Scream in Pennsylvania
Account
The guest described a long-standing regional legend about a screamer in the woods between two Pocono towns. The lore was first explained as a ghost bride, but reports of screams were said to go back to 1800s logging days. An early description told of a two-legged, hair-covered being with a pig-like head, with later reports of a bipedal hairy figure. The guest interpreted the pattern as possibly cryptozoological and as a travel corridor rather than resident animals.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- pig-like head, covered with hair
Facts & provenance
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| Place |
Pennsylvania
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|---|---|
| Map point |
41.2522, -75.6849 (± 27 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Pittston' and 'Thornhurst'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Pittston', Luzerne)
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| Account type |
Folklore / legend
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| Witness's word for it |
the Suskan Screamer
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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Bigfoot Society EP 425 Podcast Interview