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The Confessionals

Bigfoot, Dogman, and the Strange Woods of East Tennessee | Slingshot Nation

The Confessionals

Merkel Media

Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals

4.6 โ€ข 6.1K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 5 June 2026

โฑ๏ธ 112 minutes

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Summary

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?

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