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Creators of high-quality para-themed entertainment, Small Town Monsters, will be wrapping up the crowdfunding campaign to fund production of their 2018 output this weekend. The campaign is being run through the Kickstarter platform and includes three titles that “STM” will be releasing this year; The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear, On the Trail of… Champ (web series), and The Bray Road Beast.

Read: The Small Town Monsters 2018 Kickstarter Ends this Week »

For centuries, tales have been told of a massive, unknown, aquatic creature living in the waters of Lake Champlain. The “beast” is said to be anywhere from ten to thirty feet long with an abnormally long neck, flippers and a dinosaur-like appearance. Sightings of the animal known as Champ reached their peak during the 1970s but history tells of a bizarre “water horse” said to reside in the lake long before the area became inhabited by settlers. Today, Champ is celebrated in local towns and villages along the lake and has even become a mascot for the local minor league baseball team and will soon be the focus of a new documentary series titled On the Trail of… Champ.

Read: On the Trail of… Champ: Small Town Monsters Kickstarter Launch »

In the late 60’s and early 70’s, reports of a hairy, bipedal “monster” stalking the swamps of Southern Arkansas began to surface. Thought by many to be little more than a fable or folktale, the Boggy Creek Monster has become one of the south’s most famous legend. But what does it mean, when a legend leaves behind evidence of its existence?

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – Traces of the Boggy Creek Monster »

In 1966 and 1967 a red-eyed, winged being was seen over 100 times near the town of Point Pleasant, WV. Many of the most infamous sightings occurred in and around an abandoned munitions manufacturing facility known as the TNT area. Now, learn about the truly bizarre history of this location; from it’s hidden native burial sites to its ties to Area 51!

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – The Mothman’s Lair »

In 1952 five children were playing football in a small town called Flatwoods, WV when a strange object appeared above them. Streaking across the sky, they watched it crest a nearby hill, slow and then descend just over the top of the ridge. What followed after their sighting has become one of the most infamous local legends ever recorded. That night, seven area residents encountered a hovering, mechanical monstrosity that was described by area newspapers as “glowing” “Frankenstein-like” and breathing fire.

Read: The Flatwoods Monster: a Legacy of Fear »

Invasion on Chestnut Ridge explored the history of strange craft seen in the skies of Pennsylvania, but there’s so much more to the story.

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – UFO’s of the Chestnut Ridge »

For many, the Abair Incident (examined in Small Town Monster’s Beast of Whitehall) was simply a string a Bigfoot sightings spread over one week in 1976. However, investigators of the paranormal know that something far more bizarre was taking place. In addition to hairy creatures, an outbreak of UFO reports erupted around Whitehall at the same time, leading many to wonder if perhaps the area was a window to something far more sinister…

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – The Abair Incident »

Meet the man called Indrid Cold. One night on a lonely stretch of highway just outside of Parkersburg, WV a businessman on his way home from work encountered a telepathic alien being. In the months to follow bizarre activity erupted around the area. Most notably, in the form of a flying, red-eyed figure known as The Mothman.

Read: Small Town Monsters: CaseFiles – Indrid Cold »

Read: Small Town Monsters: CaseFiles Coming this November »

Aliens. Hair-covered beasts. Mysterious lights in the forest. Giant birds. What do they all have in common?

Read: Invasion on Chestnut Ridge Has Landed »

From director Aleksandar Petakov and producer Seth Breedlove, comes the first salvo in a new ongoing series from Small Town Monsters titled “On the Trail of…”. The first mini-series will dive into the decades-long history of sightings of the lake monster known as “Champ”, said to inhabit the waters of Vermont and New York’s Lake Champlain. More On the Trail of… series will follow from Small Town Monsters.

Read: On the Trail of… Champ Sets Sail »

Bigfoot, dog men, the Tasmanian Tiger, and the Loch Ness Monster—real or not, a new feature-length documentary film “Cryptozoologist” will tell the stories of the passionate researchers searching for the truth. “Cryptozoologist” gives dedicated professional researchers, authors, and adventurers an unbiased platform to tell the history of cryptozoology and share their research and evidence.

Read: Cryptozoologist Launches Kickstarter »

This weekend The Mothman Festival once again descends upon downtown Point Pleasant. While the town is no stranger to large crowds of paranormal enthusiasts and fun-seekers alike, this year’s event might push the attendance to record heights. Bolstered by guests from televisions “Mountain Monsters” and a number of high profile authors and personalities the festival is looking for attendees to come by the thousands.

Though the annual festival doesn’t kick off officially until Saturday morning, this year there will be a Friday night “Kick start” to the shindig that includes the first public, big screen showing of the hit independent documentary, The Mothman of Point Pleasant.

Read: The Mothman of Point Pleasant Film Premieres at Mothman Festival Event »

Just announced at CryptidCon! In autumn, 2018 STM tackles the Bray Road Beast as the first film in the Monsters of the Midwest trilogy.

Read: The Bray Road Beast »

“Invasion” tells the true story of one of the more bizarre places in America, and the unusual activity that has taken place there for decades. Ahead of the launch of the film, the official trailer has been released. Delving into one of the most intriguing, and unusual areas this side of the Bermuda Triangle, the film will tell the tale of the Kecksburg UFO crash, the Uniontown Bigfoot/UFO sightings, encounters with a large, prehistoric bird in Keystone State Park and much more.

Read: Invasion on Chestnut Ridge Pre-Sale »