The Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky, also called the Hillbilly Beast, is a Kentucky urban legend similar to Bigfoot that reportedly roams the hills of eastern Kentucky near the Ohio River.[1] The Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky is supposedly 8–10 ft (2.4–3.0 m) tall and weighs over 800 Ib (362.8 kg), the Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky also reportedly has black eyes that glow orange during the night and vocalizes using shouts and banging on trees, it shares the rest of its features with the aforementioned Bigfoot.[2]
History edit
Daniel Boone told of killing a "ten-foot, hairy giant," which he called a "Yahoo,"[3] based on hairy man-like creatures in the book "Gulliver's Travels" written by Jonathan Swift.
Media edit
The Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky was the focus of MonsterQuest (S4,E2) which came out Jan 20, 2010.[4]
References edit
- ^ Shelton, Jacob (September 23, 2021). "In Kentucky, You'll Encounter Ghostly Witches, Phantom Hearses, And The Dreaded Hillbilly Beast". Ranker. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Delonda (August 14, 2020). ""Something Beyond Reason, Not Ordinary" – Appalachia's Folklore Creatures, Part 1". Appalachia Bare. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Skaggs, Daryl (July 25, 2022). "Daniel Boone and the Appalachian Bigfoot Giant". The Tennessee Ledger. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Zdon, Dave (January 20, 2010), ""Monsterquest" Hillbilly Beast (TV Episode 2010)", IMDB, Stan Bernard, Bart Baxter, River Baxter, retrieved November 30, 2023