List of West Virginia cryptids
This List of West Virginia cryptids includes all notable folklore cryptids in the state of West Virginia.[1][2][3]
Records
[edit]| Name | Location | Description | Height | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat Boy | Greenbrier County, West Virginia | A small, humanoid creature with bat-like wings, pointed ears, and sharp fangs. | 4 Feet | [4] |
| Flatwoods Monster | Flatwoods, West Virginia | A tall, humanoid figure with a spade-shaped head, glowing eyes, and a metallic, skirt-like lower body. | 10 Feet | [5] |
| Grafton Monster | Grafton, West Virginia | A large, headless, hulking creature with smooth, seal-like skin. | 7-9 Feet | [6][7] |
| Mothman | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | A large winged moth like humanoid with glowing red eyes. | 7 Feet | [8] |
| Ogua | Rivesville, West Virginia | A 20-foot, serpentine turtle type creature with a long body, resembling a dragon, and large, powerful flippers. | 7 Feet | [9] |
| Sheepsquatch | Boone County, West Virginia | A large, woolly, bipedal sheep like creature with sharp horns, fangs, and clawed hands. | 9 Feet | [10] |
| Snallygaster | Scrabble, West Virginia | A dragon-like creature with massive wings, a sharp beak, and tentacles. | 10 Feet | [11] |
| Snarly Yow | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia | A huge, wolf-like creature with glowing eyes and a long, shaggy mane. | 6 Feet | [12] |
| Vegetable Man | Fairmont, West Virginia | A tall, humanoid creature covered in green foliage with a vegetable-like head and leafy limbs. | 7 Feet | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ McNemar, Hannah (April 24, 2023). "The Wild, Wonderful, and Weird of West Virginia: Craziest Cryptids". Fairmont State University. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Eanes, Brandon (April 4, 2023). "The wild and not-so-wonderful cryptids of West Virginia". WV News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia Monsters". West Virginia University. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Rosati, Nancy (April 22, 2001). "An Interview with Laurence O'Keefe". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Lavender, Dave. "Video game to be based in a post-apocalyptic Mountain State". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Gorski, Sam (May 9, 2024). "What is the Grafton Monster? – Paranormal W.Va". WBOY. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Skinner, Nikki (February 10, 2024). "Grafton, West Virginia to host festival celebrating local monster". WV News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Mallow, Gwen (June 7, 2021). "Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia". Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Parsons, Shyla; Klein, Shyla (October 16, 2020). "Paranormal W.Va: The Ogua Monster". WBOY. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Gorski, Sam (October 27, 2023). "What is the Sheepsquatch Monster? – Paranormal W.Va". WBOY. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Steve. "Monster of the Week: The Snallygaster". Death Cookie. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia's Snarly Yow". Coffee House Writers. September 20, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Gorski, Sam (April 3, 2023). "What is the Vegetable Man of West Virginia?". WBOY. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
