The Not Deer, Is Appalachia Hiding a New Predator? - Deceptive Reality Podcast S4E16

About this episode

The episode explores the phenomenon of the Not Deer, a cryptid in Appalachia that raises questions about its origins and behavior.

There are rules in the woods, and people in Appalachia rarely explain them unless they think you need to know. In this episode of Deceptive Reality, Bert and Nick dig into the rise of the Not Deer, a modern cryptid said to look almost like a deer, but never quite right. From early sightings in the 1950s to recent reports of eerie mimicry, unnatural movement, dead-silent forests, and voices calling from the tree line, this case raises a chilling possibility. What if the Not Deer is not folklore handed down from the past, but something new that is learning in real time? Built from your uploaded transcript and kept focused on the single paranormal case.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bert, Nick

Topics covered

• cryptids
• Appalachia
• paranormal
• folklore
• wildlife
• mimicry

Keywords

• Not Deer
• Appalachia
• cryptid
• paranormal
• sightings
• folklore
• mimicry
• predator

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Not Deer

Places: Appalachia

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