Tag: Storytelling
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Queen Bevers – The Witch From Victoria
Queen Bevers - The witch from Victoria, Missouri. A beautiful woman was blamed for every horrible thing that happened in the town. -
Alabama’s Dead Children Playground
If you are in the mood to see something creepy one night, drive-by Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. It is one of the most haunted cemeteries; well, the playground next to it is. Witnesses have reported seeing swings moving by themselves. Passerby’s had heard the laughter of children when there were no children. Visitors ... -
Wyoming’s Bigfoot
Bigfoot, Yeti, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, and Grass Man are a few names we call this furry humanoid creature. There have been sightings all over the world. Videos have made their way onto Youtube and the internet. Most of the sightings in the states have come out of the Pacific Northwest. What many people don’t know ... -
Wisconsin’s Beast Of Bray Road
If you love cryptids and like to read about them, then you have heard of The Beast Of Bray Road. The first sighting of this strange beastie was on Bray Road, Wisconsin – hence the name. Bray Road is a beautiful country road near the community of Elkhorn. The year is 1949, and witnesses describe the creature ... -
Washington State’s Batsquatch
There is a lot of documentation on Bigfoot and many sightings reported. I wanted to write about a cryptid not as well-known. So, after my research, I found "Batsquatch." -
Vermont’s The Awful
Last week’s article was Virginia’s Vampires, which I enjoyed writing. However, I skipped Vermont in the process. So, this week’s article on Vermont’s The Awful is out of sequence in my travel series. What a name to label a cryptid with; The Awful. Witnesses describe the cryptid as looking similar to a griffin. This legendary creature has ... -
Texas’s Donkey Lady
San Antonio, Texas, brings to mind the Alamo and the River Walk. I took a trip out to San Antonio and had a blast at both places. I never knew about the unusual cryptid that haunted the outskirts of San Antonio. The Donkey Lady haunts a bridge just outside the city. It is an isolated ... -
Tennessee TommyKnockers
The first time I heard the term “Tommyknocker” was reading Stephen King’s TommyKnockers. The story was about a woman uncovering an alien spacecraft. As the ship was unburied, strange energy began to affect the people of the small town. So, when I started researching Tennessee’s cryptids and came across the term “TommyKnockers.” My curiosity was piqued. The ... -
South Dakota’s Sica Hollow
Every state has a cryptid; well, most states do. South Dakota, like Oregon and Nevada’s cryptid, is haunted land. Oregon has Crater lake, and Nevada has Pyramid lake. South Dakota has Sico Hollow. Sica Hollow state park, on the eastern slope of the Prairie Coteau Hills, is haunted. The state park has deep ravines and ... -
Rhode Island’s Vampire
This week’s cryptid comes from the tiny state of Rhode Island. Well, it was supposed to be a cryptid. However, during my research, I came across a fascinating story. New England got battered in the 1800s by Tuberculosis. Although, the New Englanders called it consumption. The deadly disease ate the life force of its victims. ...