Comments on: Flatwoods: September 12th

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:28:11 +0000

The red and green one is the souvenir found in that area.

The one at the bottom appears to be a one-of-a-kind item, of which I have been unable to obtain any info. Anyone know about it?

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:37:04 +0000

The ceramic figurine is over a foot tall. It was being sold at the Citgo station in Sutton, near the Flatwoods’ townline, in 2001 and 2002. Based on the success of the 50th anniversary celebration, they may be more widely available around there now.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:09:15 +0000

Sorry, Jeremy, but you are sharing incorrect information about the isolated nature of the Flatwoods event. As noted in my "Flatwoods" chapter in Mothman and Other Curious Encounters, this September event was not an isolated sighting for Braxton County. Four other people in two incidents also said they saw huge "monsters" that same Sept. 12, 1952 night. Then the "Braxton County" monster was seen in December 1960. Other sightings of "monsters" or Bigfoot-like creatures took place in nearby WV locations in 1960 and 1965. The Flatwoods Monster must be viewed in context, although, of course, for this anniversary retelling, I merely wanted to put the microscope on Kathleen May's and the boys' encounter, due to the fact theirs is the one that has become the "famous" milestone incident.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:11:31 +0000

Oh, fred, the boys got sick too, reportedly.

The “photo” of the creature near the tree, of course, is a created composition from a newspaper artist of the time.