Van Meter

Whether ancient elemental spirits or a powerful folkloric warning to respect the woods, the Pukwudgie's serve as a chilling reminder that some of America's oldest and most dangerous legends are homegrown.

For a few terrifying nights in the autumn of 1903, the small coal mining town of Van Meter, Iowa, was besieged by a creature seemingly torn from the pages of science fiction.

The Van Meter Visitor was not a cryptid of the typical flesh and blood variety.

It was an otherworldly entity whose brief but intense appearance remains one of America's most bizarre and well-documented monster flaps.

The ordeal began on September 29, 1903. when respected citizens began reporting encounters with a massive bat-winged humanoid.

In the face of the overwhelming assault, the creatures reportedly retreated back into the depths of the mine.

The townsfolk heard them making a loud whirring sound before a great silence fell.

The Van Meter visitors were never seen again.

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Late one September night in 1903, the quiet farming community of Van Meter, Iowa, lay dark and silent.

Without warning, that silence was shattered by a bizarre disturbance.

While walking home after midnight, local businessman U.G. Griffith noticed a strange light bobbing atop a downtown building.

Grabbing his gun, he rushed into the street and came face to face with an unimaginable sight.

Also, by the way, if you're into people just wildly blasting at unidentified creatures, this is absolutely the story for you.

But let's get back to the tale of the Van Meter Visitor.

The good doctor saw a towering humanoid figure, at least eight or nine feet tall, with enormous bat-like wings.

But to get back to today's game, the pitchers have been the stars of this series, of course, and today the burden of upholding that prestige falls to the lot of Bobby Feller for the Cleveland Indians and Nelson Potter of the Boston Braves.

Robert William Andrew Feller, 29-year-old right-hander, born November 3, 1918, at Van Meter, Iowa,

will be doing the pitching.

And he is looking for his first World Series victory.

of America's oldest and most dangerous legends are homegrown.

For a few terrifying nights in the autumn of 1903, the small coal-mining town of Van Meter, Iowa, was besieged by a creature seemingly torn from the pages of science fiction.

The Van Meter visitor was not a cryptid of the typical flesh-and-blood variety.

It was an otherworldly entity whose brief but intense appearance remains one of America's most bizarre and well-documented monster flaps.

The ordeal began on September 29, 1903. when respected citizens began reporting encounters with a massive bat-winged humanoid.

In the face of the overwhelming assault, the creatures reportedly retreated back into the depths of the mine.

The townsfolk heard them making a loud whirring sound before a great silence fell.

The Van Meter visitors were never seen again.

Whether ancient elemental spirits or a powerful folkloric warning to respect the woods, the Pukwudgies serve as a chilling reminder that some of America's oldest and most dangerous legends are homegrown.

For a few terrifying nights in the autumn of 1903, the small coal mining town of Van Meter, Iowa was besieged by a creature seemingly torn from the pages of science fiction.

The Van Meter Visitor was not a cryptid of the typical flesh and blood variety.

It was an otherworldly entity whose brief but intense appearance remains one of America's most bizarre and well-documented monster flaps.

The ordeal began on September 29, 1903, when respected citizens began reporting encounters with a massive bat-winged humanoid.

In the face of the overwhelming assault, the creatures reportedly retreated back into the depths of the mine.

The townsfolk heard them making a loud whirring sound before a great silence fell.

The Van Meter visitors were never seen again.

Yeah, whatever.

All right, here's why Van Meter, Iowa-

But thank you, Randy.

I like the s- that was funny, by the way

... has a creepy vibe.

Okay, let us know.

The Van Meter monster, also known as-

Oh

So it should be a good cadre of people there.

Um, also in September, uh, on September 26th, I'm going to be at the Van Meter Visitor Festival in Van Meter, Iowa, and October 10th and 11th, I will be at Cumberland Con in Somerset, Kentucky.

So still got a ways to go to finish out 2026.

Very nice.

So where did you go?

I went to Iowa, and I went to the Van Meter Visitor Festival.

Oh.

And you d- you, you were on the way, you drove out there.

[laughs]

It'll be a, it'll be a short show.

So wow, uh, so anyway, so you went to Van Meter in Iowa, and that's like a 12-hour drive.

It's 10 from here.