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 Ibs (362.8 kg), the Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky also reportedly has black eyes that glow orange during the night, it shares the rest of it's features with the aforementioned Bigfoot.[2]

History

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

The Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky was the focus of MonsterQuest (S4,E2) which came out Jan 20, 2010.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "In Kentucky, You'll Encounter Ghostly Witches, Phantom Hearses, And The Dreaded Hillbilly Beast". Ranker. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ↑ ""Something Beyond Reason, Not Ordinary" – Appalachia's Folklore Creatures, Part 1 - Appalachia Bare". www.appalachiabare.com. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ↑ Admin (2022-07-25). "Daniel Boone and the Appalachian Bigfoot Giant | The Tennessee Ledger". Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ↑ Zdon, Dave (2010-01-20), Hillbilly Beast, Monsterquest, Stan Bernard, Bart Baxter, River Baxter, retrieved 2023-11-30
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