The White Things: Albino Humanoid Creatures Reported in Appalachian Forests

For more than a century West Virginians have described encounters with ghost-white creatures ranging from wolf-like beasts to upright humanoids. These “White Things” appear in multiple counties including Boone, Kanawha, and Randolph. This episode analyzes clusters of reports, recorded descriptions, local newspaper archives, and oral histories tracing the legend to pre-Civil War sightings.