inside of Appalachian’s homes.

We’ll examine:

• The practice of Sin Eating in Appalachia and the Ozarks
• Why mirrors were covered, clocks stopped, and bodies never left alone
• Death omens like black dogs, birds, and innocent signs of approaching loss
• A strange connection between Appalachian death beliefs and Eastern European vampire lore
• Why death doors existed — and whom they protected
• How Appalachian home funerals persisted before modern funerary practices changed folk’s relationship with death

Death in the backwoods was a familiar face. One, which could be anticipated — its approach, recognizable by the signs. And if those failed, it was an inevitability treated with respect, reverence and care. A threshold upon which many worlds met — where communities gathered to participate in a final act of love before sending someone out their Death Door into the hereafter. 

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Backwoods Witchcraft: https://www.everand.com/read/406077222/Backwoods-Witchcraft-Conjure-Folk-Magic-from-Appalachia

Witches, Ghosts and Signs by Patrick Gainer: https://archive.org/details/witchesghostssig0000unse/page/140/mode/2up 

Death Superstitions and Traditions in Appalachia: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/death-superstitions-and-traditions-in-appalachia/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

An Old Time Appalachian Burial: https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2023/07/an-old-time-appalachian-burial.html 

Foxfire 2; “Old Time Burials”: https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Survival/Farming, Animalraising,Homesteading/foxfirebooks/Foxfire-Book-2.pdf 

Death, Dying and Funeral Customs in Appalachia: https://shepherdcomm.wordpress.com/2022/04/26/death-dying-and-funeral-customs-in-appalachia/ 

Local Legends: Appalachian Death Rituals: https://highlandecho.com/local-legends-appalachian-death-rituals/  

Sitting up with the Dead; a Cherished Appalachian Tradition: https://appalachianmemories.org/2024/12/12/sitting-up-with-the-dead-a-cherished-appalachian-tradition/ 

The Death Culture of Southern Appalachia: https://soar.wichita.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/87c8f977-2543-404b-9a16-83dcd2c2a049/content  

Folklore and folk stories of Wales: https://archive.org/details/afl2317.0001.001.umich.edu/page/48/mode/1up 

Haunted Kentucky Facebook (Hellhound) Story: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hauntedhistoryofkentucky/posts/4170558262990045/  

The Demon Dog Of Valle Crucis, North Carolina; Legends & Folklore of Appalachia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lr76if7f8&t=68s

Demon dog of Valle Crucis: https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/the-demon-dog-of-valle-crucis/

Reddit encounter story part 1 and 2 with the Demon Dog of Valle Crucis in Modern times: https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/9rx8te/the_demon_dog_of_valle_crucis_pt_1/   |   https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/9shysd/the_demon_dog_of_valle_crucis_pt_2/ 

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In this replay of my recent livestream, we’re diving fang-first into the surprising, sometimes shocking truth behind vampire lore with author and folklorist A.P. Sylvia. If you think you know vampires—think again.

A.P., author of Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions, joins me to break down what real vampires looked like long before Hollywood turned them into seductive creatures of the night. 

We explore:

• Why classic traits like fangs, invitations indoors, and neck bites aren’t part of historical lore

• How fear, disease, and cultural anxiety shaped vampire myths across Europe, New England, and beyond

• Wild-but-true historical vampire cases, including the infamous Mercy Brown incident

• Global variations of vampiric entities and superstition—from Eastern Europe to Asia to Appalachia

• How modern portrayals reflect fears about mortality, aging and identity

If you're fascinated by vampires, folklore and history, come lurk with us at the edge of myth vs reality.

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Magic wasn’t a myth in early Appalachia—it was a way of life. In this episode, we uncover the powerful traditions that shaped Appalachian folk healing: Powwowing from the Pennsylvania Dutch, Hoodoo from African and Native lineages, and the homegrown mountain conjure known as Granny Magic. From wart cures and blood-charming rituals to herbal remedies, Bible-based spellwork, and the supernatural forces believed to influence daily life, we explore how faith, folklore, and necessity created one of America’s most fascinating magical systems.

Discover how these practices blended cultures, helped isolated communities survive, and left behind a legacy of superstition, ritual, and old-world wisdom that still echoes through the mountains today.

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🔮 Stay safe. Keep the nightlight on. And sleep with one eye open.

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Backwoods Witchcraft by Jake Richards: https://www.everand.com/read/406077222/Backwoods-Witchcraft-Conjure-Folk-Magic-from-Appalachia

Powwowing in Pennsylvania: https://www.scribd.com/document/790868511/Powwowing-in-PA?v=0.906

Your PA Dutch Minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D4AMQISqzI 

The Long Lost Friend by John George Hohman (Johann Georg Hohman): https://archive.org/details/b33030467/page/40/mode/2up

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Hoodoo for Beginners by History Brought Alive: https://www.everand.com/read/625759363/Hoodoo-for-Beginners-Connect-To-The-Ancient-Spirit-World-of-Africa-Manifest-Success-With-Spells-Root-Magic-Conjuring-Herbs-Traditions-History  

Mojo Workin The Old African American Hoodoo System: https://www.scribd.com/document/672979967/Mojo-Workin-the-Old-African-American-Hoodoo-System-pdf-Versao-1

Granny’s Secret Conjury: https://www.scribd.com/document/711442215/Granny-Conjure

The Roots of healing; Archaeological and Historical Investigations of African-American herbal Medicine: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=6256&context=utk_graddiss

Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work: https://www.everand.com/read/582644442/Mountain-Conjure-and-Southern-Root-Work#u_search-menu_12730

Appalachian Mimic TikTok @Morgshauntings: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgshauntings/video/7566759213783993631?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7145241069697254958 

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Recently I was joined by two long-time investigators from The Searcher Group, Canada’s oldest paranormal research team (Est. 1979), Richard Palmisano (founder) and Peter J. Roe (assistant director). 

They have spent years exploring hauntings with discipline, documentation and a healthy dose of curiosity. Together, they’ve recently released The Complete Paranormal Investigation Handbook — a field guide for serious ghost hunters that will change how you approach the unexplained. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been chasing shadows for years, their insights blend professional methodology, new investigative theories and first-hand experiences that will challenge what you think you know about ghosts.

This one’s for the investigators, the skeptics and the believers alike.

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The Cultures That Built Appalachia

Before the ghost stories, before the haints, before the cryptids—there were the people who shaped Appalachia. In this episode, we trace the region’s foundations through four major influences: the Cherokee, the Scotch-Irish, the Germans, and African Americans.

Today we dive into early ingredients and influence that culminated into what we now call Appalachian culture. And provides the lens through which we can study the high strangeness, cryptids, ghostly creatures and magic that has hailed from the region, ever since. From the farthest corners of Cherokee shapeshifters and German powwow to Scotch-Irish speech patterns and African bottle trees, this one lays the groundwork for everything Appalachian to come.

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Appalachia — Mountains older than most things, a land steeped in superstition, magic, and mystery. From Mothman to feral people, from Appalachian witchcraft to disappearing towns, to things in the coal mines…and mimics in the dark — this season explores the folklore, cryptids, hauntings and high strangeness that define the region.

Today we introduce one of our most ambitious seasons yet — thus launching a year-long journey through the strange and the sacred of America’s oldest, isolated and enigmatic regions.

Today’s show will introduce our season topic — deep dives to follow - If you would like to hear about a particular feature or creature of Appalachian lore this season, send your thoughts to [email protected]

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🔮 Stay safe. Keep the nightlight on. And sleep with one eye open.

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