Mountains
The Rich Mountain Booger
NC Cryptid File #011 Not every booger lives under your bed. Some live in the mountains. Long before “booger” became something children…
Regional Dossier
Mountains
Cryptid sightings from the North Carolina mountains, covering the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian foothills, and Western North Carolina. This region is home to some of the state's oldest cryptid lore, including the legendary Brown Mountain Lights near Linville Gorge and generations of Cherokee and Appalachian folklore about creatures in the high country. Browse eyewitness reports and sightings from towns like Asheville, Boone, Hickory, and the surrounding mountain counties.
5 reports filed in this region
Mountains
Hootin Annie
NC Cryptid File #009 Some mountain legends are about monsters. Others are about whoever was brave enough to live alongside them. If…
Mountains
The Wampus Cat
NC Cryptid File #006 Some legends are told to entertain. The Wampus Cat was told to make sure you got home before…
Mountains
Knobby of Carpenter’s Knob
NC Cryptid File #005 Knobby Not every Bigfoot story comes from the Pacific Northwest. North Carolina has one of its own. They…
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Balsam Mountains Boojum
NC Cryptid File #004 The Boojum Every mountain has its stories. Most of them stay in the mountains. The Boojum is one…