Written Confession: Witness Reports Upright Canine Encounter on Rural Tennessee Road
The following written confession was submitted via email:
This experience happened in ten mile tn a small rural town I was 16 and just got my license and my first car me and a friend were looking for something to do one night in a town with virtually nothing to do we got on the subject of the hanging tree rumored that’s where they used to hang people back in the day my friend asked if I had ever been I said no and that’s when he asked if I’d like to go of course I said hell yes let’s go he said he was pretty sure he could get us there or could find it so we took off it was very dark on this particular night . . .
VIDEO: Psychic Bigfoot & Demonic Encounters w/ Tony Merkel | The Tim Pool Show
Tony Merkel sits down with Tim Pool for a discussion on the unexplained, spiritual mysteries, and the unknown. Together, they dive into cryptid encounters, supernatural forces, government cover-ups, and the possibility that our understanding of reality is far from complete.
READ: Loch Ness Monster Sightings in 2026 Are Already Close to Surpassing 2025
The Loch Ness Monster may not be ready to step (swim?) into the spotlight, but 2026 is already shaping up to be a strong year for sightings. According to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, the latest reported encounter is the ninth sighting of 2026, which means this year has already surpassed all of 2025 with months still left on the calendar. In other words, if Nessie is real, she’s apparently become a little less camera-shy.
VIDEO: The Loch Ness Monster, UFOs & What's Beneath the Water | Slingshot Nation
The mystery of Loch Ness just got even stranger. With six new Loch Ness Monster sightings this year, reports of intense UFO activity over the loch, and eerie connections to deep water, portals, and the supernatural, we're asking whether these phenomena are all part of the same mystery. Plus, we revisit the growing Black Panther reports from East Tennessee and explore why these impossible encounters keep happening.
VIDEO: Tennessee's Cryptid Hotspots Exposed w/Matt Seeber & Martin Groves | Slingshot Nation
East Tennessee has become a hotspot for some of the strangest cryptid encounters in the country. Returning guest Martin Groves joins first-time guest Matt Seeber to share firsthand experiences, years of field research, and the patterns they've uncovered across the region. From Dogman and Bigfoot to panther-like black cats and other unexplained creatures, they explore the reports that continue to surface throughout Tennessee. If you've ever wondered what's really roaming the mountains and forests of the Volunteer State, this conversation is one you won't want to miss.
VIDEO: Something’s Happening in East Tennessee... and People Are Starting to Talk | Slingshot Nation
Something strange is happening in East Tennessee, and the stories keep finding their way to one small pizza shop. We’re joined by Eddie from Legends & Lore Pizzeria to share firsthand accounts from customers who claim they’ve encountered Bigfoot, Dogman, black panthers, UFOs, and other unexplained creatures around Highway 411, Madisonville, and the surrounding Tennessee mountains.
VIDEO: Bigfoot Walking on Its Fingers | The Most Disturbing East Tennessee Encounter
East Tennessee has a reputation for strange woods, hidden caves, Bigfoot sightings, Dogman encounters, and unexplained Appalachian legends, but today, we go even deeper. Tony and the Slingshot Nation crew sit down with Ricky to explore bizarre supernatural encounters in the forests of Maryville, Alcoa, Kodak, and the surrounding Tennessee mountains, including a Bigfoot-like creature crawling across a trail on its fingers and toes, possible Dogman activity near the Greenway, eerie cave systems beneath East Tennessee, occult bloodline connections, spiritual warfare, shadow figures, strange knocks on homes, and the chilling idea that something ancient may be moving through the woods after dark. From cryptid sightings to demonic encounters, today we ask one unsettling question: what is really crawling through East Tennessee?
Creature Feature Friday: The Hopkinsville Goblins
It’s time again for Creature Feature Friday, and today we’re heading to rural Kentucky for one of the weirdest alleged home invasions in American history: The Hopkinsville Goblins, also known as The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter.
On August 21, 1955, a farmhouse near Kelly, Kentucky was reportedly besieged by small, glowing, metallic creatures with huge eyes, long arms, and a disturbing resistance to bullets. Were they aliens, goblins, angry owls, or something stranger? Nobody knows — but the story became one of America’s most famous close-encounter cases. Here are 5 key facts about the Hopkinsville Goblins.
Creature Feature Friday: The Dark Watchers
Unlike most “mountain monsters” that leave tracks or take something from you, the Dark Watchers take certainty. They show up when the Santa Lucia Range is half-lit and fog-smeared, when distances lie and the ridgelines start to look like the edges of another world. You notice a figure standing where no one should be standing… and then the mountain edits it out. Today’s Creature Feature Friday looks at 5 fast facts about California’s most unsettling silhouettes — the Dark Watchers.
Creature Feature Friday: Mokele-Mbembe
If you’ve ever found yourself rewatching Jurassic Park for the hundredth time (don’t worry, we all have), you probably remember the awe—and terror—of seeing a living dinosaur step out of the mist. Those creatures are supposed to be long extinct… right? Meet the real-world legend that refuses to stay buried in prehistory in this edition of Creature Feature Friday: the cryptid known as Mokele-Mbembe.
BLOG: The Top Five Legendary Monsters of Florida
Florida is a land of extremes. Vast swamps swallow roads whole, ancient rivers cut through primeval forests, and the coastline stretches into waters that have claimed ships, lives, and stories for centuries. Long before theme parks and beach resorts, Florida was already known as a place where strange things thrived. Where heat, isolation, and wilderness gave rise to monsters that refuse to fade into myth. From swamp-dwelling humanoids to creatures that wash ashore under newspaper scrutiny, these are five of the most legendary monsters ever reported in the Sunshine State.
Creature Feature Friday: The Derry Fairy
There’s something extra unsettling about a creature that shows up when the world feels the merriest—like the middle of a snowy December, during a family trip to cut Christmas trees. That’s exactly when one unique cryptid made its one and only recorded appearance. In the quiet woods of Derry, New Hampshire, a man encountered something small, green, and very much not of this world. Was it a goblin, an alien, or a forest spirit? Check out what we know about our Creature Feature Friday: the Derry Fairy!
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A new YouGov survey shows that belief in extraterrestrial life has firmly entered the American mainstream. What was once a fringe idea is now a majority view: 56% of Americans say aliens definitely or probably exist, and nearly half believe those visitors have already made their way to Earth. For many, the question is no longer if extraterrestrials exist, but when we’ll encounter them again.
Creature Feature Friday: The Grafton Monster
Deep in the river valleys of Taylor County, West Virginia, a strange legend has lingered for more than sixty years — a hulking, pale-skinned creature so massive and so silent that early witnesses didn’t know whether they’d encountered an animal or something entirely unknown. Known today as The Grafton Monster or The Beast of Grafton, this headless-looking giant first appeared in the summer of 1964 and quickly became one of Appalachia’s most unnerving mysteries. Here are five fast facts about the creature that left a permanent mark on the hills around Grafton.
VIDEO: The Thin Veil of Reality (What’s Breaking Through Next)
A futuristic showdown between man-made intelligence and ancient beasts — this episode dives into the blurred line between technology and the supernatural. From AI robots and self-driving trucks to cryptids breaching realms, the moon landing hoax, and what’s coming next — we’re pulling back The Thin Veil of Reality.