Beasts of the Backwoods | The Hairy and The Monstrous

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. NEW!!! Submit your story NOW to be read on "Dear Kristen"!!! Has anything ever happened to you… that you’ve never really known what to do with? Not just something that scared you…as true as that may be. But things uncanny? Off? Experiences that don’t sit right in reality? Something you still think about because it didn’t fully make sense? If you’ve been holding onto something...tell me what happened. Visit: https://tinyurl.com/dearkristen26 Support the Show at: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paranormgirlpod Merch Store: https://the-paranorm-girl-podcast-sto.myspreadshop.com/ Join the Paranormal FM Waitlist: pfm.onl/join Follow the Show @paranormgirlpod on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/paranormgirlpod/ BlueSky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/paranormgirlpod.bsky.social Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/paranormgirlpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paranormgirlpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@paranormgirlpod 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 Direct Link to be notified of upcoming Livestream on Beer, Boos & Boogeymen: https://www.youtube.com/live/BrARHi2MGS4?si=WqBOpXPeiRa3-RBf Next Airing: April 9, 2026 | 6pm PST/8pm CST Topic: Your Worst Nightmares, Your Best Premonitions Paranorm Girl Theme Music Created, Produced & Played by: Bear Cline Bandcamp: https://bearcline.bandcamp.com #bigfoot911 #sasquatch #appalachia #werewolf #catpeople #humanoid #paranormal Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy