The I'm Amanda. And I'm Julia. Amanda, we've talked and learn about a new story from around the world. I'm Amanda. And I'm

Julia. Amanda, we've talked a lot about a lot of different cryptids on this podcast. We've

talked about our boy mothman. We've talked about Bigfoot. We've talked about the Jersey Devil.

But there is another popular cryptid that the internet has definitely, I would say, fallen in love with,

which I will admit, I didn't know a ton about other than sort of recognizing its name and its image.

But other than that, I really didn't know anything about it.

So when Research of Sally was like, hey, you guys haven't talked about

the Flatwoods monster, I was like, well, you're right, Sally, we haven't. What's up with that?

Shout out, Sally, who helps out on many of the research intensive episodes and has for several

years now. You're doing great, Sally. Thank you so much. We love it. We love it. And so I in particular wanted to talk about this one because it feels to me very, I don't know, a summer camp style story.

It feels like the kind of story that you would repeat in the woods around a campfire at night, you know?

I love it.

A new islander has entered the villa into our crypted canon.

A hot new bombshell called the Flatwoods Monster.

Let's go.

So this is, I will say Amanda, another West Virginia cryptid.

Make them different in there, Julia, with the union organizing, the

haulers, and the very unique sociopolitical landscape. I love them down there. So we have this

new to West Virginia monster. Who knows what's going on to West Virginia besides the things that you just

listed. Known as the Flatwoods monster, also known as the Green Monster, also known as the Flatwoods Phantom.

Let's go. Let me set the scene. Bren, give me a little summer night campfire, if you will.

Perfect. Thank you. It is the evening of September 12, 1952 in Flatwoods, West Virginia.

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