10 Reality TV Shows That Question Your Supernatural Beliefs

If you somehow happen to find yourself out in the dense forests of the Appalachian Mountains, you need to be very careful. Scary creatures watch you from the distance, and stalk you from between the trees. And I’m not talking cryptids like The Devil Dog Of Logan County, or The Hogzilla Of Hocking Hills. I’m actually referring to the hairy men who make up the “Appalachian Investigators Of Mysterious Sightings” group, or AIMS for short.

“Mountain Monsters” is another one of these “let’s look for something mysterious, but find absolutely nothing” type of programming. It follows six colorful characters (with names like “Trapper”, and “Huckleberry”) as they scour the Great Appalachian Valley, shotguns in hand, attempting to capture these supposed creatures in snares of their own design.

Sadly though, its only the first two seasons that are worth a watch, as this band of bearded good ol’ boys have also succumbed to the allure of Bigfoot. Gone are the days of searching for Snallygasters (yes, that’s an actual thing) or Lizard Men, it’s now been replaced with boring old Bigfoot. It’s a shame too, because even though those monsters are more likely the fairy tales of some backwoods resident drunk on moonshine than actual living things, at least it was something new!

Just as unfortunate, the show has recently felt the need to add storylines into the mix. What used to be six unintelligible men running around like morons in the deep woods has devolved into tales of ghostly Native American Women, a mysterious team who follow and spy on the AIMS crew, and a Bigfoot that has the power of mind control.

Uh... okay.

On a pure entertainment level though? “Mountain Monsters” surprisingly works! You can’t help but be charmed by these old timers as they run around shouting obscenities and tripping over their own two feet. These men are so sincere about what they do, you can actually find yourself questioning wether or not they believe what they’re shovelling, or are just really good actors. And for a show of this design, that’s as good of praise as you can get.