Spooky Appalachia

The squonk, or Lacrimacorpus dissolvens , is noted as “Probably the homeliest animal in the world, and knows it” [1]. Much of our information on the squonk comes from two volumes on Appalachian and upper-midwestern lumberlore, Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts by William T. Cox, and Fearsome Critters by Henry H. Tryon. Taken together, their descriptions a...

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This week’s story was sent to us by a member of our community named Bill. He had this experience during an investigation at the Famous St. Albans Sanatorium in Radford, Virginia. This occurred during July of 2022. I was with my group on an investigation at St Albans, I was watching the monitors with the group and two of the ladies came back from where they were supposed to be. I was sitting there...

For today’s story we’ve been sent another Mothman sighting. This one from Virginia, in Floyd County. This is the first time we’ve been sent a Mothman sighting from Virginia, and us both being from Virginia we were excited to receive it! Hi my name is Scott, this story took place around Thanksgiving of 2019. I was turkey hunting on my friend's land in Floyd County. It was sometime around 6:00 in th...

Today’s story of a doppelganger encounter comes to us from a member of our community who wishes to be referred to as Jones. She said this occurred at her home in Mount Nebo, West Virginia in the fall of 2020. Some time in fall of 2020, I almost ran face first into myself from about 5 minutes earlier. I was fully awake and had just showered then got dressed for work. I was on my way back to the bat...

This week, we’re going to cover the story of the King’s Bend Tunnel, in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The King’s Bend Tunnel is located in Wetzel County, West Virginia. Also known as Porters Falls No .1 Tunnel. The tunnel is used as a shortcut between Clarksburg, West Virginia and the Ohio river. The tunnel got its name due to its adjacent location from the giant bend in the creek near it called “...

Welcome to our live show with Amanda and Corinne from Graveyard Coffee Talk! We're excited to talk to them this week about their show, and maybe chat about a few cryptids while we do it. Be sure to check out their podcast wherever you find podcasts, and follow them at the links below! https://www.graveyardcoffeetalkpod.com/ https://linktr.ee/graveyardcoffeetalk https://twitter.com/talkgraveyard ht...

This week, we have a story sent to us by our good friend Appalachian Oddity. If you’ve never heard of them, be sure to check out their site and YouTube channel. They have been an awesome resource for our content and an often contributor as well.  When I was a kid, my family and I went to visit a relative’s home on Christmas Eve to open presents. This was in West Virginia, in the late 2000’s I...

This week, we are going to look into a tale that has fascinated folks for decades, the story of Indrid Cold of Lanulos. Our first story occurred on a rainy Wednesday night on November 2nd 1966. A salesman named Woodrow Derenberger was driving home to Mineral Wells, West Virginia from Marietta, Ohio. At around 7:25PM, Woodrow claims that on the intersection of 77 and route 47 he spotted a strange d...

Today’s story is a first for us. This is the first story we’ve been sent from overseas, and it’s the first Mothman story we’ve been sent from another country. The couple who witnessed the creature are from Witbank, South Africa. One sighting occurred in October of 2022 and the other right before the Christmas Holiday on December 23rd, 2022.  This first sighting occurred around 9:00 PM at nigh...

The following story is of a possible demonic attack that occurred in Clarkston, WA back in 2005. Thanks to our friends at Washington Idaho Paranormal for sending it to us.  My spooky story that got us started on our journey with the paranormal and eventually helping others with theirs. About 17 years ago, maybe a little more, I was sitting in the middle of my queen size bed cross-legged. I wa...

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This story was  sent in as a response to our haunted bridge story we posted a few weeks ago. I think this is the first time someone has sent us a story to follow up on one we posted. I hope we get more like this in the future. If you haven’t yet, check out our Haunted Bridge Story then come back and check this one out. I saw your video and story of this haunted trestle just now on YouTube and...

