Creatures of the Mountains
& the American South

The Booger Bear is a massive, bear-like predator reported across central Appalachia that doesn't match any cataloged species in the region. Witnesses describe an animal with bearish bulk but a shortened, flat face more like a cat or bulldog, elongated forelimbs, and a preference for traveling on hind legs. It raids livestock with a regularity that distinguishes it from opportunistic black bear predation. A specimen was shot and recovered in Kentucky in 1967. The Bureau considers the file active.

The Not Deer is exactly what the name says it isn't. A creature wearing a deer's shape the way a coat fits wrong; close enough at fifty yards, deeply incorrect at twenty. Reports describe front-facing eyes, joints bending backward, and a stillness that has nothing to do with prey behavior. The Bureau has cataloged encounters across every Appalachian state, and the pattern holds: witnesses know something is wrong before they can say what.

A tall, apelike figure roughly 6 to 8 feet in height, covered in dark brown to black hair. Cleveland County's wildman mascot, known for bothering dogs, moving through yards, and watching homes from the woods.

A 7-foot-tall entity built out of plant matter rather than flesh—green stalks, vines, and fibrous tissue. Known for telepathic communication and using thorned suction cups to draw blood. A one-time visitor who never returned.

A hulking, outsized black bear with a twisted or missing hind leg. Leaves distinctive uneven tracks and is notorious for outwitting hunters, raiding hog pens, and surviving against all odds.

A huge black dog, larger than any known breed, that patrols a fixed section of mountain pass at sunset. Impervious to gunfire and physical attacks, it appears to be a guardian spirit watching over its master's grave.