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Lore and Legend

Welcome to the Lore and Legend news category at West Virginia Explorer, where you'll find news of the paranormal, supernatural, and uncanny in West Virginia.

New film to investigate W.Va. legend of Flatwoods Monster

A new film aims to tell the true story behind what happened in a rural West Virginia town when a group of locals encountered...

True ghostly tales recommended for your next West Virginia campfire

Fireside on vacation with River Expeditions
PAX, W.Va. — West Virginia is warm enough to welcome family camping at least six months out of the year, and there's little more...

West Virginia observatory monitors signals from distant galaxy

Telescopes at Green Bank, WV, Pocahontas County, Allegheny Highlands Region
Scientists working with the remote National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, have detected repeating radio signals being emitted from a dwarf...

Mysterious trailside shadow luring hikers to Beckley

David Sibray examines an old bedstead left near a ruined farm while he hunts for evidence of the Grey Flats Ghost.
Tales of a shadow alleged to haunt the Grey Flats Trail area near Beckley, West Virginia, could be tied to the ruins of an...

Mothman Museum a highlight of Point Pleasant visit

The Silver Memorial Bridge spans the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Mason County.
The weather was turning cold in mid-November 1966 when stories of a strange creature began to scatter like autumn leaves across West Virginia. Men...

W.Va. brewery names new beer after famous local ghost

Grave of the Greenbrier Ghost, Zona Heaster Shue
Officials at the Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company announced today the unveiling of a new beer created in honor of the legendary ghost of Zona...

W.Va. monsters going corporate? GoMart app suggests so

GASSAWAY, W.Va.— Is West Virginia monster lore going corporate? A new commercial app that features the Mountain State's most famous monsters suggests it could...

The Grafton Monster: WVExplorer issues third Fallout 76 video

The headless Grafton Monster as rendered in Fallout 76 haunts the hills of northern West Virginia.
Do you believe in monsters? David Sibray hasn't come clean on whether he does but admits the legend of the Grafton Monster of northern...

Halloween hike to legendary haunted locale set in Beckley

Trail-builder Gary Morefield walks through a mist on the Ship Rock Trail in the Grey Flats Trail System at Beckley, West Virginia.
Need to stretch your legs Halloween night? Two proponents of active living in southern West Virginia are leading a group hike to what's been...

Autumn ideal to visit asylum, "top haunted attraction in U.S."

Mist gathers around the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum on the West Fork River in Weston, West Virginia.
Perhaps there's no better time than fall to visit the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Dry leaves skittering along like skeletal fingers and the howl of...

Yankee Sullivan fought 1847 match near Harpers Ferry

Prize-fighter Yankee Sullivan bested Bob Caunt near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
The month of May marks the beginning of West Virginia's rainy season, the time of year when storms build quickly over her mountain forests...

WVExplorer lists top 10 Halloween venues for 2018

Spooky any time of year, the old West Virginia State Penitentiary becomes one of the top destinations for Halloween in West Virginia.
Looking for the ideal spooky venue for Halloween in West Virginia? West Virginia Explorer, in cooperation with WVGhosts.com, Saturday unleashed its list of the...

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