The Appalachian Grinning Beast

Did you know there’s a creature in the United States that was long believed to be nothing more

than a local legend—until a tourist accidentally caught it on video? Deep in a small historic town hidden

in the Appalachian Mountains, old stories speak of witches who lived there over five

hundred years ago, far from prying eyes. According to legend, as witch hunters

began to spread across the region, the women performed a forbidden ritual—one meant to summon

a protector powerful enough to defend them. What answered their call was not human.

The creature was described as a massive, bear-like beast, with a face stripped of flesh,

its exposed bones twisted into a permanent, unnatural grin. It was commanded to roam the surrounding