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Cryptid Cave Escape Room

October 26, 2023 Tagged With: cryptids, Halloween, In Print Nov 2023, Shepherd University Theater

mothman at Shepherd University theater

Shepherd University theater students present a cryptid cave escape room for Halloween. Read the Full Story >>

The Flatwoods Monster Comes Alive Again

October 24, 2018 Tagged With: cryptids, film, Halloween, urban legend

Braxton County’s tourism is getting a jump start with a new documentary that delves deeper into the fabled Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia. Seth Breedlove’s 45-minute “The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear” premiered in Braxton County at the Elk Theater in Sutton (WV) back on April 7, 2018, and aired as part of a double feature on monsters just last month. Read the Full Story >>

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