This is a story I found in a book a while back called The Big Book of Virginia Ghost Stories written by L.B. Taylor Jr. I’ve always found this story very eerie and hope you all enjoy it! I was a long haul trucker for many years. In December of 2004, I had a delivery in Winchester, Virginia and a second stop in Washington, D.C. At my first stop I was delayed and didn't get unloaded until after 2:00...

Since you guys love Black-eyed kids stories so much I went on a hunt for one in or around Appalachia and found this one in Ohio. It doesn’t say what part of Ohio, but it’s a good story nonetheless. A report from an Ohio man who was given the pseudonym “Noetic” told of a strange encounter in July 2010 with two black-eyed teenagers outside the data center where he worked. Noetic was taking a break d...

This story about a haunted hotel was sent in by a fan named James. He said that he doesn’t want to use his full name because the hotel owners might not like this being shared. The name of the hotel has also been left out. Hey I saw your post about unexplained phenomena. A new hotel has recently opened in Roanoke in the building of a former business. Since I've been working there, me and a few of m...

The following story was sent in by a fan who wishes to remain anonymous. This story is a tale of a good bit of family folklore told by their family through the years. This story is about my third or fourth great grandfather, his oldest brother who I will be calling Richard for the rest of this story, and his youngest brother John. (That's not their names but that's what I’m going to call them for...

This story was sent to me by a good friend of mine named Missy who discovered another paranormal group that may have had a Mothman sighting in New York. Also if you are a fan of True Crime stories be sure to check out her YouTube channel Mystery Girl With Missy. You know the video I made on Sweet Hollow Road?  People described what they saw in the area and I think it was a mothman in those wo...

Today we have a UFO sighting sent to us by a fan named Jerry. We don’t get a lot of UFO sighting stories, so I was excited about getting this. I witnessed a UFO on Orange Ave along with several other people in 1997. I was working across from the E.J. Thomas market at what used to be Eagle Rentco. What I saw was a disk object shaped and moving slowly under the cloud layer. It was metallic like hot...

This is another Flatwoods Monster sighting sent to us by our friends at The Flatwoods Monster Museum. The Flatwoods Monster is one of our favorite cryptids. It reportedly took place a few days before the more famous sighting on September 12, 1952. We hope you enjoy it! A young resident of Heaters West Virginia, Audra Harper and her friend, who we will call “Betsy”, were walking to the general stor...

Happy Halloween! As a special treat for the spookiest of holidays, we have a story from Julie, a volunteer at St Albans Sanatorium and friend of Spooky Appalachia who was kind enough to do a livestream with us a while back. You can hear this story, which she told us when we first met her while touring St Albans, as well as many others on our livestream from August 27th. This happened around the ti...

The following story and associated materials were sent to us from our friend from Kentucky Ghost Searchers. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel. I live in Greenup County, Kentucky, this happened on Thursday September 29th around 6:00 PM. I was outside in the front yard standing there looking over the top of the house because I saw some birds and that’s when I noticed this white object in the...

 We’re sure if you are into the paranormal you’ve at least heard of Point Pleasant West Virginia. We decided to do this video since we’ve had some many stories originate from this town, and a lot of our viewers saying they wish they could see it. The Town of Point Pleasant was first settled in 1774 along the banks of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, but wasn’t officially chartered just yet. Not long...

The following story was brought to our attention by our good friend Julie. We were then given permission from a local artist, Stefanie, to use this amazing and creepy story! Thank you Stefanie for allowing us to share your story. If you end up having more encounters let us know!  Remember, if you’ve had a paranormal encounter like this and want to send it in, you can email us at webmaster@spo...

St. Albans Sanatorium has been many things over the years, a boys school, a mental hospital, an ill-considered daycare facility, and, today, a site for those seeking an experience with the paranormal. Built on a hill overlooking the New River outside of Radford, VA at the site of a bloody battle from the American Civil War, the location’s violent history has led to many locals viewing it as a nexu...