The Monster on Morris Mountain

Our long awaited documentary film, “The Monster on Morris Mountain: Bigfoot in the Uwharries” premieres worldwide at 2:00 pm on Sunday August 9th.

“The Monster on Morris Mountain pushes the boundaries of Sasquatch research. The Uwharrie Mountains are a rich, wild, and sometimes dangerous place. Spanning 50,000 acres in rural North Carolina, they are a hotbed of natural wonders, human history and strange occurrences. After a chance encounter by a local hiker is reported to Jessi and Joe Doyle by area researcher Michael Kirkpatrick, the team sets off into the Uwharries in search of the Monster on Morris Mountain – with dramatic, frightening results. Directed by Jessi Doyle, cinematography by Joe Doyle and proudly presented by Small Town Monsters.”

Dogman Territory Now Available

In October of 2023, we journeyed back to the infamous Land Between the Lakes to conduct yet another investigation expedition to follow up our popular series The Werewolf Experiments. While there we met up with the Small Town Monsters crew to give our most in depth interview on our ongoing work to uncover the truth about the Dogman phenomenon in the LBL and take them out into the field to explore the site of the alleged 1982 massacre of a family of four at the hands (or should I say claws) of The Beast of LBL. The resulting groundbreaking documentary DOGMAN TERRITORY: WEREWOLVES IN THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES is now available for your viewing pleasure on Amazon Prime Video. Our extensive fieldwork and tireless research is complimented by Aaron Deese and Shannon LeGro’s dynamic investigative journalism and Seth Breedlove’s highly stylistic direction and editing. Give it a watch and don’t forget to leave a review.

STM x HBH x LBL

We’ve just returned from our latest expedition in The Land Between The Lakes. And let me tell you what a whirlwind it was. The first half of the week we explored areas of the peninsula we’ve been to before and experienced all forms of High Strangeness. Because of Steve Causey and Dewey Edwards genius and generosity in providing us with a working cell booster tower setup, we were able to livestream to subscribers and members on several occasions. We even managed to upload raw scouting footage from the area where Martin Groves had his encounter in 1993 and the location where we found the abandoned tents, the occupants of which are still unaccounted for.

Head over to the channel to check those videos out:

While there we also filmed with Small Town Monsters for several upcoming projects. Keep an eye out because this will be a collaboration not to be missed. The main project is expected to release in Spring of 2024.

Tennessee Wildman and Cryptid Con

We are pleased to announce that Hellbent Holler will be speaking at The Tennessee Wildman and Cryptid Con at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, TN on OCTOBER 14 & 15. I will be giving a presentation on the ins and outs of outdoor paranormal field research, presenting some of the evidence we have captured and opening a dialog on Appalachian High Strangeness.

We are honored to share the bill with none other than Ron Morehead, lifelong adventurer, recorder of the Sierra Sounds and author of the seminal work The Quantum Bigfoot. Ron has been an incredible influence on our project, bringing new and exciting ideas to the seemingly stagnant field of Bigfoot research. Also joining us will be our friend and brother, Martin Groves. Martin’s book Beasts Between the Rivers chronicles his harrowing Dogman attack in The Land Between the Lakes in 1993 while on a hunting trip.

We hope you can join us in Tennessee for this truly once in a lifetime event. Tickets and information for the event can be found here.

Jessi

Uwharrie Expedition #1

We just returned home from our first foray into the Uwharrie National Forest, located in central North Carolina and named after the Uwharrie mountain range. The Uwharries are considered the oldest mountain range in the United States. Once a prehistoric coastline, the Uwharrie mountains soared over 20,000 ft high until millennia of erosion wore them down to not much more than impressive hills covered in pines and shrouded in mystery.

In the world of Bigfoot, The Uwharries have gained a lot of attention in the past few years. Alleged audio recordings and footage have cropped up, along with a plethora of stories and encounters. Some encounters taking a seriously supernatural turn.

This expedition was an eye opener in more ways than one. From gear shakedowns to adjustments for climate and terrain, to the surprising human element, The Uwharries have presented us a challenge we simply cannot back down from.

During the expedition, we managed to do 2 live investigations and our regular Monday night discussion show. Give them a watch to whet your appetite for things to come.

UFOs Over North Carolina: The Brown Mountain Lights

In the winter of early 2023, we traveled to North Carolina to investigate a centuries old phenomenon that has been a mystery to all who have witnessed it. The Brown Mountain Lights. While there have been many attempts to scientifically explain these anomalous lights that haunt these mountains, no definitive answer has ever been put forward. And no attempted explanation could have prepared us for the footage we would capture that night.

After taking a long unpaved backroad to our vantage point, we realized we had enough cell signal to livestream the investigation to our subscribers. The following is the “edited for time” version of that investigation. The full uncut live stream is available at the links below.

Original Livestreams: – Part 1Part 2

I sincerely believe this is the best footage of The Brown Mountain Lights to date. While we expected something more akin to spook lights meandering through the forest, what we experienced was much closer to a UFO or UAP sighting.

The Laughing Beast: Searching for Bigfoot in South Carolina

In late June of 2023, I received a very interesting email from a woman giving me specific directions to a place where she and her husband regularly experience Bigfoot activity. While I get emails all the time, this one got my attention because of one detail, the laughing. In the email she describes what would be considered “typical” bigfoot activity (as if there is such a thing as typical, funny how we can sometimes reduce the most fantastic things down to the mundane). She described another creature as not bigfoot, but something else. And this something else was laughing as it charged them.

This outing was just our scouting mission. We had no real intention of doing a thorough investigation and brought minimal equipment. However, upon reaching the location described in the email, we were greeted with a series of the most bone chilling howls and calls that we had ever heard.

There is no doubt in my mind we will be returning to investigate this location several times in the near future, with full kit and loadout in tow of course. And we might have a few experiments up our sleeves.

-Jessi