Mountain Monsters is a show with professional hillbilly hunters that search for mysterious creatures that people have claimed to have seen in West Virginia.Mountain Monsters is a show with professional hillbilly hunters that search for mysterious creatures that people have claimed to have seen in West Virginia.Mountain Monsters is a show with professional hillbilly hunters that search for mysterious creatures that people have claimed to have seen in West Virginia.
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...is the title of a real movie. This program is not far removed.
I often find myself defending Appalachians. Most descend from Scots/Irish settlers, so one can reasonably assume they're intelligent. (If you ignore the twang, you'll hear that most use good grammar, pronounce words correctly, and have a solid vocabulary.) This program, unfortunately, makes me think I should abandon my defense.
Even allowing for the fact that humans are, in general, irrationally credulous, how much of this are we supposed to believe? The Devil Dog episode is plausible (though I question the existence of coyote packs -- coyotes are generally solitary). The Wolf-Man episode is maybe, kinda, sorta believable -- if one accepts the possibility of a wolf with an excess of growth hormone.
The Moth Man and Lizard Demon episodes are beyond ludicrous. Thinking you saw something doesn't mean you saw what you thought you saw. I'm particularly bothered by the Lizard Demon's footprint, which looks fake. //All// the footprints look fake -- as if they'd been carefully crafted and pressed //just so// into the dirt.
As with "Porter Ridge", the best part of the show is the cast -- some of whom are drop-dead handsome (Willy, especially).
To summarize, I can only say... "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a man a thermal-imaging camera, and he'll turn it into a profitable TV series."
I often find myself defending Appalachians. Most descend from Scots/Irish settlers, so one can reasonably assume they're intelligent. (If you ignore the twang, you'll hear that most use good grammar, pronounce words correctly, and have a solid vocabulary.) This program, unfortunately, makes me think I should abandon my defense.
Even allowing for the fact that humans are, in general, irrationally credulous, how much of this are we supposed to believe? The Devil Dog episode is plausible (though I question the existence of coyote packs -- coyotes are generally solitary). The Wolf-Man episode is maybe, kinda, sorta believable -- if one accepts the possibility of a wolf with an excess of growth hormone.
The Moth Man and Lizard Demon episodes are beyond ludicrous. Thinking you saw something doesn't mean you saw what you thought you saw. I'm particularly bothered by the Lizard Demon's footprint, which looks fake. //All// the footprints look fake -- as if they'd been carefully crafted and pressed //just so// into the dirt.
As with "Porter Ridge", the best part of the show is the cast -- some of whom are drop-dead handsome (Willy, especially).
To summarize, I can only say... "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a man a thermal-imaging camera, and he'll turn it into a profitable TV series."
In reference to a previous comment; it is entertainment but they call it "Reality TV" Not one damn thing real about this show, not one! So, I see your point and understand where you're coming from but it needs to be called "Fake Reality TV" or SCI-FI Also; This show is too funny! Their fake ass so-called southern accents are just funny too haha! I live in the Appalachian Mountains myself.
There is some strange stuff that goes on and some very mean people but nothing like this LOL My biggest warning would be don't mess with anyone's moonshine still and if you come upon a ginseng farm (GET OUT FAST)!! They will kill you if you mess with their ginseng. Anyway, the only "Monsters" are the crazy rednecks that live here. haha! I live in NE Tennessee on the border of VA & TN 10 minutes from the place they claimed they were in S-6 E1 in Virginia.
It's one of the most peaceful places on earth LOL
Since I am a native of West Virginia, it is disappointing to see another stupid show making us all look bad. However, it's even more disappointing to see that other people who have written reviews on here have clustered all of the Appalachian population together and called us all the stereotypical names and made all the stereotypical comments, especially since I'm sure most of you are not from Appalachia and don't have any factual knowledge about it. But here's the funny thing. I have all of my teeth, I am actually about to start my junior year of college at a school IN West Virginia, and I have a pretty high GPA. I'm not stupid. In fact, most of the people here are not stupid. West Virginians have been made fun of forever, but I can guarantee you that the people from West Virginia are some of the nicest and most friendly that you will ever meet and would give you the shirt off their back. I am proud of where I come from, regardless of any of the ignorant comments that any of you have made or will make.
It is really funny - watching these good old boys out hunting the monsters - of course they never seem to get them on video or catch one - but they are the best at looking scared - It is really pretty funny the technical terms or better yet the faces they make when they are chasing the monsters and get scared. Frankly I would be carrying bigger firepower if I was them - instead of shotguns - can't do much withe them. But I have to say they do make for a funny show - Science ?? What's that - just mindless entertainment. Any one them would be just as much fun in a show called "people of Walmart" but then that's all too real !
I do get a kick out of this show and enjoy it more than any of the other Bigfoot shows on TV. Even though the cast is a cultural stereotype of people from West Virgina. In one episode the actually did catch the giant wild boar. The whole business of trapping Bigfoot is silly and they never even get any decent video. If they ever did it would be the science discovery of the century. Why they never shoot it is beyond me. Favorite hunt was when they went after the Grassman in Perry County Ohio. At least this monster, or some of their crew, threw stuff at them.
The worst episode was when they went after the Indian Legend Bigfoot in North Carolina. This one could even take over your mind which it did to two of the cast members. This time Mountain Monsters "Jumped the Shark" as they say.
I went to college in South Eastern, Ohio and there were plenty of stories about the monsters, the Moth Man and others that were told around the camp fire. In many ways this show brings back happy memories of those days.
The worst episode was when they went after the Indian Legend Bigfoot in North Carolina. This one could even take over your mind which it did to two of the cast members. This time Mountain Monsters "Jumped the Shark" as they say.
I went to college in South Eastern, Ohio and there were plenty of stories about the monsters, the Moth Man and others that were told around the camp fire. In many ways this show brings back happy memories of those days.
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- TriviaSeries was the Number 1 ranked show on Discovery's Destination America. In 2019 the show was picked up by Travel Channel.
- ConnectionsReferenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Famous Real Life Monsters Caught on Camera (2021)
- SoundtracksMountain Man Town
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