FtV - The Cobble Mountain Critter

This episode of the New England Legends Podcast revisits the mysterious Cobble Mountain Critter, a legendary creature said to haunt the Cobble Mountain Reservoir in Blandford, Massachusetts. The story traces its origins to a 1983 Bigfoot sighting on October Mountain, where four campers claimed to see a seven-foot-tall, bipedal, hairy creature. A later 2000 account from a fisherman describes a terrifying encounter with a glowing-eyed, shrieking beast that sounded like a 'demon baby.' Local lore includes wild theories—ranging from a Civil War veteran fused with a bear by lightning to a reclusive wild man—while the creature has become a cultural touchstone, inspiring the Cobble Mountain Critter Festival and the educational Cobble Mountain Critter Project by the Vogel Brothers. The hosts reflect on the broader implications of Bigfoot myths, the challenges of proving their existence in the age of AI and misinformation, and the ethical questions around hunting or capturing such a being. They also humorously explore the absurdity of trying to domesticate or profit from a creature like Bigfoot.