FOXSYLVANIA

Skinwalker Ranch in Utah has been regarded to be a paranormal hotspot, kind of an interdimensional gateway. MonsterQuest reports that as early as the 17th century, Franciscan priests saw strange lights in the sky here. In 1994, unsettling events such as burn marks on cattle and mutilated cattle were seen. A Skinwalker often manifests as a large wolf, possibly as a curse activated during a Navajo and Ute war. Firearms discharged at such creatures have seemingly had no effect, and their footprints simply vanish after a short distance...

Domestic incursions of skinwalkers have been reported as shadowy creatures or “dark entities,” with TV and radio sets turning themselves on and off. In 1995, a series of tragedies including orange orbs that seemed to scan the area were reported by owners of the ranch, who later sold the property at a loss…

Now the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia has been an icon of paranormal interest, with over 100 sightings reported since 1966-1967. Standing 7′ to 9′ tall, the Mothman has feathery wings, red eyes, and a terrifying cry. In 1966, an incident was reported where the creature came up on a porch of a home, and followed a car, even though the vehicle was fleeing him at a speed of 100 to 110 mph!

In 1967, the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant collapsed, killing 46 people. A menacing winged creature was seen before the bridge collapse, which some have seen as perhaps an omen or a warning…

MonsterQuest then shifted to coverage of the Texas Dogman, of which indigenous Native American tribes had long told tales. A man in 2021 was found dead in the woods of neck injuries from an animal attack attributed to the Dogman. The same creature was seen in 2013 by a woman driving near Dallas who saw something moving close to the ground that bounded or hopped. It was described as having a hump on the back of its neck like a hyena. The woman sped away terrified, fearing pursuit. “Wolf-like” prowlers have also been reported elsewhere.

All of this raises the question of whether a Dogman can be his own best friend…

(RIP, John Candy…)

Northern California has long been a hotspot for Bigfoot, with the Patterson-Gimlin video supposedly capturing a massive, hair-covered bipedal creature that was muscular and moving upright…

In 1983, three Bigfoot-type figures were reportedly seen by teenagers playing an outdoor game on a field in the Pacific Northwest. One of the figures was seen to have leaped over a 10′ high fence…

Lastly, MonsterQuest in a final inconsistent example presented Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as being a hotspot of demonic possession stemming back to a massacre of Native Americans in the late 1700’s. A case was cited where an exorcism was performed on a woman whose eyes turned black, made guttural noises, and smelled “like rotten meat and death.” Religious symbols were used to dispel the entity from the afflicted woman…